Aug 27, 2020 By Samantha Small

The Mustang Mach-E is not a new DJ Group—at least not until today. Detroit-based electronic musician Matthew Dear was so enamored with the sounds of the Mustang that he booked a session with studio Ozone Sound to create a track that mimics the modulations of the Mustang Mach-E. More

Oct 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

John Grant released a new album, Love Is Magic, today via Partisan in the U.S. (and Bella Union elsewhere) and it’s our Album of the Week. It was a strong week for new albums and the new albums by Kurt Vile and Jaakko Eino Kalevi could’ve just as easily taken the crown and there are eight runner-ups this week in total. More

Sep 22, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

In many instances an album’s strongest songs are shared before the album’s release. There were several albums released this week, however, that featured standout tracks that were not advance singles and so this week’s Songs of the Week features some of those, filtered in with other new singles released this week. More

Sep 18, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Matthew Dear is releasing a new album, Bunny, on October 12 via Ghostly International. Now he has shared another song from it, “Horses,” which features Tegan and Sara. Check it out below, followed by Dear’s upcoming tour dates. More

Aug 17, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

We took a break from Songs of the Week last week due to a little vacation by our publishers. So this week we are compiling the best songs of the last two weeks. Hence we couldn’t contain the list to our usual Top 10, although we didn’t do too badly, only expanding to a Top 11 and a few more honorable mentions than usual. More

Aug 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Matthew Dear has announced a new album, Bunny, and shared two songs from it, “Bunny’s Dream” and “Echo.” Bunny is due out October 12 via Ghostly International. It’s his first album under his own name in six years. More

Sep 01, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

What a packed week for great new tracks. We could have easily done a Top 15. Some artists that almost made the cut include A. Savage, Bully, John Maus, Father John Misty (remixed by The Haxan Cloak), Tricky, Wolf Parade, and Zola Jesus. More

Aug 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Matthew Dear has shared a new song, “Bad Ones,” that features the vocals of Tegan and Sara (as well as his vocals). The song is out now digitally via Ghostly International. It follows “Modafinil Blues,” a moody new single Dear released back in late June. More

Jun 29, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

It’s been five years since Matthew Dear’s last album under his own name, 2012’s Beams, although he released a second album under his Audion alias last year. Now he is back with a moody new single, “Modafinil Blues.” More

Dec 17, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Hot on the heels of Tears for Fears sharing a cover of Animal Collective’s “My Girls,” Matthew Dear has inexplicably shared his own cover of Tears for Fears’ 1983 single “Pale Shelter.” More

Nov 04, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Tomorrow Matthew Dear will release a new single under his alias Audion, his first under the name since 2009. More

May 29, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

On June 17 Matthew Dear has announced that he will release a “Complete Edition” of his most recent album Beams. More

Oct 23, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction ends in one hour at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Oct 22, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction ends tomorrow, Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others. More

Oct 21, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar magazine’s Protest Auction is now on and ends Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. EST. The auction features all of the autographed protest signs created by musicians for the magazine’s The Protest Issue, which is on newsstands now. All profits will go to the War Child charity. Musicians who are taking part include Janelle Monáe, Death Cab for Cutie, Tegan and Sara, Dan Deacon, The Drums, of Montreal, DIIV, James Blake, Okkervil River, Tom Morello, Liars, Matthew Dear, Dum Dum Girls, EMA, Menomena, Amanda Palmer, Laetitia Sadier, Reggie Watts, Youth Lagoon, Zola Jesus, and many others.

Oct 11, 2012 By John Norris

Several essential Gotham-based artists—Gang Gang Dance, Beirut, Dirty Projectors—have for their most recent records decided to take a break from the big, often distracting city, to head for the tranquility and seclusion of upstate New York. Add to that crew of indie émigrés the electronic innovator Matthew Dear, though his move is more long-term. More

Aug 23, 2012 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands next week, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and Gay musicians talking about current Queer issues. The issue is now available to buy in the digital/iPad format here. More

Aug 21, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

With just a full week left before releasing his new dance-inspired LP Beams, NYC electro artist Matthew Dear has offered up the entire album up to stream online. More

Aug 08, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Having shared the first bit of his upcoming album Beams with its lead single “Her Fantasy,” producer and DJ Matthew Dear has come forward with a another selection from the effort with its opening track, “Earthforms.” More

Jul 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Matthew Dear will release his newest full-length album Beams. More

Jun 05, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Just last week DJ and experimental electronic artist Matthew Dear announced the upcoming release of his newest album Beams on July 28, debuting its opening track, “Her Fantasy.” More

May 30, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Electronic artist and DJ Matthew Dear has annnounced the release of a new full-length entitled Beams. More

Dec 08, 2011 By John Everhart

New York based electro songwriter/DJ Matthew Dear has announced a new EP Headcage, slated for release January 17 via Ghostly International. We have the details. More

Aug 04, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

Matthew Dear has revealed a video for “Slowdance,” taken off of 2010 release Black City (via Ghostly International.) More

Mar 03, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Electro-master Matthew Dear is at it again. (And we wouldn’t have it any other way). The producer/musician recently announced a tour and new album. We have the details. More

Oct 11, 2012 By John Norris

Several essential Gotham-based artists—Gang Gang Dance, Beirut, Dirty Projectors-have for their most recent records decided to take a break from the big, often distracting city, to head for the tranquility and seclusion of upstate New York. Add to that crew of indie émigrés the electronic innovator Matthew Dear, though his move is more long-term. More

Nov 19, 2018 By Jordan J. Michael

If Matthew Dear wasn’t involved in numerous projects—co-founder of Ghostly International, Audion, Jabberjaw, False, and production duties all over the planet—fans might have made a fuss about the six years between Bunny and last album Beams. More

Aug 29, 2012 By Dan Lucas

Matthew Dear’s artistic profile reads like a discarded verse from LCD Soundsystem’s “Losing My Edge,” with a career that has thus far encompassed glitch, microhouse, Detroit techno, electropop, and tech house; been recorded under such aliases as False, Audion, and Jabberjaw; and influenced by the likes of New York and Berlin, Eno, Adonis, and Talking Heads. He may not have registered in the hipster consciousness to quite the same degree as James Murphy, but over the past nine years and five full-length albums, Dear has quietly gone about proving himself to be one of the most ambitious and serious electronica artists out there. More