Apr 12, 2023 By Mark Redfern

British psychedelic pop four-piece Temples are releasing a new Sean Ono Lennon-produced album, Exotico, this Friday via ATO. Now they have announced some new summer 2023 North American tour dates. Post Animal will be the support act. More

Mar 14, 2023 By Mark Redfern

British psychedelic pop four-piece Temples are releasing a new Sean Ono Lennon-produced album, Exotico, on April 14 via ATO. Now they have shared its third single, “Afterlife,” via a music video shot on a beach. More

Feb 17, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of great tracks this week, but none that screamed out Very Best Song of the Week, so there was some debate on what should top this week’s list. More

Feb 14, 2023 By Mark Redfern

British psychedelic pop four-piece Temples are releasing a new Sean Ono Lennon-produced album, Exotico, on April 14 via ATO. Now they have shared its second single, the string-swept “Cicada.” More

Jan 13, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2023. After a quiet period last week, this week was roaring with album announcements and new songs. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More

Jan 11, 2023 By Mark Redfern

British psychedelic pop four-piece Temples have announced a new album, Exotico, and shared its first single, “Gamma Rays,” via a music video. More

Sep 04, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2020. This week’s list is a bit more scaled back than usual, but there was still much to like. More

Sep 02, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop four-piece Temples have shared a brand new song, “Paraphernalia,” that was produced by Sean Ono Lennon. More

Jun 04, 2020 By Mark Redfern

We are checking in with musicians during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic to see how they are dealing with everything. What has their home quarantine experience been like so far and how is the crisis impacting both their career and art? Here we check in with Thomas Walmsley of Temples. More

Nov 06, 2019 By Dom Gourlay

After a two-and-a-half year gap between albums, Temples returned in late September with Hot Motion, their third full-length album. They were armed with a new label, America’s ATO after two albums on England’s Heavenly (which were released by Fat Possum in U.S.), and a slimmed down line-up, with lead singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, bassist Thomas Walmsley, and keyboardist/guitarist Adam Smith remaining after the departure of drummer Samuel Toms. 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

Sep 24, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop trio Temples are releasing a new album, Hot Motion, this Friday via ATO (their first for the label). Now they have shared a video for the album’s previously shared single “You’re Either On Something.” Sam Kinsella directed the suitably trippy clip, which features the band in a bar where reality warps just a little bit. More

Sep 13, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We knew this week’s #1 song would be our #1 the moment we heard it. It might be the #1 Song of the Year even, we’ll see. More

Sep 13, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop trio Temples are releasing a new album, Hot Motion, on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Now they have shared another song from the album, “Context.” More

Aug 09, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. With last week’s list we had a clear #1 and #2 in Angel Olsen and HAIM. This week it was a bit more of a challenge to decide the final order. But we still managed a solid Top 10. More

Aug 05, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop trio Temples are releasing a new album, Hot Motion, on September 27 via ATO (their first for the label). Now they have shared another song from the album, “You’re Either On Something,” in which frontman James Bagshaw sings “You’re either on something or you’re onto something.” More

Jun 07, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were several notable albums announced this week, which meant some strong opening singles to choose from, as well as a few album tracks. More

Jun 05, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop trio Temples have announced a new album, Hot Motion, and shared a video for its title track (also its opening track). More

Jun 30, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Despite leading up to a long holiday weekend, it was a packed week for great new songs. Quite a few notable artists shared new songs this week, including Arcade Fire, St. Vincent, The National, Liam Gallagher, Neil Young, Mogwai, Weezer, Broken Social Scene, Toro Y Moi, and more. More

Jun 26, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and releasing their excellent sophomore album, Volcano, back in March via Fat Possum. More

Jun 23, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Foxygen released a new album, Hang, back in January via Jagjaguwar. Now they have covered Jessica Pratt’s “On Your Own Love Again.” Listen to it below. The song is part of Amazon’s Songs of Summer original playlist. More

Apr 07, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Spring 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version is about to ship out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine apps Zinio and Readly). More

Feb 22, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and are releasing their sophomore album, Volcano, on March 3 via Fat Possum. More

Jan 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and are releasing their sophomore album, Volcano, on March 3 via Fat Possum. More

Nov 30, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and are releasing their sophomore album, Volcano, on March 3, 2017 via Fat Possum. More

Oct 31, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014 and last month shared a new song, “Certainty.” Now the band have announced their sophomore album, Volcano, and shared a suitably psychedelic video for “Certainty.” More

Sep 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

British psychedelic pop quartet Temples released their promising debut album, Sun Structures, back in 2014. Now the band has shared a brand new song, “Certainty,” which is the first taste of their sophomore album and sits more on the pop side of their psych pop equation. More

Jun 29, 2015 By Laura Studarus

Last weekend, Oslo, Norway hosted Piknik i Parken. More

Jul 31, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night Temples stopped by The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon. More

Jul 15, 2014 By Christopher Roberts

Take out a two-year print subscription to Under the Radar and receive a free CD in the mail. Current choices include recent albums by The War on Drugs, Sharon Van Etten, Angel Olsen, Temples, Liars, Sharon Jones and The Dap-Kings, Charli XCX, Mac DeMarco, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Kevin Drew (of Broken Social Scene), Connan Mockasin, and more. More

Mar 31, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Here’s a SXSW photo gallery by Mark Redfern. More

Mar 25, 2014 By Lily Moayeri

In-demand foursome Temples is on its way to check in at a hotel in Berlin, post-soundcheck for a gig—one of five in a row. Hot on the heels of the release of the quartet’s hugely anticipated debut album,Sun Structures, the group is either gigging or promoting, making the whole experience a jumbled whirlwind. More

Feb 03, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Next week UK psychedelic pop four-piece Temples will release their debut full-length Sun Structures. More

Jan 21, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Soon to release their full-length debut Sun Structures on Feb. 11, UK psychedelic pop four-piece Temples have premiered a new music video for their latest single “Mesmerise.” More

Nov 19, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Sixties psychedelic pop enthusiasts and recent Pleased to Meet You band Temples have announced the forthcoming release of their debut album, Sun Structures. More

Aug 23, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

In just a short amount of time neo-psychedelic pop quartet Temples have become one of the UK’s most buzzed-about musical acts at the moment. More

Mar 19, 2020 By Dom Gourlay (As Told To)

It’s probably a strange record to have as your favorite! It’s impossible to choose a favorite because it’s all mood based. But for me, when you’ve got an album with such an intense character to it, it really couldn’t be anything else. More

Nov 06, 2019 By Dom Gourlay

After a two-and-a-half year gap between albums, Temples returned in late September with Hot Motion, their third full-length album. They were armed with a new label, America’s ATO after two albums on England’s Heavenly (which were released by Fat Possum in U.S.), and a slimmed down line-up, with lead singer/guitarist James Bagshaw, bassist Thomas Walmsley, and keyboardist/guitarist Adam Smith remaining after the departure of drummer Samuel Toms. More

Jun 28, 2017 By Kyle Mullin

On “Certainty,” the euphorically yearning opening track of Temples’ sophomore album,Volcano, lead vocalist and guitarist James Bagshaw’s voice reaches heavenly notes. More

Mar 25, 2014 By Lily Moayeri

In-demand foursome Temples is on its way to check in at a hotel in Berlin, post-soundcheck for a gig—one of five in a row. Hot on the heels of the release of the quartet’s hugely anticipated debut album,Sun Structures, the group is either gigging or promoting, making the whole experience a jumbled whirlwind. More

Nov 12, 2013 By Dan Lucas

About an hour’s train ride north of London, Kettering, England has the country’s second oldest theme park, was once a hotbed for Britain’s boot and shoe industry until many of the factories closed in the 1970s and ‘80s, and was visited several times by Hollywood actor Clark Gable during World War II (he was stationed at a nearby air base), but it isn’t particularly well-known for its music scene. More

Mar 22, 2017 By Hays Davis

The difference a couple of years can make. Sun Structures, the 2014 debut album by the English band Temples, often took its cues from ‘60s psychedelic rock while at times brushing shoulders stylistically with contemporaries like The Last Shadow Puppets. More

Feb 12, 2014 By Kate Bennett

Dig out your suede jacket and dust off your Beatle boots: Temples and their debut album Sun Structures are dragging the jingly-jangly psychedelic pop sound into 2014, and you need to hear it. More