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Nov 24, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Last year, the fiery English rock outfit LUMER shared their debut EP, The Disappearing Act, introducing their brooding, caustic, and magnetic style of post punk. Following a forceable hiatus due to lockdown, the band returned to touring at long last this year and shared their first single of the […]

Nov 25, 2022 Web Exclusive By Michael James Hall On the 30th anniversary of their underrated, classic fuzz-rock debut Smeared, Canadian alt-pop legends Sloan mine a seam of melodious, ’60s-tinted guitar jangle on Steady, their 13th album. While it may be a long way from their grungier origins, their knack for a neat hook and […]

Nov 25, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Dan Lindegren Belfast indie singer/songwriter Bea Stewart makes music centered on stirring storytelling and plaintive vulnerability, inspired by her heritage in Irish folk and talent for indie pop craftsmanship. She debuted earlier this year with her track, “Screaming At Traffic,” the first from her forthcoming debut EP, […]

Nov 24, 2022 By Mark Redfern Under the Radar’s annual Black Friday Sale is now on and continues through Monday. This year we’re offering 35% off all print subscriptions and 50% off all back issues. Our just-announced My Favorite Movie Issue is 20% off and our 20th Anniversary Covers of Covers album on CD is […]

Nov 23, 2022 By Mark Redfern Under the Radar is having its annual Black Friday Sale starting Thursday at midnight EST/9 p.m. PST and continuing through Monday. This year we’re offering 35% off all print subscriptions and 50% off all back issues. Our just-announced My Favorite Movie Issue is 20% off and our 20th Anniversary […]

Nov 23, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Emma Daman Thomas Sweet Baboo (aka Stephen Black) has shared a video for his new single, “Horticulture.” It is the latest release from Black’s forthcoming album, The Wreckage, which will be out on January 27, 2023. View the Pete Ingo-directed video below. Black says in a press […]

Nov 23, 2022 Web Exclusive By Austin Trunick Although it’s been more than a decade since we’ve heard from Lightning Seeds, little dust has accumulated on Ian Broudie’s production skills or pop songcraft. Given he’s one of the guiding forces for the British pop sound of the ’90s, a sensibility from that era has always […]

Nov 23, 2022 Web Exclusive By Matthew Berlyant First off, if you have never experienced this album, it is an absolute must. There is a reason why it shows up on many top albums lists with names like “best punk albums of all-time” or “best hardcore albums of all-time.” It is one of the finest […]

Nov 23, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Last year, Lizard Music, the New Jersey rock quartet from Mikael Jorgensen, Chris Apple, Craig Smith, and Erik Paparozzi, returned with their first album in 25 years, Arizone! The band first got their start in the indie underground of the ‘90s, slotting into the world of surreal and off-kilter […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Kristen Augeard Early next year, Australian singer/songwriter WILSN一real name Shannon Busch一is set to share her forthcoming debut album, Those Days Are Over, out February 3rd via Ivy League Records. Recalling vintage soul songstresses, pop vocal powerhouses, and tinges of jazz and Motown, the record is an indelible […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Toby Butler Liela Moss has shared a video for her new single, “Ache in the Middle.” The song features Jehnny Beth and is the latest release from Moss’ forthcoming album, Internal Working Model, due out on January 13, 2023. View the video along with the album’s tracklist […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Paul Postle Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has shared a new single, “Tape Measure.” It is the latest release from his forthcoming debut solo album, Radio Songs, which will be out on January 23, 2023 via Cooking Vinyl. Listen below. In a press release, Rowntree states: “Anxiety, an […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Christine and the Queens has been announced the curator for 2023’s Meltdown Festival in London. The 2023 festival will run from Friday, June 9 to Sunday, June 18. In a press release, Christine and the Queens states: “What an honor to be picked by the fantastical teams of the […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by nwspk Billy Nomates (aka Bristol-based artist Tor Maries) has shared a video for her new single, “Spite.” It is the latest release from her forthcoming album, Cacti, which will be out on January 13, 2023 via Invada. View the NWSPK-directed video below. Support Under the Radar on […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Portland-based indie outfit Havania Whaal is the latest musical project of songwriters Noelle Magia and Paul Billy, who together have crafted a sharp combination of influences, ranging from goth rock, to shoegaze and post punk. The band debuted in 2015 with their full-length record, 13 A.D., and followed in […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Gordon Hawkins / Austin Nelson A new EP by Gord Downie (former frontman of Canadian rock mainstays The Tragically Hip who passed away in 2017) and producer Bob Rock, The Raven and the Red-Tailed Hawk, has been released. Listen below. The EP track “Lustre Parfait” was previously […]

Nov 22, 2022 Web Exclusive By Sean Fennell I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning is, in a lot of ways, the culmination of the early half of Conor Oberst’s career. A series of messy, bursting, sometimes brilliant records marked the first decade of his songwriting output but this was the first collection in which focus, songwriting […]

Nov 22, 2022 Web Exclusive By Sean Fennell Digital Ash in a Digital Urn is an album that has always suffered from comparison. Immediately upon its release, it became the second son, the ugly duckling, the silver medalist, the also-ran. Why Bright Eyes decided to release two albums on the same day back in January […]

Nov 22, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Ra di Martino Italian dream pop musician Porcelain Raft (aka Mauro Remiddi) has shared a new song, “Do Birds Sing For Pleasure?” Although this time it’s being released under his given name. It is the latest release from Remiddi’s forthcoming album, Moonbird, which will be out on […]

Nov 21, 2022 By Caleb Campbell This year, UK indie group National Service have been emerging from their quiet period during the pandemic, returning with distorted and aggressive new edges to their style of indie rock. The band debuted in 2018 with their EP, Foreign Love, and followed the next year with their second EP, […]

Nov 21, 2022 By Joey Arnone Quasi (aka Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss) have shared a video for their new single, “Doomscrollers.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Breaking the Balls of History, which will be out on February 10, 2023 via Sub Pop. View the B.A. Miale-directed video below. Upon announcement […]

Nov 21, 2022 By Joey Arnone Photography by Nicolas Premier Dave Okumu, singer/guitarist with London three-piece The Invisible, has announced the release of a new album, I Came From Love, which will be out on April 14, 2023 via Transgressive. Okumu has also shared a new single from the album, “Blood Ah Go Run.” Listen […]

Nov 21, 2022 By Caleb Campbell Photography by Maya Fuhr Indie rock producer and singer/songwriter Jamie Sierota first got his start in Echosmith, one of the bands that blew up in the early 2010s indie pop boom. In the years since he’s found success as a writer and producer in the pop world before most […]