Apr 21, 2021 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is out now nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere) and available to buy directly from us here. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More

Sep 23, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sad13, aka Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, is releasing her sophomore album, Haunted Painting, this Friday via Wax Nine. Now she has shared what is likely the last pre-release single from the album, “Ruby Wand,” via a stop-motion video for the song. More

Aug 25, 2020 By Jennifer Irving

Sad13, aka Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, has shared a video for her newest single, “Hysterical,” off her upcoming sophomore album Haunted Painting. Check out the video for the track below. More

Aug 04, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sad13, the project led by Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, is a vampire who bakes cakes and other goodies to lure in her victims in the video for her new song “Oops…!” More

Jun 30, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Sad13, the project led by Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, has announced a new album, Haunted Painting, and shared a new song from it, “Ghost (of a Good Time),” via a video for the track, which Dupuis says is a “party song about not going out.” More

May 18, 2020 By Samantha Small

Sad13, the projected led by Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, has shared a new song “WTD?” via Adult Swim Singles. More

Nov 27, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz released a new album, Twerp Verse, back in April via Carpark. Now they have a shared a video for the album’s “I’m Blessed.” Hannah Darrah animated the claymation video. More

May 15, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Raleigh, North Carolina’s Hopscotch Music Festival has announced its initial 2018 lineup. Highlights include Grizzly Bear, Belle and Sebastian, Miguel, Real Estate, MC50 performing MC5’s Kick Out the Jams, Liz Phair, Moses Sumney, Gang Gang Dance, More

Apr 11, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz are releasing a new album, Twerp Verse, on April 27 via Carpark. Previously they shared videos for its first two singles, “Lucky 88” and “Lean In When I Suffer.” Now here’s another new song from the album, “Villain,” also shared via a video. Elle Schneider directed the clip, in which a sea monster harasses frontwoman Sadie Dupuis as she wears various 1960s looking outfits. More

Mar 21, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz are releasing a new album, Twerp Verse, on April 27 via Carpark. Previously they shared a video for its first single, “Lucky 88.” Now here’s another new song from the album, “Lean In When I Suffer,” also shared via a video. More

Feb 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

It was a crazy good week for new songs. So much so that we could only narrow down this week’s Songs of the Week to 12 tracks, as opposed to our normal 10. Speedy Ortiz almost made the list with “Lucky 88,” the first single off their newly announced new album Twerp Verse, but then it would’ve been 13 songs and we gave into superstition. More

Feb 21, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz have announced a new album, Twerp Verse, and shared a video for its first single, “Lucky 88.” Twerp Verse is due out April 27 via Carpark. Emily Yoshida directed the “Lucky 88” video, which makes fun of our phone-addicted culture and features a strange green slime that is killing people. More

Sep 25, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Various Philadelphia based musicians have teamed up to cover “Linger,” the 1993 hit song by the Irish band The Cranberries. This indie supergroup of sorts includes Shamir, Sad13 (Speedy Ortizfrontwoman Sadie Dupuis), The Dove & The Wolf, and Queen of Jeans. More

Jul 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz have announced that guitarist Devin McKnight is leaving the band and have shared a previously unreleased song, “Screen Gem,” which is the last unreleased Speedy Ortiz song to feature McKnight. More

Apr 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Cover Your Ass Vol. 1 is another benefit for Planned Parenthood and is due out May 26 via Lionfish Music. More

Apr 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Another benefit for Planned Parenthood has been announced. Cover Your Ass Vol. 1 is due out May 26 via Lionfish Music. It features covers by Cass McCombs (Pointer Sisters), Speedy Ortiz (TV on the Radio), Deerhoof (Public Enemy), Hinds (Dead Ghosts), TEEN (David Bowie), The Lemon Twigs (Dido), Luke Temple (Scott Walker), Porches (Big Star), and more. More

Feb 20, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

“Our First 100 Days” is a new anti-President Donald Trump project. The good folks behind the “30 Days, 30 Songs” anti-Trump campaign during the election have teamed up with Secretly Group for “Our First 100 Days.” They plan to release a new song every day during the first 100 days of Trump’s presidency. More

Feb 03, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Today might be a good day to buy something from Bandcamp. Earlier this week Bandcamp CEO and founder Ethan Diamond announced that today the website will be donating all their proceeds to the American Civil Liberties Union (the ACLU) in response to President Donald Trump’s immigration ban targeting countries that are predominately Muslim. More

Dec 22, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis released Slugger, her debut solo album under the moniker Sad13 last month via Carpark. Now she has shared a brand new song, “MCGA,” that tackles the difficulties of going home for Christmas and having difficult political conversations with family members who may have voted for the other guy (aka Trump) in November. More

Nov 03, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis is releasing her debut solo album under the moniker Sad13. The album, Slugger, is due out next Friday (November 11) via Carpark. More

Oct 25, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis is releasing her debut solo album under the moniker Sad13. The album, Slugger, is due out November 11 via Carpark. Previously she shared its first three single, “Get a Yes,” ”<2,” and “Devil in U.” Now here’s another song from the album, “Hype,” which you can listen to below. More

Oct 19, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis is releasing her debut solo album under the moniker Sad13. The album, Slugger, is due out November 11 via Carpark. Previously she shared its first single, “Get a Yes,” along with ”<2.” Now here’s another song from the album, “Devil in U,” which you can listen to below. More

Aug 23, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz frontwoman Sadie Dupuis has announced her debut solo album, but she’s going under the moniker Sad13. The album, Slugger, is due out November 11 via Carpark. She’s shared its first single, “Get a Yes,” which you can listen to below via NPR. Also below is the tracklist and cover art. More

May 24, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz are releasing a new four song EP, Foiled Again, on June 3 via Carpark. It’s the cleverly titled follow-up EP to Speedy Ortiz’s latest album, Foil Deer, which came out last year on Carpark. Previously the band had shared Foiled Again tracks “Death Note” and“Puffer feat. Lizzo (Lazerbeak Remix).” More

May 13, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz are releasing a new four song EP, Foiled Again, on June 3 via Carpark. It’s the cleverly titled follow-up EP to Speedy Ortiz’s latest album, Foil Deer, which came out last year on Carpark. Now the band has shared a Lazerbeak remix of “Puffer” that features a verse from Lizzo. Listen below. More

May 10, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz have announced a new four song EP and shared its opening track. Foiled Again is the cleverly titled follow-up EP to Speedy Ortiz’s latest album, Foil Deer, which came out last year on Carpark. More

Dec 31, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

We here at Under the Radar are taking most of Christmas and New Year’s off. Still, over the holiday a few notable artists have posted some Christmas songs (some covers, some originals) that we didn’t have a chance to post and they are collected here. Included are Future Islands, Mac DeMarco, Lauryn Hill, Miley Cyrus (with a little help from The Flaming Lips), Sadie Dupuis of Speedy Ortiz, LCD Soundsystem, and Will Butler. More

Sep 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz have put out a new video for “Swell Content.” In the clip, which was co-directed by the band’s own Michael Falcone along with Boast Choan, the band goes to art camp. Watch below as the Boston-based band attempts to paint and draw and then plays a set for the kids. It’s not quite Wet Hot American Summer, but it’s a fun little video nonetheless. More

Aug 28, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Speedy Ortiz have shared a fairly faithful cover of The Cardigans’ “Hanging Around.” The original was found on the Swedish band’s 1998 album Gran Turismo. More

Jul 20, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Fresh from releasing a surprise free album last Thursday, Wilco have announced a slew of new tour dates. They run from the beginning of August to the end of September. Support on select dates will come from Jenny Lewis, Speedy Oritz, Vetiver, and William Tyler. More

May 13, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

“Raising the Skate” is probably the album highlight on Speedy Ortiz’s sophomore effort, Foil Deer. Now the song has a creepy video that plays on various horror movie tropes (or maybe the whole video is meant to be one big nightmare). More

Apr 27, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Over the weekend, Speedy Ortiz performed at the Bowery Ballroom. More

Feb 13, 2015 By Katie LaBranche

Speedy Ortiz, known for their lyrical density and strong guitar presence, keeps their reputation alive with the release of “Raising the Skate,” the first single from their second album, Foil Deer, out April 21st. More

Aug 01, 2014 By Michael Wojtas

Welcome to Under the Radar’s weekly playlist, where we compile the best and most exciting tracks to debut online in the last week (give or take). In this mix we’ve got new songs by alt-J (remixed by clipping.), Tweedy, JJ, The Rosebuds, J Mascis, Cymbals Eat Guitars, Music Go Music, Speedy Ortiz (covering Sibylle Baier), Wampire, Chance the Rapper (covering the theme song to ‘90s cartoon Arthur), Marrisa Nadler (covering Leonard Cohen), Foxes in Fiction, Terry Malts, Literature, Kamp!, Kate Boy, Purling Hiss, and more. More

May 26, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend, Utrecht Netherlands hosted the Le Guess Who? May Day event. More

Apr 22, 2015 By Scott Dransfield

Speedy Ortiz came out of the gate in a big way with 2013’s Major Arcana. It had a lot of blissful fuzz and clever, off-kilter guitar lines, and it drew inevitable comparisons to Pavement. More