Jan 20, 2023 By Mark Redfern Welcome to the third Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a stacked week for new songs and album announcements. Boygenius alone released three songs to consider! There were enough tracks we liked that we settled on a super-sized Top 13 this week. Don’t forget to check out […]
Tag: Sleaford Mods
Sleaford Mods Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video For New Song “UK GRIM”
Jan 17, 2023 By Mark Redfern Photography by Ewen Spencer British punk duo Sleaford Mods (Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn) have announced a new album, UK GRIM, and shared its first single, title track “UK GRIM,” via a music video. They have also announced some U.S. tour dates. UK GRIM is due out March 10 […]
Sleaford Mods Announce 2022 North American Tour, Share Cover of Yazoo’s “Don’t Go”
Dec 17, 2021 By Joey Arnone British punk duo Sleaford Mods (Jason Williamson and Andrew Fearn) have announced a 2022 North American tour in support of their most recent album, Spare Ribs. The duo have also shared a cover of Yazoo’s 1982 single “Don’t Go.” Listen to the cover and view the full list of […]
12 Best Songs of Week: Cate Le Bon, Imarhan, Elbow, Snail Mail, and More
Oct 15, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone) Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a blockbuster week for new songs, although the week’s biggest song (Adele’s “Easy On Me”) didn’t make the list. But “Easy On Me” did set the all-time record for biggest single day streams for […]
London Grammar – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of Our Podcast
Jul 02, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey Hannah Reid of London Grammar is the latest guest on the Under the Radar Podcast, discussing the British electronic trio’s recent album, California Soil. After more than a decade of experiencing music industry misogyny and constant micro-aggressions—that were starting to chip away at her confidence and had larger consequences […]
James Yorkston – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of Our Podcast
Jun 17, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey Scottish singer/songwriter James Yorkston is our next guest on the Under the Radar Podcast. He discusses his childhood in Kingsbarns, Scotland, how he got signed to Domino Records, and some of the recurring themes in his music—of loss, mental health, and his disdain for organized religion. Earlier this year, […]
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of Our Podcast
Jun 07, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey Happy Pride Month! Celebrate by having a listen to Thao Nguyen of Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, featured in the latest episode of the Under the Radar Podcast. She discusses coming out publically as queer for her 2020-released album, Temple, and how she is finally coming to […]
Emmy the Great – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of the Under the Radar Podcast
May 13, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey British singer/songwriter Emmy the Great is our second guest on Season 2 of the Under the Radar Podcast. Born in Hong Kong to a Chinese mother and English father, Emmy the Great is the moniker of Emma-Lee Moss, who is also a writer, journalist, and sound designer for film, […]
The Flaming Lips Episode of Under the Radar Podcast Has its WLUR Radio Debut at 5 p.m. on Thursday
Apr 28, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey and Mark Redfern We recently launched season 2 of our Under the Radar Podcast, starting with our interview with Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips. As well as being available on all podcasting platforms the podcast also airs on WLUR, an NPR affiliate based in Lexington, VA (the city […]
The Flaming Lips – Listen to Our Bonus Under the Radar Podcast Episode
Apr 27, 2021 By Mark Redfern We recently launched season 2 of our Under the Radar Podcast, starting with our interview with Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips. Also, we recently put out a bonus short podcast episode that features extra material from our Flaming Lips episode, a kind of making of episode, and you […]
The Flaming Lips – Listen to Our Interview in the New Episode of the Under the Radar Podcast
Apr 08, 2021 By Celine Teo-Blockey The Under the Radar Podcast returns today with season 2, starting with our interview with Wayne Coyne from The Flaming Lips. Upcoming guests this season will include Julien Baker, Emmy the Great, Adrian Younge, James Yorkston, Sleaford Mods, London Grammar, and more. In between the band’s successful run of […]