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The Weather Station, Mogwai, Ethel Cain, and More
Feb 01, 2025
By Mark Redfern
In an effort to be better prepared when it comes to putting together our Top 100 Albums of 2025 list at the end of the year, in 2025 we aim to highlight the best albums released each month, including streams for each album. More
Plus Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, Lucy Dacus, Florist, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 17, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
Humanhood Due Out This Friday via Fat Possum
Jan 14, 2025
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) is releasing a new album, Humanhood, this Friday via Fat Possum. Now she has shared its fourth and final single, “Mirror.” More
Humanhood Due Out January 17, 2025 via Fat Possum
Dec 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) is releasing a new album, Humanhood, on January 17, 2025 via Fat Possum. Now she has shared its third single, “Body Moves.” More
Plus Franz Ferdinand, Goat Girl, World News, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 22, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
Humanhood Due Out January 17, 2025 via Fat Possum
Nov 20, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) is releasing a new album, Humanhood, on January 17, 2025 via Fat Possum. Now she has shared its second single, “Window,” and announced some new tour dates. More
Plus The Smile, Bartees Strange, Waxahatchee, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 04, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2024. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Mark Moody, Marina Malin, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. It was a very strong week for new tracks, so we considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14. More
Humanhood Due Out January 17, 2025 via Fat Possum
Oct 02, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) has announced a new album, Humanhood, and shared its first single, “Neon Signs.” More
The Soundtrack Also Features Proper., Sloppy Jane featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Florist, Caroline Polachek, and More
May 10, 2024
By Mark Redfern
The new A24 film, I Saw the TV Glow, was released to select theaters last week and today the soundtrack was released. It features new songs by Bartees Strange, Jay Som, The Weather Station, Proper., Sloppy Jane featuring Phoebe Bridgers, Florist, Caroline Polachek, and more. Stream the whole thing here. More
Late Developers and A Bit of Previous Both Out Now via Matador
Nov 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Scotland’s Belle and Sebastian have announced some new 2024 North American tour dates. They happen next April and May and support comes from The Weather Station or Haley Heynderickx, depending on the show. More
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars Due Out This Friday via Fat Possum
Mar 02, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) has shared a self-directed video for her new single, “To Talk About.” It is the latest release from Lindeman’s forthcoming studio album, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, which will be out this Friday via Fat Possum. More
Andy Shauf and The Weather Station Will Be Supporting Acts on Tour
Feb 08, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Montréal’s Helena Deland has shared a self-directed video for her new single “Swimmer.” Deland has also announced tour dates for 2022 in which Andy Shauf and The Weather Station are set to be supporting acts. More
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars Due Out March 4 via Fat Possum
Feb 04, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Last night, The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) made her late night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! She performed the song “Tried to Tell You” from her latest album Ignorance. Lindeman’s forthcoming album, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, will be out on March 4 via Fat Possum. More
Plus Ducks Ltd., The Weather Station, Warpaint, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 28, 2022
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2022. Compared to the last two weeks, it was a fairly quiet seven days for new songs. Last week, for example, we had 12 honorable mentions on top of a Top 10 songs and the week before that instead of a Top 14 songs. Still, there were definitely some worthy tracks this week. More
How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars Due Out March 4 via Fat Possum
Jan 25, 2022
By Joey Arnone
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Lindeman) has announced the release of a new album, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars, which will be out on March 4 via Fat Possum. Lindeman has also shared a self-directed video for the album’s lead single, “Endless Time.” More
Our Favorite 2021 Tracks That You Can Listen to All Day Long, All Day Long
Jan 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern
It is confounding that so many outlets insist on posting best songs of the year lists in early December. Not only are there several more weeks left in the year, in which a number of potential great songs could be released, it also takes time to digest all the tracks released in November and earlier in the fall. We’ve obviously taken too much time. More
Jan 07, 2022
By Mark Redfern
2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More
Ignorance (Deluxe Edition) Out Now Digitally via Fat Possum; Physical Editions Due Out November 19
Sep 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) released an acclaimed new album, Ignorance, in February via Fat Possum. Now she has released a deluxe edition of the album that features two new songs, new single “Better Now” and “Look,” along with various live tracks and piano versions. More
New Episodes Every Wednesday
Sep 08, 2021
By Laura Studarus
The dramatic irony of releasing a record written for live performance during a time when we were all stuck indoors was not lost on Tamara Lindeman, the writer and leader of The Weather Station. More
Ignorance Out Now via Fat Possum
Jul 20, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) released a new album, Ignorance, in February via Fat Possum. Now she has done a Tiny Desk (Home) Concert for NPR Music, in which Linderman and her backing band perform four songs in a forest. She has also shared a new stripped down piano version of the album’s “Tried to Tell You.” More
Ignorance Out Now via Fat Possum
Jun 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) released a new album, Ignorance, in February via Fat Possum. Now she has announced some 2021 and 2022 tour dates that include shows in North America (with quite a few in Canada), the UK, and Europe. More
Issue 68 Out Now and Also Includes Julien Baker, Wolf Alice, Tegan and Sara, Arlo Parks, Fleet Foxes, Jessie Ware, Shamir, Lucy Dacus, Valerie June, David Byrne, Julian Casablancas, and Much More
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
Tamara Linderman and Band Did Three Songs
Mar 29, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) released a new album, Ignorance, last month via Fat Possum. Over the weekend The Weather Station made her network TV debut, performing three songs on CBS This Morning Saturday: “Parking Lot,” “Tried to Tell You,” and “Loss.” More
Disco Body Buzz Due Out This Friday on Tin Angel
Mar 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Ian Daniel Kehoe (drummer for The Weather Station) has shared a new single titled “Solid Gold.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming album Disco Body Buzz, which will be out this Friday (Mar. 5) on Tin Angel. More
Plus Ian Daniel Kehoe, Adrian Younge, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2021. There was finally some good news this week. We landed on Mars! On Thursday NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the red planet, a tricky engineering feat, to answer David Bowie’s question: “Is there life on Mars?” More
Disco Body Buzz Due Out March 5 on Tin Angel
Feb 18, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Ian Daniel Kehoe (drummer for The Weather Station) has shared a video for his new single “Color Application,” which features guest vocals from The Weather Station’s Tamara Lindeman. More
Plus New Madrid, Du Blonde, Indigo Sparke, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone, Emma Goad, and Jimi Arundell)
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a fairly low-key week, news wise, although crackpot Q-Anon believing Republican Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was removed from her committee assignments, thanks in part to 11 Republicans who crossed the aisle and voted with Democrats, and the Senate passed a budget resolution early this morning that paved the way for President Joe Biden’s COVID-19 relief package to be passed without any votes from Republicans. More
Ignorance Out Now via Fat Possum
Feb 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) has released a new album, Ignorance, today via Fat Possum. Now that the album’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, today we posted our review of Ignorance. More
Ignorance Due Out This Friday via Fat Possum
Feb 02, 2021
By Mark Redfern
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) is releasing a new album, Ignorance, this Friday via Fat Possum. Now she has shared another song from it, “Parking Lot” via a video for the track. Linderman co-directed the video with Adam Crosby and it finds her walking across a barren winter field as she sings the song. More
Plus Viagra Boys, London Grammar, Shame, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 08, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2021. And what a week it’s been! More
Ignorance Due Out February 5 via Fat Possum
Jan 06, 2021
By Christopher Roberts
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) is releasing a new album, Ignorance, on February 5 via Fat Possum. Now she has shared another song from it, “Atlantic,” via a self-directed video for the track. More
Plus Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen, Hannah’s Little Sister, Speed Stick, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 43rd Songs of the Week of 2020. Whereas last week’s Songs of the Week covered three weeks’ worth of songs, this week we’re back to just covering the last seven days. More
Ignorance Due Out February 5, 2021 via Fat Possum
Nov 18, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) has announced a new album, Ignorance, and shared a new song from it, “Tried to Tell You,” via a self-directed video for the track. More
Plus James Blake, Maxband, Julie Byrne and Jefre Cantu-Ledesma, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 16, 2020
By Christopher Roberts (with Caleb Campbell and Stephen Axeman)
Welcome to the 40th Songs of the Week of 2020. Last week we had a supersized Songs of the Week because it covered two weeks’ worth of songs. This week’s list is supersized because there were so many great tracks shared in the last seven days. Thus this week we’ve got a Top 12 (and could’ve easily had a Top 13 or 14) instead of a Top 10, as well as a lot of honorable mentions. More
Her First Release for Fat Possum
Oct 14, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) has shared a new song, “Robber,” via a self-directed video for it in her directorial debut. “Robber,” an atmospheric horn- and string-backed track, marks her first release for her new label, Fat Possum. More
The Weather Station Out Now on Paradise of Bachelors
Apr 02, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
The Weather Station (the project of Toronto-based singer/songwriter Tamara Linderman) released her self-titled and self-produced fourth album last year via Paradise of Bachelors. Now she has shared a video for “Impossible,” in which Linderman has help from three other women (in particular from their hands) to go about everyday tasks. More
Shamir, The Weather Station, Marlon Williams, The Wedding Present, Snail Mail, and More on List
Oct 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
SXSW (aka South By Southwest), the annual conference/festival in Austin, Texas, has announced the first round of artists to be performing during the music portion (there’s also film and interactive portions) in 2018. More
Plus Lindstrøm, First Aid Kit, The Weather Station, FAN, Wild Beasts, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 29, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
It wasn’t the strongest week for truly compelling new tracks, but there was still enough of note to make us rally and put together a decent Songs of the Week post. To help you sort through the multitude of fresh songs released in the last seven days, we have picked the seven best this week had to offer, along with highlighting other notable new tracks shared this week. More
Interviews
Nov 17, 2021
By Kyle Mullin
“Every time I make an album, I always think I’ve figured things out, and settled on a sound. But then I can’t repeat myself, even if I wanted to,” says Tamara Lindeman. She goes on to describe how 2017’s The Weather Station LP “was the sound of me breaking out of one box. Then I built another that I needed to break out of too.” More
Reviews
Oct 10, 2017
By Matt Conner
Tamara Lindeman’s decision to make the latest Weather Station album a self-titled one speaks volumes about the musical material within. More