News
“I am deeply concerned about the survival of some of my favorite artists after this.”
Apr 16, 2020
By Mark Redfern
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? More
Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more
Sep 27, 2019
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More
Plus Bat For Lashes, Belle and Sebastian, Metronomy, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 06, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It should’ve been a quiet week due to Monday’s Labor Day holiday here in America. And it was quiet at first, but then in the latter half of the week there was a rally of worthy new tracks. We settled on 11 tracks this week (we did only nine last week). More
One True Pairing Due Out September 20 via Domino
Sep 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
One True Pairing (aka former Wild Beasts member Tom Fleming) is releasing his self-titled debut album under that name on September 20 via Domino. Now the British musician has shared another song from it, “Dawn At the Factory,” which, as its title suggests, is partly about factories in the UK. More
Plus Ezra Furman, Luke Temple, Wilco, Squid, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 19, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a slew of solid tracks to choose from this week, making it extra hard to narrow the list down. Hence there are a whopping 11 honorable mentions. But we had some self-control and kept the main list to a Top 10. More
One True Pairing Due Out September 20 via Domino
Jul 16, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Tom Fleming was formerly a member British art-rockers Wild Beasts, who called it quits in 2018. He recently announced a new solo project, One True Pairing, and shared a video for its first song, also titled “One True Pairing” (it was one of our Songs of the Week). Now Fleming has announced his debut album as One True Pairing, also titled One True Pairing, and shared a video for its second single, “I’m Not Afraid.” More
Plus Jay Som, Jenny Hval, Ride, Penelope Isles, Gruff Rhys, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 13, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday; there really weren’t too many new songs last week. So this week’s edition covers songs from both this week and last week, hence we have 12 choices. More
Watch the Video for “One True Pairing” via Domino
Jul 03, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Tom Fleming was formerly a member British art-rockers Wild Beasts, who called it quits in 2018. Now he has announced a new solo project, One True Pairing, and shared a video for its first song, also titled “One True Pairing.” More
Interviews
“This is the one that shook me at the time, and still rattles me every time I hear it.”
Sep 15, 2020
By Tom Fleming
I’d recently moved from my hometown and was spending all the money I’d saved working in a supermarket warehouse on CDs. In about two weeks, I’d come across [Madvillain’s] Madvillainy, [John Fahey’s] Blind Joe Death, Tower Recordings, More
“I am deeply concerned about the survival of some of my favorite artists after this.”
Apr 16, 2020
By Mark Redfern
We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? More