Sep 27, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 20 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More

Sep 25, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Primal Scream are releasing their first new album in eight years, Come Ahead, on November 8 via BMG. Now they have shared two more songs from the album, “Ready to Go Home” and “The Centre Cannot Hold.” The former was shared via a music video. More

Aug 30, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)

Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Jim Scott, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More

Aug 30, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Primal Scream are releasing their first new album in eight years, Come Ahead, on November 8 via BMG. Now they have shared its second single, the protest song “Deep Dark Waters.” It was shared via a video directed by longtime collaborator Douglas Hart. More

Jul 19, 2024 By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip and Marina Malin) 

Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list covers the last week. This week Andy Von Pip, Marina Malin, Mark Moody, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 20 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More

Jul 18, 2024 By Marina Malin

Primal Scream have announced their first new album in eight years, Come Ahead, due on November 8 via BMG. Ahead of the release, the Scottish band have shared its lead single, “Love Insurrection.” More

Sep 15, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 29th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week’s selections come from artists hailing from across the globe: New Zealand, England, Finland, Israel, and of course America. More

Sep 13, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Lol Tolhurst (formerly of The Cure), Budgie (formerly of Siouxsie and the Banshees), and producer/musician Jacknife Lee have all teamed up to release a debut album together, Los Angeles, on Nov 3 via Play It Again Sam. Now they have shared another song from it, “Ghosted At Home,” which features guest vocals from Primal Scream’s Bobby Gillespie. More

Nov 02, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Primal Scream and Dexys have shared a new song, “Enough is Enough!” The song is being released on Bandcamp to raise money for members of the U.K.’s National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers, who are currently pushing for better work conditions and have staged a number of strikes in recent months. The song can be purchased here. More

Jun 27, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Glastonbury finally returned this past weekend after taking 2020 and 2021 off due to COVID-19 and quite a few British icons of the 1990s performed, including JARV IS… (aka Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker), Supergrass, Primal Scream, Saint Etienne, and Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. More

Oct 13, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Johnny Marr has announced the release date for his upcoming album, Fever Dreams Pts 1-4. It will be out on February 25, 2022 via BMG, available as a double album. An upcoming livestream performance video in celebration of the album’s release, Live At the Crazy Face Factory, will premiere on November 10 and be available until November 14. More

Sep 30, 2021 By Austin Saalman

For years, eclectic Scottish rock outfit Primal Scream had been making waves as a worthwhile indie group. After taking a hard left turn and unleashing their monumental whirlwind psychedelia-infused amalgam of indie, alt rock, and trip hop, they altered the course of modern music as listeners knew it. More

Jul 02, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Caleb Campbell)

Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week we were feeling a bit indecisive and couldn’t really narrow it down to a Top 10, so we went with a Top 12 instead. More

Jul 02, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages have released a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes, today via Third Man. Now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our review of the album. More

May 07, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)

Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week wasn’t overly eventful, in terms of U.S. news. More

May 06, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages are releasing a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes, on July 2 via Third Man. Now they have shared its second single, the string-backed “Chase It Down,” via a video for it. More

Apr 02, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)

Welcome to the 12th Songs of the Week of 2021. In the nation was gripped (or more accurately, traumatized) by the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer charged with murdering George Floyd. More

Mar 31, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Bobby Gillespie from Primal Scream and Jehnny Beth from Savages have announced a new collaborative album together, Utopian Ashes on Third Man, and shared its first single, “Remember We Were Lovers,” via a video for it. More

Feb 17, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Andrew Weatherall has died. He was a British musician, producer, DJ, and remixer who was well known for producing Primal Scream’s 1991 classic Screamdelica, helping to bring acid house to the Scottish rock band’s sound. He passed away early this morning at a hospital in London due to a pulmonary embolism. More

Oct 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

On Record Store Day Tim Burgess of The Charlatans released I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). More

Aug 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Primal Scream have announced Give Out But Don’t Give Up: The Original Memphis Sessions, a previously unreleased version of their 1994 album Give Out But Don’t Give Up from sessions originally abandoned. More

Jul 12, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

ShadowParty is a new band that features members of New Order and Devo, among other bands. Their self-titled debut album is due out July 27 via Mute. Previously they shared the album’s first single, “Celebrate.” More

May 31, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

On Record Store Day Tim Burgess of The Charlatans released I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Clutching Insignificance.” More

May 01, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

ShadowParty is a new band that features members of New Order and Devo, among other bands. They have announced their self-titled debut album and shared its first single, “Celebrate.” More

Mar 07, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Tim Burgess of The Charlatans has announced, As I Was Now, a 10-year-old unreleased album featuring Burgess on vocals, along with an all-star lineup that includes Ladyhawke, Josh Hayward (The Horrors), Martin Duffy (Felt/ Primal Scream), Debbie Googe (My Bloody Valentine), and Steffan Halperin (The Chavs/Klaxons). More

Apr 21, 2017 By Stephen Mayne

This week we’re going to build bridges, albeit of a temporary and highly specific kind. Because if there’s one thing that unites people, it’s the confusion, frustration, and panic brought on by the tax filing deadline. More

Jun 10, 2016 By Joshua M. Miller

Primal Scream has canceled some of their European tour dates after singer Bobby Gillespie fell from a seven-foot stage last week and injured his back during the band’s performance at Switzerland’s Caribana Festival. More

May 06, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our May/June 2016 issue (out May, June, and into July), which has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It will also soon be available digitally via Under the Radar‘s app, and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug. The issue features M83 on the cover. More

Feb 01, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Primal Scream are releasing a new album, Chaosmosis, on March 18 via the band’s own label, First International. Now the band has shared a video for “Where the Light Gets In.” The song is a duet between Primal Scream frontman Bobby Gillespie andSky Ferreira, who is featured prominently in the stylish video, which features the duo performing the song bathed in multicolored and psychedelic lighting. More

Dec 07, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Primal Scream have announced a new album. Chaosmosis is due out March 18, 2016 via the band’s own label, First International. It’s the band’s 11th studio album, was recorded in London and Sweden, and is the follow-up to 2013’s well-received More Light. No music from the new album has been shared yet, but below is the tracklist and above is the cover art. More

Jan 27, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Because having a new album doesn’t need to be an excuse to tour, Primal Scream have announced plans for a series of North American performances. More

Jan 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

While the days of watching music videos on television are long gone, over the past several years the visual art form has certainly found second life (like so many other things) as an excellent online commodity. More

Dec 13, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Primal Scream have announced plans for a new tour through the North America next spring. More

Dec 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Primal Scream have premiered a brand new music video for the band’s latest single “Goodbye Johnny,” taken off the group’s latest LP More Light. More

Aug 12, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Releasing their new album More Light earlier this summer, Primal Scream have announced that they will embark on their first set of west coast shows in over four years. More

Jul 01, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This past weekend thousands of people descended on Pilton, Somerset, England for this year’s Glastonbury Music Festival. More

Apr 23, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

While it’s been known for some time that acid house icons Primal Scream will soon release their 10th studio album More Light in the UK on May 6, a decision had yet to be on when the album would inevitably see release in the states. More

Apr 03, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Next month Primal Scream return with More Light, the band’s tenth studio album and follow-up to their 2008 record Beautiful Future. More

Feb 18, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Primal Scream have announced the release of their 10th studio album More Light. More

Jun 21, 2011 By Margot Cooper Gruen

CSS have released the first single from their forthcoming new album, La Liberación, due August 29 via V2/Cooperative/Downtown. More

Apr 19, 2011 By John Everhart

May 31 will see the release of Screamadelica Live, a concert film chronicling Primal Scream’s 2010 London gig in which they played their seminal 1991 Screamadelica album in its entirety. We have the details. More

Apr 07, 2011 By Laura Studarus

Looking for a musical get away this summer? Scheduled August 5-7 Katowice Poland’s Off Festival (which we can attest is an fun event), recently released their line-up. More

Nov 24, 2010 By Laura Studarus

While the U.S. celebrates Thanksgiving, U.K. Primal Scream fans are getting a little something to be thankful for as well. Make that a big something. In honor of landmark album Screamadelica’s 20th anniversary, the band is putting out a massive box set. More

Feb 18, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Great news for British Primal Scream fans. On November 27 the band is set perform their lauded 1991 album Screamadelica in its entirety. We have the info. More

Aug 26, 2013 By Austin Trunick

Never afraid to try something different, Primal Scream has taken many sharp turns across their 10-album discography. More Light, their first record in five years, is the London-based band’s return to radical, sophisticated rock music after the retro styling of 2006’s Riot City Blues and 2008’s reserved Beautiful Future. More

Aug 03, 2022 By AP Childs

Under the Radar were at sunny Standon Calling the other week and had a whale of a time! More

Mar 14, 2016 By Marty Hill

When Primal Scream truly hit their groove, there’s no resisting the overpowering engulf of their omnipresent psychedelic disco. Bobby Gillespie and co. are masters of hypnotics at this point, their immersive signature baggy tumult as undeniable as it is effortless. More

Jun 18, 2013 By Lily Moayeri

Primal Scream albums are—to quote Forrest Gump—like a box of chocolates: you never know what you’re going to get. The group’s 10th album, More Light, comes five years after its confusing predecessor, Beautiful Future, and it follows up the group touring its seminal album, 1991’s Screamadelica. More