Feb 06, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Lara Aimee 1980s British rock band Sisters of Mercy haven’t toured America since George W. Bush was president, but that’s about to change as the band have announced their first U.S. tour in over 14 years. The dates happen this May and June. Check them all out […]
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Barrie Announces New EP, Shares New Song “Races”
Feb 06, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Caroline Tompkins Brooklyn-based artist Barrie (full name Barrie Lindsay) has announced a new EP, 5K, and shared its first single, “Races.” 5K is due out March 31 via Winspear. Check out “Races” below, followed by the EP’s tracklist and cover artwork. The EP’s title is simply inspired […]
Sundance 2023: Five More Films to Check Out
Feb 06, 2023 By Kaveh Jalinous Web Exclusive It’s the first Monday after the Sundance Film Festival, and all around the country, festival goers, critics and filmmakers alike are experiencing a “film festival hangover.” The main thoughts: reflections on the festival’s films, especially those that exceeded expectations and those that fell woefully short. The main […]
At My Window
Feb 06, 2023 Web Exclusive By Matthew Berlyant For the 35th anniversary of Townes Van Zandt’s second-to-last full-length studio album released in his lifetime, 1987’s At My Window (originally released on Sugar Hill Records), Craft Recordings (with help from Sugar Hill) has put out a wonderful sounding and looking reissue that does this wonderful and […]
Internal Working Model
Feb 06, 2023 Web Exclusive By Andy Von Pip Formerly of The Duke Spirit, UK singer/songwriter and musician Liela Moss releases her third solo album, Internal Working Model. The album—which features featuring guest appearances from Gary Numan, Jehnny Beth, and Dhani Harrison—is rich in soaring melodies and symbolism and might just be her best and […]
Premiere: JORDI UP LATE Shares New Single “PUNX” feat. Wyatt Thunder
Feb 06, 2023 By Caleb Campbell LA alt pop singer/songwriter JORDI UP LATE emerged in 2020 with a series of kinetic electro pop cuts, culminating most recently with last year’s singles, “Hoax” and “TO BE YOUR FRIEND.” In that time, she’s also cemented an identity as a creative visual artist, enlacing her art with vibrant […]
Premiere: Under the Rug Shares New Video for “Turkey Vulture”
Feb 06, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Austin-based indie folk outfit Under the Rug are back later this month with their third full-length album, Homesick For Another World. Their latest record quickly follows their 2022 sophomore record, Dear Adeline, yet it also shows the marks of months of fevered craftsmanship and years of expanding musical horizons. […]
The WAEVE — Stream the Debut Album From Rose Elinor Dougall and Graham Coxon’s New Band
Feb 03, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Steve Gullick The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—have released their self-titled debut album today via Transgressive. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. Previously The WAEVE […]
12 Best Songs of the Week: Black Belt Eagle Scout, Lael Neale, Caroline Polachek, Girl Ray, and More
Feb 03, 2023 By Mark Redfern Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of strong contenders this week, the Top 7 is especially solid. We settled on a Top 12 this week. Don’t forget to check out our Top 100 Albums of 2022 list. In the past week or […]
Petite Noir Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Blurry” (Feat. Sampa the Great)
Feb 02, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Lucie Rox Petite Noir has announced a new album, MotherFather, and shared a new song from it, “Blurry” (which features Sampa the Great), via a music video. MotherFather is due out April 14 via Warp. Hector Aponysus directed the “Blurry” video. Watch it below, followed by the […]
Angel Numbers
Feb 03, 2023 Web Exclusive By Andy Robbins Speaking to Under the Radar last year ahead of its release, Hamish Hawk described Angel Numbers as “as a gaze upwards with ideas of success, fame, ambition, and hoping.” As his new record finally sees the light of day, Hawk should be prepared for those ideas to […]
Premiere: Cor de Lux Shares New Single “Whose Side”
Feb 03, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by John Blivens North Carolina-based outfit Cor de Lux debuted in 2020 with Dream Life, a record that married expressive post punk with dark shades of dream pop and shoegaze. That layered combination of sounds also serves as the foundation for the band’s sophomore album, MEDIA, due out […]
Premiere: Ellie Turner Shares New Single “One More Day”
Feb 03, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Jim Herrington Nashville-based indie folk singer/songwriter Ellie Turner has had a long and winding road to the release of her debut LP, When The Trouble’s All Done. Though Turner has long held a deep passion for music, she initially spent her early adulthood in corporate gigs, hesitant […]
New German Cinema (Fear of Men’s Jessica Weiss) Shares Video for New Song “Being Dead”
Feb 03, 2023 By Mark Redfern New German Cinema, the solo project of Fear of Men’s Jessica Weiss has shared a new song, “Being Dead,” via a music video. Watch it below. Weiss had this to say about the video: “The video is self directed, in the Ossuary of Hythe church, which has the best […]
Black Belt Eagle Scout Shares Video for New Song “Spaces” Featuring Her Parents and Announces Tour
Feb 02, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Morningstar Angeline Black Belt Eagle Scout (aka Swinomish Indian Tribal Community-based singer/songwriter/guitarist Katherine Paul) is releasing a new album, The Land, The Water, The Sky, on February 10 via Saddle Creek. Now she has shared its fourth single, “Spaces,” via a music video. The affecting song features […]
Heavy Heavy
Feb 02, 2023 Web Exclusive By Chris Thiessen Young Fathers are masters of chiaroscuro, commanding the darkness with frenetic percussion and pulsating electronics that drill deep into caverns until they find an opening and let a single beam of light flood the expanse. The spontaneously soulful trio glory in harmony through contrast, unity through eclecticism, […]
Premiere: Good Bison Shares New Video for “Better Lies”
Feb 02, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Estefania Krol/KRÖLHAUS Under the moniker Good Bison, singer/songwriter Pablo Alvarez has shown off some expansive creative instincts, nodding towards surf rock, punk pop, indie rock, and hip hop on his 2021 EP, Scattered Storms. Alvarez followed last year with a new single, “Can’t Waste This High,” the […]
Premiere: Caural Shares New Single “Cynkill”
Feb 02, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Kathryn Strumolo Zachary Mastoon first fell in love with music while listening to vinyl on his living room speakers and capturing new and emerging sounds on cassette, sparking a lifelong affair sampling. As Caural, Mastoon rediscovers those fractured moments of melodic bliss, and reshapes them into avant-garde […]
Unknown Mortal Orchestra Announce New Double Album, Share Video for New Song “Layla”
Feb 02, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Juan Ortiz Arenas Unknown Mortal Orchestra (mainly the project of New Zealand-born Ruban Nielson) have announced a new album, V, and shared a new song from it, “Layla,” via a music video. V is due out March 17 via Jagjaguwar. Check out the “Layla” video below, followed […]
Premiere: Hey Cowboy! Shares New Single “Mesmerize”
Feb 02, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Samantha Tellez Austin-based indie pop trio Hey Cowboy! makes dreamy synth-laden gems, coated in blissed-out melodies and pillowy aesthetics. Bandmates Micah Vargas, Sydney Harding-Sloan, and Gaby Rodriguez debuted together with their 2018 record, The Soft Kind, and followed in 2020 with their sophomore record, Get in My […]
Basketball Legend Craig Hodges on Phil Jackson, Kyrie Irving, and Life After the NBA
Feb 02, 2023 By Jake Uitti Web Exclusive Today, it’s widely acknowledged that the National Basketball Association (the NBA) is the most star-studded sports league in America, if not the world. From Julius “Dr. J” Erving to Magic Johnson and Larry Bird to Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Stephen Curry, the league is […]
Eileen
Feb 02, 2023 By Kaveh Jalinous Web Exclusive William Oldroyd’s Eileen is a slow-paced, surprisingly twisty thriller built upon two great performances and a fascinating script. The film is an adaptation of famed author Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name. Set in 1960s Massachusetts, Oldroyd’s film centers around Eileen (Thomas McKenzie), a shy and […]
Premiere: Andrew Broder Shares New Track “Personal Effects”
Feb 02, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Zoe Prinds Flash Andrew Broder is likely best known as the producer and musician behind the prolific ambient project, Fog. Since earning a cult following with over a dozen records as Fog, he has been staying very busy with his own solo career and his work as […]
Death Valley Girls Share Video For New Song “Magic Powers”
Feb 01, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Neto Velasco LA goth-rock band Death Valley Girls are releasing a new album, Islands in the Sky, on February 24 via Suicide Squeeze. Now they have shared its latest single, “Magic Powers,” via a music video. The band’s bassist/co-lead singer Samantha Westervelt directed the video, which features […]
Every Acre
Feb 01, 2023 Web Exclusive By Michelle Dalarossa On her third solo album, Every Acre, indie folk singer/songwriter H.C. McEntire confronts the uncomfortable and shapes it into something poignant and profound. The Durham, North Carolina musician is known for fronting the alt-Americana band Mount Moriah and working as a backup singer for Angel Olsen, but […]
Scrapper
Feb 01, 2023 By Kaveh Jalinous Web Exclusive Charlotte Regan’s Scrapper is a formulaic yet effective story about a father’s and daughter’s quest to understand one another despite their stubborn natures. The film opens by introducing audiences to Georgie (Lola Campbell), a resourceful 12-year-old living alone after the recent death of her mother. Despite her […]
Premiere: M.A.G.S. Shares New Single “Elephant”
Feb 01, 2023 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Leeandro Lara Elliott Douglas has been carving his place in the indie rock world for a few years now under his solo moniker M.A.G.S., offering stylistic nods towards punk, alt pop, and folk rock, and blending them all together into a searing, eclectic, and singular mix. Douglas […]
Girl Ray Share Video for New Song “Everybody’s Saying That”
Feb 01, 2023 By Mark Redfern London trio Girl Ray have shared a new song, “Everybody’s Saying That,” via a music video. Ben H Allen (Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, MIA, Belle & Sebastian) produced the song, which finds the band embracing ’70s disco, as filtered through modern indie-pop. Alice Harding directed the video, which fittingly […]
Westerman Announces New Album, Shares New Song “CSI: Petralona”
Feb 01, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Siam Coy Westerman (full name Will Westerman) has announced a new album, An Inbuilt Fault, and shared a new song from it, “CSI: Petralona.” An Inbuilt Fault is due out May 5 via Partisan. Check out “CSI: Petralona” below, followed by the album’s tracklist and cover art, […]
The Tallest Man on Earth Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song “Every Little Heart”
Feb 01, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Stephan Vanfleteren The Tallest Man on Earth (aka Swedish musician Kristian Matsson) has announced a new album, Henry St., and shared its first single, “Every Little Heart,” via a music video. Henry St. is due out April 14 via ANTI-. Jeroen Dankers directed the video for “Every […]