Jan 30, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Porcelain Raft
Under the guise of Porcelain Raft, Mauro Remiddi makes gauzy bedroom pop—constructing dream-laden choruses from loops of gently strummed guitars, drum machines, and tape hiss. Impressed with the several EPs he already has to his name (including last year’s excellent Gone Blind), Under the Radar spoke with the Italian troubadour on the eve of the release of his first full-length Strange Weekend (out via Secretly Canadian). Remiddi told us about simplifying the process, the marriage of image and sound, and what he really wanted to do with his life. More
Jan 27, 2012
By Under the Radar Staff
Artist Surveys 2011
For Under the Radar’s 9th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2011. Here’s a survey from Carter Tanton. More
Jan 26, 2012
By Ryan Reed
Web Exclusive
Body Language’s squiggly, headphone-worthy electro-soul feels very… 2011-ish. Social Studies, the band’s excellent EP (with its sugary synth pads and smooth percussion), may harken back to the glistening, disco-lite pop of the early ’80s, but the songs seem linked genetically to this decade, if for no other reason than the music press’s fascination with genre trends. More
Jan 26, 2012
By Under the Radar Staff
Artist Surveys 2011
For Under the Radar’s 9th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2011. Here’s a survey from Miracle Fortress. More
Jan 25, 2012
By Under the Radar Staff
Artist Surveys 2011
For Under the Radar’s 9th annual Artist Survey we emailed some of our favorite artists a few questions relating to 2011. Here’s a survey from Lost in the Trees.
