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The Best Songs from the Best Albums of the Last Year
Jan 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
We have put together a Spotify playlist for our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list and it’s 10 hours long. It features at least one song from each of our Top 100 in the order the albums appear on the list, from our #1 album to our #100. Some albums are represented by multiple songs filtered throughout the list. More
Escaping the Nostalgia Trap
Dec 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar tends to handle our best albums of the year lists differently than most other music publications. More
English Teacher, CMAT, and Others Also Dominated
Jul 25, 2024
By Marina Malin and Mark Redfern
The 2024 Mercury Prize just announced their 12 Albums of the Year nominees for 2024. More
and Embarks on a Huge Tour
Jul 24, 2024
By Andy Von Pip
The Last Dinner Party unveils a new video for “The Feminine Urge” and start a massive world tour with sold-out shows across the US, Europe, and the UK. More
Plus Ducks Ltd., Holly Macve, Dehd, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 02, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week a band’s first single in over a decade takes the top spot. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Out Now via Island; Revisit Our Interview with Them
Feb 02, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party released their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, today via Island. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Today we also posted our rave review of the album and you can revisit our interview with the band from last year. More
Plus The Beths, Brittany Howard, The Drums, Jockstrap, The Last Dinner Party, Oneohtrix Point Never, Young Fathers, and Many Others
Jan 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2024 festival. No Doubt are reuniting for the event. More
Plus Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Omni, Youth Lagoon, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Due Out February 2 via Island
Jan 05, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party are releasing their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, on February 2 via Island. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Caesar on a TV Screen,” via a music video. More
Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Due Out February 2, 2024 via Island
Nov 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have announced their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and shared a new song from it, “On Your Side,” via a music video. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Spyres, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their third ever single, “My Lady of Mercy,” via a music video. More
Plus Lael Neale, Blur, The Last Dinner Party, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions. More
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their second ever single, “Sinner,” as well as a video of them performing the song live. More
Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
Apr 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party are a new British five-piece who have been getting a considerable amount of buzz in their home country based mainly on their live performances. But now they have released their debut single, “Nothing Matters,” via a music video. More
Interviews
May 24, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Picture this: An emerging band creates a collection of exceptional songs that quickly capture the attention of industry professionals. Soon, offers start rolling in, and after securing management and a record deal, the label, who have undoubtedly recognized the band’s enormous potential, begin the process of supporting their development in order to help them achieve that potential. More
Reviews
Aug 12, 2024
By Kate Scott
Lollapalooza 2024 went off in style and Under the Radar photographer Kate Scott captured the highlights. More
Feb 02, 2024
By Andy Von Pip
Here’s the thing: I’m not hugely interested in details regarding the excellent management team who spotted the potential that was apparent when London-based band The Last Dinner Party (formerly The Dinner Party) began performing in venues such as The Moth Club and London’s Windmill a few years ago. More
Jul 26, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
The Last Dinner Party played one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year and ably demonstrated why they’re so hotly tipped right now. More
