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Issue 57 Also Includes Interview with Lush, Primal Scream, John Carpenter, Frightened Rabbit, Underworld, Yeasayer, Frankie Cosmos, Julien Baker, Cat's Eyes, School of Seven Bells, Parquet Courts, Fear of Men, Minor Victories, Kevin Morby, and 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
Debut Full-Length Due Next Year
Nov 13, 2014
By Laura Studarus
Starwalker’s new video for their single “Blue Hawaii” sees the Icelandic/French duo chilling on a black sand beach and singing space. More
Interviews
Jun 01, 2016
By Laura Studarus
One of the first words Starwalker (Air‘s Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Bang Gang‘s Barði Jóhannsson) use to describe their efforts is “spacey.” The term makes sense. Awash with vintage synths and vocoders, the pair’s hypnotic pop seems blessed with an extraterrestrial grace. But as for actually checking out the cosmos themselves? Both artists quickly veto the idea. More
Jean-Benoît Dunckel (of Air) and Barði Jóhannsson (of Bang Gang) on Fans Who Want Their Hair, U2, "Weird Al," and Their Former Teachers
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 Jean-Benoît Dunckel and Barði Jóhannsson of Starwalker. Jean-Benoît Dunckel is also a member of the French band Air and Barði Jóhannsson is in the Icelandic group Bang Gang. More
Reviews
Apr 19, 2016
By Dan Lucas
There is dream pop and then there is Starwalker. As you would expect from a band with that name—as you would expect from a collaboration between Bang Gang’s Barði Jóhannsson and Air’s Jean-Benoît Dunckel—this is music that seems to float on an elevated plane. More
