News
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
Plus Wild Pink and Julien Baker, Stella Donnelly, Whitney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 26, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2022. This week there were three strong album tracks, songs from albums released today that weren’t previously put out as pre-release singles, that made the list. More
Flood Out Now via Secretly Canadian
Aug 26, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly has released a new album, Flood, today via Secretly Canadian. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. More
Plus Hot Chip, Young Jesus, Whitmer Thomas, Hans Pucket, Suede, The 1975, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 05, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2022. There were lots of strong contenders this week, although there was a pretty clear #1 and our #2 was a new band we’d never even heard of before this week. We settled on a Top 12 again this week, like last week. More
Flood Due Out August 26 via Secretly Canadian
Aug 03, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is releasing a new album, Flood, on August 26 via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared its third single, “How Was Your Day?,” via a video for the song. Nick Mckk and Claire Giuffre directed the video. More
Plus Gorillaz and Thundercat, Stereolab, Living Hour, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2022. Whereas last week we had a supersized Top 15, this week the pickings were slimmer, with a more back down to earth Top 10. More
Flood Due Out August 26 via Secretly Canadian
Jun 21, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is releasing a new album, Flood, on August 26 via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared its second single, title track “Flood,” via a video for the song. Donnelly co-directed the video with Nick Mckk and Grace Goodwin. In it Donnelly and her bandmates rescue an exercise machine from the trash. More
Plus Kendrick Lamar, Gwenno, Bartees Strange, Ezra Furman, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 13, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 19th Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a stellar week for new tracks, thanks in part to some exciting album announcements and their corresponding singles. So this week we have a slightly super-sized Top 13. More
Flood Due Out August 26 via Secretly Canadian
May 10, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly has announced a new album, Flood, and shared its first single, “Lungs,” via a video. She’s also announced new tour dates in North America, Europe, and the UK. More
They Team Up to Cover “Deeper Water”
Jun 09, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Melbourne, Australia five-piece Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have teamed up with fellow Australian Stella Donnelly to cover “Deeper Water,” a 1999 song by Melbourne’s Deadstar. They did so in an empty cricket stadium. More
Beware of the Dogs Out Now via Secretly Canadian; Video Co-Directed by Julia Jacklin
Nov 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly released her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, back in March via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared an amusing video for the album’s “Season’s Greetings” in which she attends an exaggerated family Christmas lunch in a park and then things devolve into a food fight. Fellow Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin co-directed the video. 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
Beware of the Dogs Out Now via Secretly Canadian
May 09, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly released her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, back in March via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared an amusing video for the album’s “Die” that starts with a murdered Donnelly slummed against a wall and later features her as a singing corpse six-feet under, an ambulance nurse, and more. More
Plus Vampire Weekend, Strand of Oaks, Glen Hansard, Local Natives, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
We’ve got another supersized Songs of the Week this week, with a Top 12 instead of the regular Top 10. Like last week we could’ve gotten it down to 10, but it felt wrong to leave out the bottom two. It was a near tie for the top two songs this week. More
Beware of the Dogs Due Out March 8 via Secretly Canadian
Mar 08, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly has released her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, today via Secretly Canadian. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below. Also below are Donnelly’s upcoming tour dates. More
Beware of the Dogs Due Out March 8 via Secretly Canadian
Feb 27, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is releasing her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, on March 8 via Secretly Canadian. Now she has shared another song from it, “Tricks,” via a video for the song. Fellow Australian musician Julia Jacklin co-directed the video with her frequent collaborator Nick Mckk. More
Wanderer Out Now via Domino
Feb 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) released a new album, Wanderer, back in October 2018 via Domino. Now she has stopped by NPR Music to perform three songs as part of their Tiny Desk Concert series. More
Plus King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Cass McCombs, Interpol, Stella Donnelly, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 01, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
After three strong weeks of Songs of the Week starting out 2019 right, this week we hit a bit of a lull. Whereas last week we had a supersized edition, with a Top 12 instead of our usual Top 10, this week we could only muster up enthusiasm for a Top 7. More
Beware of the Dogs Due Out March 8 via Secretly Canadian
Jan 30, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Australian singer/songwriter Stella Donnelly is releasing her debut full-length album, Beware of the Dogs, on March 8 via Secretly Canadian. Previously she shared a video for its first single “Old Man,”which was an honorable mention on our Songs of the Week list, but in retrospect definitely should’ve made the main list. More
Interviews
May 10, 2019
By Stephen Axeman
Gathering her voice between intermittent coughing fits and sniffles, Stella Donnelly apologizes for being sick for the interview, wishing that she were more readily able to express herself. More
Reviews
Aug 29, 2022
By Caleb Campbell
Back in the pre-pandemic days, Australian indie rocker Stella Donnelly made waves as one of the breakout indie stars of 2019, introducing her lilting melodic talents, singular crystalline vocals, and cheeky lyrical bent with her debut album, Beware of the Dogs. More
Mar 08, 2019
By Michael James Hall
After causing a stir with her debut EP, the magnificently titled Thrush Metal, the much-lauded Australian singer/songwriter rocks up with her debut full-length, with only one song (more on that later) making the transition from said EP to debut proper. More
