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The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 75, The '90s Issue Part 2 with Pulp and Suede on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
@undertheradar.bsky.socialCMAT brought some much-needed excitement to a rainy Sunday at All Things Go. Mark Redfern wrote that the Irish singer delivered a magnetic, high-energy set that livened up the Pavilion Stage. Here are photos by Wendy Lynch Redfern.
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@undertheradar.bsky.socialCursive and The Good Life frontman Tim Kasher talks with Under the Radar’s Mark Moody about his new horror film "Who’s Watching," filmmaking, and the drive to create. Kasher screens the film at Tampa’s Sun-Ray Cinema Oct. 26, followed by a Q&A with Moody.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialChloe Slater’s debut "Riot Youth" takes on politics, class, climate anxiety, consumerism, and young adulthood with sharp lyrics and huge melodies. Andy Von Pip reviews the Stolen Juice/AWAL album: “There’s levity in the anger, warmth in the frustration.”
@undertheradar.bsky.socialProlific minimalist singer/songwriter Lael Neale is releasing a new album, "As Killers Do," on November 20.
Now she has shared its third single, “Joan of Arc,” via a music video she co-directed, and announced some tour dates.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialIrish five-piece Fontaines D.C. are releasing a new album, "Dopamine Chamber," this Friday via XL. Now they have put out the album’s third single, “Where Is Gone?,” which features Rosalía.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialAll Things Go 2026 brought three days of rain and plenty of memorable music. Mark Redfern looks at sets by Magdalena Bay, Wolf Alice, Mitski, CMAT, The Beths, Father John Misty, Sierra Ferrell, Slayyyter, She & Him, and more.
Photos by Wendy Lynch Redfern.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialYes’ "Live at Roosevelt Stadium, Jersey City, NJ (6/17/76)" (Rhino) captures the band at their 1976 peak. Hays Davis writes of the finale: "A memorable 'Roundabout' rolls into a mad blast through The Beatles’ 'I’m Down'..."
@undertheradar.bsky.social“I think ‘Dog Man Star’ is a great record. But I don’t have good memories of making it,” says Suede’s Brett Anderson in our ’90s Issue Part 2.
The album came out 32 years ago today.
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@undertheradar.bsky.socialThis week’s Songs of the Week covers the last two weeks and includes the latest tracks by Father John Misty, Jess Williamson, Mogwai and Iggy Pop, The Big Moon, Fontaines D.C., Peel Dream Magazine, Star Moles, Florence Road, Fujiya & Miyagi, and more.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialDeath Cab for Cutie’s “The Photo Album” came out 25 years ago today. We interviewed the band for Issue 2 in 2002, and Wendy Lynch Redfern took these photos during soundcheck at the El Rey Theatre that March.
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@undertheradar.bsky.socialMagdalena Bay’s “Mercurial World” turned five yesterday. It was one of our favorite albums of 2021, and our co-publisher Wendy Lynch Redfern photographed Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin for our print feature. Revisit our interview:
@undertheradar.bsky.socialDeath Valley Girls’ "Welcome to Earth" is out today on Suicide Squeeze. Bonnie Bloomgarden discusses loss, nature, and channeling songs from plants and animals in a new Under the Radar interview by Tobias Furlong, with photos by Koury Angelo.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialBrooklyn-based indie singer/songwriter @averyfriedman.bsky.socialhas shared a new single, "You Move," out now via @audioantihero.bandcamp.com.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialBrighton, England’s Fujiya & Miyagi are releasing a new album, "New Shiny Object," on October 30 via Impossible Objects of Desire. Now they have shared its latest single, “No Green Light,” via a music video.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialJess Williamson talks about freedom, home, Texas, Los Angeles, and the roads connecting them in our new interview about her forthcoming album, "A Mile South of Heaven," out tomorrow on New West.
“Music was my first love in that way.”
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@undertheradar.bsky.socialSigh’s "Goh-Ka" on Peaceville is an almost indescribable collision of black metal, ’70s prog, psych-prog, and traditional Japanese instrumentation. “Sigh truly sounds like no one but themselves,” writes Matthew Berlyant for Under the Radar.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialTurnstile's "NEVER ENOUGH: VERSIONS," out now via Roadrunner, brings together Elton John, Panda Bear, Faye Webster, Alex G, Hayley Williams, and more to reimagine all 14 songs from their 2025 album.
Read our review by Matthew Berlyant.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialBritpop band Sleeper have announced a new album, "End of the World," and shared its first single, title track “End of the World.”
@undertheradar.bsky.socialVampire Weekend’s Ezra Koenig, Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold, and The Dodos’ Meric Long for our Best of 2008 cover, photographed by Wendy Lynch Redfern. We almost used this shot! Now 375 to go in our 500 to Go drive. Subscriptions are 50% off: $9.99/4 issues.
@undertheradar.bsky.socialJess Williamson is releasing a new album, "A Mile South of Heaven," this Friday via New West. Now she has shared its latest single, “Hum of the City,” via a music video. She’s also announced some 2027 tour dates.
