News
Heart and Breath: Rhythm and Tone Fields (OFFAIR) Due Out July 15 via Offair
Jun 22, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry and avant-garde composer Susie Ibarra have announced the release of a new album, Heart and Breath: Rhythm and Tone Fields (OFFAIR), which will be out on July 15 via Offair. They have also shared a new track from the album, “Field II: Slow Drift,” along with a video where they speak about the album’s creation. 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 Stream New Albums from Mark Ronson, Bedouine, Hot Chip, The Raconteurs, Kirin J Callinan, Richard Reed Parry, and More
Jun 21, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Hatchie is the dream pop project of Australian musician Harriette Pilbeam. Her debut album, Keepsake, was released today via Double Double Whammy and it’s our Album of the Week. Find more info on the album below. More
Quiet River of Dust Vol. 2 Due Out June 21 via ANTI-
Apr 24, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry released a new solo album, Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1, last September via ANTI-, his first for the label (it was our joint Album of the Week). Now he has announced its follow-up album, Quiet River of Dust Vol. 2, and shared its first single, “Long Way Back,” via a video for the song. More
From Arcade Fire Multi-instrumentalist's New Album Quiet River of Dust Vol.1
Sep 18, 2018
By Charles Steinberg
Arcade Fire’s multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry is set to release his sophomore album Quiet River of Dust Vol.1 this Friday the 21st on ANTI Records. Ahead of the release, Under the Radar has the premiere of the song “I Was In The World (Was The World In Me)” along with a live video accompaniment. More
Plus Cat Power, Wild Nothing, Still Corners, Mitski, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks
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
Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1 Due Out September 21 via ANTI-
Aug 14, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry is releasing a new solo album, Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1, on September 21 via ANTI-, his first for the label. Now he has shared another song from the album, the six-and-a-half-minute long “Song of Wood.” More
Plus We Were Promised Jetpacks, Saintseneca, Richard Reed Parry, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Songs of the Week returned last week after a five-week hiatus and now we’re back into the full swing of things. This week’s list features some returning artists who have appeared on other Songs of the Week lists lately, including a repeat #1, as well as some artists making their debut on the list. It all ends with one of the silliest songs to ever make the Songs of the Week list, which will hopefully lift your spirits. More
Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1 Due Out September 21 via ANTI-; Watch Video for "Sai No Kawara (River of Death)" and "On the Ground"
Jul 19, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry has announced a new solo album, Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1, and has shared a combined animated video for two of its songs, “Sai No Kawara (River of Death)” and “On the Ground.” More
Interviews
"It was one of the most striking moments of musical discovery I'd ever had—even from the first second."
Jan 30, 2020
By Matt Connor (As Told To)
I found it when I was 22 or 23. Or maybe it found me. I’d been at the big Salvation Army thrift store not far from my house and someone had dropped off this crate of really amazing records—an actual record collection of someone deep into music—while I was there. More
Nov 14, 2018
By Mark Redfern
My Firsts is our email interview series where we ask musicians to tell us about their first life experiences, be it early childhood ones (first word, first concert, etc.) or their first tastes of being a musician (first band, first tour, etc.). More
Dec 19, 2014
By Intro and Moderation by Matt Fink
Peter Gabriel is running late. For a man known for his pioneering use of technology, it must be humbling that the reason he’s keeping Arcade Fire multi-instrumentalist Richard Reed Parry waiting is because he can’t figure out how to dial into a conference call. More
Reviews
Aug 08, 2019
By Stephen Mayne
When Richard Reed Parry sings “I was alone/I was finally home” on “Lost in the Waves” up near the start of the follow-up to 2018’s Quiet River of Dust Vol. 1: This Side of the River, a very personal rallying cry sounds. More
Sep 19, 2018
By Stephen Mayne
Attempting to guess where Richard Reed Parry might go with a solo album is a nigh on impossible task. He can play just about anything, as his work with Arcade Fire demonstrates, and he’s worked with many artists over his career. More
Sep 08, 2014
By Sam Cleeve
You may or may not know Richard Reed Parry as the lean, pointed gentleman who yelps things from behind a double bass in Arcade Fire. Travelling the globe with his orchestral-rock cohorts and whipping up stadium-sized audiences into a communal, riotous frenzy has been Parry’s bread-and-butter for 10 years now. More
