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Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
Star Eaters Delight Out Now via Sub Pop
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale has released a new album, Star Eaters Delight, today via Sub Pop. Now that its out you can stream the whole thing here and read our rave review of it. More
Star Eaters Delight Due Out This Friday via Sub Pop
Apr 18, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale is releasing a new album, Star Eaters Delight, this Friday via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its fourth single, “Must Be Tears,” via a self-directed video. More
Issue 71 Also Features Interviews with Angel Olsen, M83, The New Pornographers, John Cale, Indigo De Souza, Lael Neale, Phoenix, Dry Cleaning, Miss Grit, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, Shame, Bartees Strange, Caroline Rose, and More
Apr 05, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 71, which features Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout on the two covers. Issue 71 also features interviews with Angel Olsen, M83, The New Pornographers, John Cale, Indigo De Souza, Lael Neale, Phoenix, Dry Cleaning, Miss Grit, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, Shame, Bartees Strange, Caroline Rose, Stella Donnelly, Florist, Hot Chip, black midi, Jockstrap, Horsegirl, Blondshell, Sleaford Mods, Beth Orton, and others. More
Plus Caroline Rose, Bully, Westerman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 24, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the eleventh Songs of the Week of 2023. There weren’t a lot of new songs on offer this week, perhaps because the music industry was recovering from SXSW last week. But there were still some tracks we liked. More
Star Eaters Delight Due Out April 21 via Sub Pop
Mar 23, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale is releasing a new album, Star Eaters Delight, on April 21 via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its third single, “Faster Than the Medicine,” via a self-directed video. More
Plus Braids; Mandy, Indiana; Sparks; Momma; and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the ninth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were quite a few strong contenders this week. We were especially enamored by the top two. More
Star Eaters Delight Due Out April 21 via Sub Pop
Feb 28, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale is releasing a new album, Star Eaters Delight, on April 21 via Sub Pop. Now she has shared its second single, the over eight-minute long “In Verona,” via a self-directed video in which Neale plays a newscaster. More
Plus Wings of Desire, Alex Lahey, The WAEVE, H. Hawkline, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of strong contenders this week, the Top 7 is especially solid. We settled on a Top 12 this week. More
Star Eaters Delight Due Out April 21 via Sub Pop
Jan 31, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale has announced a new album, Star Eaters Delight, and shared its first single, “I Am the River,” via a self-directed music video. She has also announced some tour dates. More
Jan 11, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Lael Neale has shared a video for her new single “Hotline.” Fittingly, she has also opened up a hotline where she will read callers’ fortunes for 2022 today (November 11) from noon to 5 p.m. EST. The number is 858-224-3129. More
Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More
Apr 21, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
Acquainted With Night Out Now via Sub Pop
Feb 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Lael Neale has released a new album, Acquainted With Night, today via Sub Pop. To honor that she has shared an eerie self-directed video for its title track, “Acquainted With Night.” Also, now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. More
New Solo Album Postcards From the Edge Out Now via Entrance Records & Tapes; Double Vision Due Out March 5
Feb 18, 2021
By Emma Goad
Guy Blakeslee of The Entrance Band released his first solo album Postcards From the Edge earlier this month through his own record label Entrance Records & Tapes. Now he has shared a video for “Giving Up the Ghost” from that album, directed by fellow musician Lael Neale. More
Plus Jane Weaver, Still Corners, Sleaford Mods, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a little less trying than last week, but Donald Trump did earn the dubious honor of being the first ever president to be impeached twice. It was a fantastic week for new songs; after a slow week last week with only a Top 6, this week we present double the songs with a Top 12. More
Acquainted With Night Due Out February 19 via Sub Pop
Jan 14, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Lael Neale has announced a new album, Acquainted With Night, and shared a self-directed video for a new song from it, “Blue Vein.” Acquainted With Night is due out February 19 via Sub Pop, her first album for the label. More
Plus Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen, Hannah’s Little Sister, Speed Stick, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 43rd Songs of the Week of 2020. Whereas last week’s Songs of the Week covered three weeks’ worth of songs, this week we’re back to just covering the last seven days. More
Neale Signed with Sub Pop Last Month
Nov 19, 2020
By Joey Arnone
Up-and-coming artist Lael Neale, who has just signed with Sub Pop last month, has shared a video for her new single “For No One For Now.” The impressionistic self-directed video was filmed back in Neale’s family farm in Virginia on her old Sony Handycam she had from high school. More
Interviews
Nov 08, 2021
By Mark Moody
It’s not every day that a musician’s choice of instrument forever changes their trajectory. And here we are speaking of things more granular than Dylan going electric. Ira Kaplan of Yo La Tengo borrowed a studio mate’s Ace-Tone organ for their Painful album and that kept them from ending up just another indie guitar band. Recent Sub Pop signee Lael Neale likewise borrowed a friend’s vintage Suzuki Omnichord and avoids the trap of becoming just another folk singer. Of course writing some killer songs doesn’t hurt either. More
Reviews
Apr 20, 2023
By Mark Moody
Romeo and Juliet died for somebody’s sins but not mine. Lael Neale’s second release for Sub Pop finds the artist stylistically pushing boundaries with her beloved Omnichord while bringing an array of new sounds into the mix as well. More
Feb 23, 2021
By Mark Moody
If music has the ability to transport, Lael Neale’s Sub Pop debut takes the Carter Family Fold and plants it smack dab in Lana Del Rey’s modernist LA. More
