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Issue 72 Also Features Articles on Britpop and Shoegaze, As Well as Interviews with the Cast of Twin Peaks, Garbage, The Cranberries, Pavement, Lisa Loeb, Supergrass, Spiritualized, Gus Van Sant, Terry Gilliam, Lush, Blonde Redhead, and More
Apr 19, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, Issue 72, The ’90s Issue, which features interviews with musicians and film directors known for their work in that decade and has The Cardigans and Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth on the two covers. As well as articles on Britpop, shoegaze, and the TV show Twin Peaks (for which we spoke to much of the cast), the issue includes interviews with Garbage, The Cranberries, Pavement, Lisa Loeb, Supergrass, Spiritualized, Lush, Ride, Velocity Girl, Gus Van Sant, Penelope Spheeris, Terry Gilliam, Stereo MC’s, Semisonic, Blonde Redhead, Sleater-Kinney, and more. More
Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Dec 05, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Britain’s Wolf Alice have shared a cover of the Christina Rossetti and Gustav Holst poem “In the Bleak Midwinter.” It is out now via Dirty Hit/RCA. More
Our Favorite Tracks from One of Britain’s Premier Bands
Jul 21, 2022
By Andy Von Pip
With three critically acclaimed albums, three EPs, and 20 or so singles, England’s Wolf Alice have come a long way since founding members Ellie Rowsell and Joff Oddie met online and began performing at open mic sessions. They officially became Wolf Alice in 2010, taking their name from the story of Wolf-Alice as featured in Angela Carter’s modern feminist classic The Bloody Chamber. More
Plus Courtney Barnett, Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Caribou, St. Vincent, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, and Many Others
Jun 27, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Couldn’t make it to Glastonbury this past weekend? We have you covered, with highlights from some of the performances including ones by Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, Courtney Barnett, Mitski, HAIM, Foals, and many more. Plus Cate Le Bon, Pet Shop Boys, beabadoobee, Dry Cleaning, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, Fontaines D.C., Lorde, Caribou, Metronomy, St. Vincent, Olivia Rodrigo and Lily Allen, Squid, black midi, Big Thief, IDLES, Crowded House, and much more. More
Blue Lullaby Due Out This Friday via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jun 22, 2022
By Mark Redfern
This Friday, Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing a new EP, Blue Lullaby, that features new stripped down versions of four songs from their acclaimed 2021 album Blue Weekend, and have shared the lullaby version of “Feeling Myself.” More
Blue Lullaby Due Out June 24 via Dirty Hit/RCA
May 05, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have announced a new EP, Blue Lullaby, that features new stripped down versions of four songs from their acclaimed 2021 album Blue Weekend, and have shared the lullaby version of “The Last Man on Earth,” which features mainly piano and a choir. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Mar 24, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Last night Britain’s Wolf Alice performed “The Last Man on Earth” with a choir and string section on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The song was the lead single from Blue Weekend, which was #2 on our Top 100 Albums of 2021 list, and was #1 on our Songs of the Week list. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Mar 15, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have announced some new fall North American tour dates. They happen this April and May and includes shows in New York, Boston, Chicago, Seattle, Vancouver, Portland, San Francisco, and elsewhere. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Feb 01, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have announced some new spring North American tour dates. They mainly go down this April and May and tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. local 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
Blue Weekend Deluxe Version Out Today via Dirty Hit/RCA
Oct 29, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Britain’s Wolf Alice have shared a video for a live cover of Alex G’s “Bobby.” The video coincides with the new deluxe version release of the band’s Mercury Prize-nominated album, Blue Weekend. It is out now via Dirty Hit/RCA. More
Due Out October 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Oct 21, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Britain’s Wolf Alice have announced a deluxe reissue of their most recent album, the Mercury Prize-nominated Blue Weekend. The reissue will feature a cover of Alex G’s “Bobby,” along with a set of live versions of songs from the album, which are collectively titled “The Pool Sessions.” It will be out on October 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA. More
Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and Others Also Nominated
Jul 22, 2021
By Mark Redfern
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice; Arlo Parks; Mogwai; Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and more. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jul 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice released an acclaimed new album, Blue Weekend, last month via Dirty Hit/RCA (stream it here). They have been releasing interconnected music videos for all of the album’s songs, all directed by Jordan Hemingway, and now they have shared one for album closer “The Beach II,” which also seems to be the last video in the series. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jul 06, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice released an acclaimed new album, Blue Weekend, last month via Dirty Hit/RCA (stream it here). They have been releasing somewhat interconnected music videos for all of the album’s songs, all directed by Jordan Hemingway, and today they have shared one for “Feeling Myself.” More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA; Also Watch Live Video for “How Can I Make It OK?”
Jun 11, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice released a new album, Blue Weekend, last week via Dirty Hit/RCA. Since then they have shared new videos for the album’s “Delicious Things” and “The Beach.” They have also shared a live video for recent single “How Can I Make It OK?” More
Plus Teenage Sequence, Nation of Language, LUMP, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 04, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 21st Songs of the Week of 2021. We figured it would be a quiet week for new songs, with Monday being a holiday here in America, but we were wrong. More
Blue Weekend Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jun 04, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have released a new album, Blue Weekend, today via Dirty Hit/RCA. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Also, on Wednesday we posted our new interview with Wolf Alice and yesterday we posted our rave 9/10 review of the album. More
Blue Weekend Due Out Tomorrow via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jun 03, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing a new album, Blue Weekend, tomorrow via Dirty Hit/RCA. Now they have shared one last pre-release single from the album, “How Can I Make It Ok?,” via a video for it. They have also announced some new U.S. tour dates. More
Plus St. Vincent, Leon Bridges, Sleater-Kinney, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 14, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week the CDC relaxed mask guidelines for those who have been vaccinated, helping to further pave the way for live music to return this fall. Although, right now there’s no clear way for venues or stores to check if someone is vaccinated. More
Blue Weekend Now Due Out June 4 via Dirty Hit/RCA
May 11, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have shared a new song, the dreamy and understated “No Hard Feelings,” via a video for the song. The band have also pushed up the release of their new album, Blue Weekend. More
Blue Weekend Due Out June 11 via Dirty Hit/RCA
May 06, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing a new album, Blue Weekend, on June 11 via Dirty Hit/RCA. On Tuesday night they were the musical guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden, where they performed the album’s second single, “Smile,” and were interviewed by Corden. More
Plus UV-TV, CHVRCHES, Iceage, Pom Pom Squad, Yola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 23, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2021.The big Under the Radar news was that on Wednesday we announced our new print issue. 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
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
Blue Weekend Due Out June 11 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Apr 20, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing a new album, Blue Weekend, on June 11 via Dirty Hit/RCA. Now they have shared the album’s second single, the bass-heavy “Smile,” via a video for the song. More
Plus Flock of Dimes, Real Estate, Julien Baker, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 26, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2021. This week’s big music news was probably that Daft Punk had broken up. More
Blue Weekend Due Out June 11 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Feb 24, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Britain’s Wolf Alice have announced a new album, Blue Weekend, and shared a video for its first single, “The Last Man on Earth.” More
Plus Watch Performances from King Krule, Florence + the Machine, Everything Everything, Lily Allen, and Others
Sep 20, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Wolf Alice have won this year’s Mercury Prize, for the best British album of the year, for 2017’s Visions of a Life. The London-based quartet beat out the latest albums by King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, Nadine Shah, Everything Is Recorded, and more (the full list of nominees is below). More
Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, and Others Also Nominated
Jul 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice, King Krule, Arctic Monkeys, Everything Everything, Noel Gallagher, Florence + the Machine, Lily Allen, Nadine Shah, Everything Is Recorded, and more. More
Plus Wolf Alice, Eminem, Cut Copy, Margo Price, Alvvays, Moses Sumney, Dirty Projectors, and Others
Jan 03, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Governors Ball has announced the lineup for their 2018 festival, which goes down in New York City’s Randall’s Island Park the weekend of June 1 - 3. The headliners are Eminem (also announced as a Coachella headliner today), Jack White, Travis Scott, and Yeah Yeah Yeahs. More
Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums
Dec 30, 2017
By Mark Redfern
2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More
She Also Performed "Boys"
Dec 07, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Back in July Charli XCX shared a catchy as hell brand new song, “Boys,” via a video she self-directed (with Sarah McColgan). Now she has stopped by Australia’s Triple J radio station to perform “Boys,” but also take part in their “Like a Version” covers series where she has covered “Don’t Delete the Kisses,” by fellow Brits Wolf Alice. More
Issue 62 Also Includes Interviews with Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile, The Horrors, Wolf Alice, Jessie Ware, King Krule, and Much More
Oct 20, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our Fall 2017 Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine app Zinio). The issue features Julien Baker on the cover. More
Visions of a Life Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Sep 29, 2017
By Scott Dransfield
Brandon Flowers, of The Killers fame, was recently lambasted in some indie-blog circles for claiming in a recent interview with Noisey that rock bands haven’t gained a commercial traction comparable to their own lately because there “hasn’t been anybody good enough.” More
Plus Angel Olsen, TORRES, Stars, Cults, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
We’re back down to eight Songs of the Week, after promising last week to stick with a Top 10 for awhile. But it was a slow week for new tracks. Still, there were some clear gems this week, as you will see below, with an easy choice for top song. More
Visions of a Life Due Out September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Sep 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing their sophomore album, Visions of a Life, on September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA. Now they have shared the album’s opening cut, “Heavenward.” Listen below followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates.
Visions of a Life Due Out September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Sep 11, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice continue to surprise with the rollout for their sophomore album, Visions of a Life, (due out September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA). Each of the three singles shared thus far have sounded remarkably different for each other and now their new video for the album’s third single, “Beautifully Unconventional,” features frontwoman Ellie Rowsell channeling Marilyn Monroe, performing the song on a soundstage looking like something out of classic 1950s Hollywood. More
Plus Alvvays, Ariel Pink, Yumi Zouma, Madeline Kenney, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 18, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Charlottesville, Virginia is only just over an hour a way from Under the Radar‘s headquarters. It’s the best local city to see shows in and it’s a great little progressive college town that we visit often. So we watched in horror, disbelief, and disgust last weekend as the violent and tragic events in Charlottesville surrounding the white supremacist rally dominated the news. More
Visions of a Life Due Out September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jul 28, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing their sophomore album, Visions of a Life, on September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA. Previously the band shared a lyric video for the album’s punky and profanity-laden first single, the two-minute long “Yuk Foo,” in which frontwoman Ellie Rowsell declares in the chorus “you bore me, you bore me to death, well you bore me, no I don’t give a shit.” More
Plus Japanese Breakfast and Loney dear, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 07, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Most of the American music industry took Monday and Tuesday off for the long July 4th weekend, leaving only three days to produce worthy new songs this week. But that was good enough for some strong new offerings, including one song actually called “Offering.” More
Visions of a Life Due Out September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jul 05, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice are releasing their sophomore album, Visions of a Life, on September 29 via Dirty Hit/RCA. Previously the band shared a lyric video for the album’s punky and profanity-laden first single, the two-minute long “Yuk Foo,” in which frontwoman Ellie Rowsell declares in the chorus “you bore me, you bore me to death, well you bore me, no I don’t give a shit.” More
Plus Trailer Trash Tracys, The Horrors, This Is the Kit, Frankie Rose, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 16, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
So many notable new tracks this week! 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. More
Relaxer Due Out June 2 via Canvasback Music
Apr 13, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Alt-J are releasing their third album, Relaxer, on June 2 via Canvasback Music. Previously they shared “3WW,” which featured the vocals of Ellie Rowsell of Wolf Alice, and “In Cold Blood,” which sounded like something that could have easily been found on the band’s Mercury Prize-winning debut album from 2012, An Awesome Wave. More
Relaxer Due Out June 9 via Canvasback Music
Mar 06, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Alt-J have announced a new album, Relaxer, and shared its first single, “3WW.” Relaxer is the British trio’s third album and is due out June 9 via Canvasback Music. It’s the follow-up to 2014’s This Is All Yours (and 2012’s An Awesome Wave, which won the Mercury Prize). More
Ewan McGregor and Danny Boyle Return on February 3, 2017
Nov 03, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Trainspotting 2 (or T2 Trainspotting as they seem to be calling it), the long-awaited sequel to the beloved Scottish cult classic from 1996, started shooting back in May and in July we were treated to a new teaser trailer that didn’t show much footage from the movie, beyond the main original cast (Ewan McGregor, Robert Carlyle, Jonny Lee Miller, and Ewen Bremner) standing on a rural train platform, in reference to an iconic shot in the original film. More
My Love Is Cool Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jan 22, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice released their excellent debut album, My Love Is Cool, back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA. Now the band has stopped by NPR’s offices to perform a Tiny Desk Concert. For the uninitiated, Tiny Desk Concerts are stripped down sets recorded at the desk of Bob Boilen, the host NPR’s All Songs Considered. More
Grimes, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, and others on Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) in Quincy, Washington
Jan 12, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2016 festival, their 15th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 27 - 30) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. It’s a stacked lineup, including The Cure, M83, Sufjan Stevens, Grimes, Florence and the Machine, Wolf Alice, Julia Holter, Jamie xx, Caribou, Yeasayer, Savages, Kurt Vile, Mac DeMarco, and others.
Plus M83, Wolf Alice, Beach House, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, Foals, Deerhunter, Bat For Lashes, and Others
Jan 04, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Coachella has announced the line-up for their 2016 festival, which goes down in Indio, California over two weekends in April (with the same bill each weekend). Friday and Saturday are headlined by two newly reformed bands, LCD Soundsystem and Guns N’ Roses (featuring the reunion of Axl Rose and Slash). Calvin Harris headlines Sunday night. More
Plus Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Father John Misty, Wilco, My Morning Jacket, Björk, and More
Dec 07, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
This morning nominations for the 58th Annual Grammy Awards were announced, with the ceremony to go down on February 15, 2016. Kendrick Lamar is nominated 11 times. Other nominees include Mark Ronson, Tame Impala, Wolf Alice, Courtney Barnett, Florence and the Machine, The Weeknd, Caribou, Jamie xx, Alabama Shakes, Death Cab for Cutie, The Dead Weather, and more. More
Love Is Cool Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Nov 23, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice released their excellent debut album, My Love Is Cool, back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA. Now the band has shared a colorful video for “Freazy.” In the tongue-in-cheek clip the band have a picnic in a Wonderland-esque setting, but then they take some major magic mushrooms and go on a crazy trip. More
Love Is Cool Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Nov 18, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice released their excellent debut album, My Love Is Cool, back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA. Now the band has announced some spring 2016 U.S. tour dates, which are below. More
Aphex Twin, Gaz Coombes, and Others Also Nominated
Oct 16, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Since 1992 the Mercury Prize has been awarded to the best British album of the year, meaning an album created by a citizen of the U.K. and Ireland. It’s become one of the biggest honors a British musician can receive and can also boost an album’s sales in the U.K., especially if it wins. Now this year’s nominees have been announced. More
Love Is Cool Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Sep 22, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice released their excellent debut album, My Love Is Cool, back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA. Now the single “Bros” has been remixed by fellow Brit Nao, who not only messes with the instrumentation but adds her own soulful vocals to the song. More
Recorded at J.J. Abrams' Bad Robot Studios
Sep 11, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice may have only just released their excellent debut album, My Love Is Cool, back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA, but they already have a brand new song to share with you. More
My Love Is Cool Out Now via Dirty Hit/RCA
Aug 20, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice have shared a video for “You’re a Germ.” The song can be found on their debut album, My Love Is Cool, which came out back in June on Dirty Hit/RCA. More
Issue 54 Also Includes Interviews with New Order, Garbage, Foals, Beirut, Jesse Eisenberg, Low, FFS, Destroyer, Wolf Alice, Tamaryn, the Casts of Fear the Walking Dead and Wet Hot American Summer, and More
Aug 07, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of the August/September 2015 issue, which is available digitally now (via Under the Radar‘s app and the magazine apps Zinio, Readly, and Readbug), has shipped out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon. It features CHVRCHES on the cover. Garbage’s Shirley Manson discusses the 20th anniversary of the band’s self-titled debut album. We talk to the creators and various cast members of Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp. Star Cliff Curtis and producer Gale Anne Hurd talk about The Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead. The issue also includes interviews with Beach House, New Order, Foals, Beirut, Jesse Eisenberg, Low, FFS, Destroyer, Wolf Alice, Tamaryn, Telekinesis, Ducktails, DRINKS, Briana Marela, LA Priest, Jaakko Eino Kalevi, Chelsea Wolfe, and more. More
Jun 24, 2015
By Julia Underwood
From June 19-21, Hilvarenbeek, Netherlands hosted the third edition of Best Kept Secret. More
My Love Is Cool Out June 23 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jun 17, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice made it across the pond and to the west coast for a performance of “Moaning Lisa Smile” on Conan last night. The song can be found on their forthcoming debut album, My Love Is Cool, which is due out next week (June 23) via Dirty Hit/RCA. More
My Love Is Cool Out June 23 via Dirty Hit/RCA
Jun 10, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice has released a new song, “You’re a Germ.” The song can be found on their forthcoming debut album, My Love Is Cool, which is due out June 23 via Dirty Hit/RCA. More
My Love Is Cool Out June 23 via Dirty Hit/RCA
May 28, 2015
By Christopher Roberts
Britain’s Wolf Alice has released a new video for “Bros.” The simple but effective clip was directed by ‘Sblood and features two young girls, best friends, who pal around and generally have a fun day in London. More
Feb 25, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Following their buzz-garnering EP Creature Songs last year, London-based rockers Wolf Alice have announced the release of their proper full-length debut, My Love Is Cool. More
Interviews
Jul 22, 2022
By Andy Von Pip
UK band Wolf Alice were recently involved in a race against time as they frantically attempted to get to the Glastonbury festival on time after becoming grounded in Los Angeles. More
Jun 02, 2021
By Conrad Duncan
When Wolf Alice stepped off stage at London’s Brixton Academy at the end of 2018, they left as a band with the world at their feet. More
Dec 19, 2017
By Matt Fink
The cover of Wolf Alice‘s second full-length release is striking in its simplicity. A young girl in an idyllic garden strikes a ballerina pose beside what appears to be the skull of a large animal. The girl stares off into the distance, expressionless and seemingly lost in thought. More
Aug 10, 2017
By Austin Trunick
Following leisurely journeys across Northern England and Italy, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon set off due south in The Trip to Spain, the third and latest entry in British filmmaker Michael Winterbottom‘s comedic Trip series. More
Mar 28, 2016
By Matt Fink
Ellie Rowsell closes her eyes and winces. Here it comes: the questions about how Wolf Alice sounds so much like a ‘90s band. She’s heard this all before—how their guitars grunt and drums crash in ways that prove they’ve mastered the loud/soft dynamic, how their sound owes so much to a generation of alt rockers that it couldn’t be anything but intentional—and she seems tired of explaining why all of this seems so strange for someone who is barely old enough to remember life before the millennium. More
A Different Kind of Beast
Dec 02, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Sitting in the lobby of a Best Western hotel just a few hours before his band will perform a sold-out show at Austin, TX’s Holy Mountain music venue, Wolf Alice guitarist Joff Oddie says he recently experienced a bit of an epiphany: since vocalist Ellie Rowsell first found and contacted him through local online classifieds back in 2010, the London outfit—also featuring bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey—have already released two EPs; performed across the U.K. countless times; appeared on the bill of numerous large-scale festivals including SXSW, Reading and Leeds, and Glastonbury; opened for alt-J across Europe; and toured the U.S. on four separate occasions, all without a full-length album to their name. More
Aug 21, 2015
By Mike Hilleary
Going to school in London Ellie Rowsell knew she wanted to be in a band. Unfortunately none of the people she knew within her immediate social circle could even put a few chords together on guitar or play the drums. More
Reviews
Jul 08, 2022
By Jimi Arundell
Glastonbury Festival was a blast, and Under the Radar was there to savour every last second of it! More
Jun 17, 2022
By Jimi Arundell
Under the Radar’s Jimi Arundell heads to Glastonbury next week for its 50th edition. Here are his thoughts about the greatest music festival on earth. More
Feb 28, 2022
By Andy Von Pip & Dom Gourlay
Wolf Alice are the hottest live ticket in town right now so Under the Radar caught them twice in Liverpool and Nottingham More
Jun 03, 2021
By Andy Von Pip
After winning the Mercury Prize in 2018 in their native UK for their second album, Visions of a Life, there was never any danger of Wolf Alice falling victim to the so-called “Mercury’s curse,” wherein artists picking up the award suddenly found they couldn’t live up to the hype. Wolf Alice have always been far too good to disappear off anybody’s radar. More
Sep 28, 2017
By Matt the Raven
On the first trip through Wolf Alice‘s sophomore album Visions of a Life, it sounds as though this London alt rock quartet doesn’t know what direction to take or what type of band they want to become. More
Jul 06, 2015
By Scott Dransfield
London four-piece Wolf Alice got their name from a 1979 short story by Angela Carter. In the story, a feral child, left in the care of a lonely werewolf, independently becomes aware of her human nature and womanhood, transcending her animalistic origins. More