News
Plus Gorillaz and Thundercat, Stereolab, Living Hour, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2022. Whereas last week we had a supersized Top 15, this week the pickings were slimmer, with a more back down to earth Top 10. More
Moonshine Due Out July 15 via Western Vinyl
Jun 22, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Nightlands (the solo project of The War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley) has shared a video for his new song “Stare Into the Sun.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming studio album, Moonshine, which will be out on July 15 via Western Vinyl. More
Moonshine Due Out July 15 via Western Vinyl
May 23, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Nightlands (the solo project of The War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley) has shared a video for his new song “No Kiss For The Lonely.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming studio album, Moonshine, which will be out on July 15 via Western Vinyl. More
Moonshine Due Out July 15 via Western Vinyl
Apr 14, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Nightlands (the solo project of The War on Drugs’ Dave Hartley) has announced the release of a new album, Moonshine, which will be out on July 15 via Western Vinyl. Hartley has also shared a video for the album’s title track. More
Plus The Afghan Whigs, Blondie, Black Lips, Fazerdaze, and Amanda Palmer & Edward Ka-Spel
May 05, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Here we highlight nine albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More
I Can Feel the Night Around Me Due Out May 5 via Western Vinyl
Feb 14, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Nightlands is the Philadelphia-based project of Dave Hartley. As well as releasing two albums as Nightlands, Hartley is the longtime bassist of The War on Drugs. Now he has announced his third Nightlands album, I Can Feel the Night Around Me, and shared its first single, “Lost Moon.” More
Nov 19, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Due out November 26, Songs From Montague Terrace (A Tribute To Scott Walker), features Sondre Lerche, Nightlands, The Entrance Band, and more, doing their take the iconic singer/songwriter’s work. More
Currently on Tour Behind Oak Island
May 30, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Check out the new video from Nightlands. More
Feb 01, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Last week, Dave Hartley’s solo project Nightlands released its second full-length album Oak Island. More
Jan 15, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Set to release his sophomore album Oak Island next week, Philadelphia musical artist Nightlands, a.k.a. Dave Hartley, has announced plans for a North American tour starting in March. More
Out January 22 Via Secretly Canadian
Oct 12, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Dave Hartley is putting aside boss-gaze and taking a break from the War on Drugs (for now anyway) to focus on side project Nightlands. More
Jan 19, 2011
By Laura Studarus
The new video for Nightlands (a.k.a. David Hartley) Forget the Mantra cut, “All the Way” is not unlike a lava lamp accompaniment for the dreamy cut. More
Dec 13, 2010
By Laura Studarus
For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou, Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Today we posted web exclusive surveys with Jamie Stewart (Blue Water, White Death/Xiu Xiu), The Mary Onettes, and Dave Hartley (Nightlands/The War on Drugs). More
Dec 07, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Dreamy bedroom-project Nightlands—helmed by Dave Hartley—released their first video today for Forget the Mantra track, “Suzerain (A Letter to the Judge).” We have the clip. More
Forget the Mantra Due November 9th
Sep 22, 2010
By Laura Studarus
One-man band Nightlands (David Hartley to his friends) has inked a deal with Secretly Canadian. His debut full-length of pop-driven sound-collages, Forget the Mantra, is due out November 9th. More
Interviews
Dave Hartley on 2014's Best Albums, Michael Brown, U2 Giving Away Their Album, and "Bread Eyes"
Feb 17, 2015
By Mark Redfern
For Under the Radar’s 12th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2014. Here are some answers from Dave Hartley of both The War on Drugs and Nightlands. More
David Hartley on the cover of Oak Island
Jun 07, 2013
By Lily Moayeri
Undercover is our new recurring series where we talk to bands about the genesis of one of their album covers. Here we talk to Nightlands’ David Hartley about the cover of Oak Island, as well as to Catharine Maloney, who photographed the cover. More
Dec 13, 2010
By Under the Radar Staff
For Under the Radar’s 8th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2010. Pick up a copy of Under the Radar’s Year End issue for interviews with: The Antlers, Bon Iver, Caribou,Club 8, Delphic, Rose Elinor Dougall, Gayngs, Hot Chip, Lost in the Trees, Love is All, The Love Language, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Yoko Ono, Owen Pallett, Plants and Animals, Mark Ronson, Superchunk, Tame Impala, Vampire Weekend, Sharon Van Etten, and Vivian Girls. Here’s a survey from David Hartley of Nightlands & The War on Drugs. More
Reviews
Jan 23, 2013
By Austin Trunick
Dave Hartley may be better known in his role as the bassist for The War on Drugs, but Nightlands is his baby. It’s a meticulously-rendered solo project; his 2010 debut, Forget the Mantra, experimented with a mix of found audio and home recordings to create its unique musical patchwork. On Oak Island, Hartley moves away from sonic collage and into Eno-esque studio exploration. More
Dec 03, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Nightlands’ debut full-length, Forget the Mantra, is a dizzying sound quilt, stitched together from pieces of found sounds, aging cassettes, Gregorian chants, multi-layered chouses, Afro-rhythm sections, handclaps, and (most certainly) a few things that go bump in the night. More
