News
May 17, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Over the past several years mobile phones have made it easier and easier for concert-goers to record their favorite moments of a given show. More
Coachella Weekend Two runs April 19-21.
Apr 21, 2013
By Laura Studarus
April 19 marked the second weekend of Coachella’s 2013 run. We sent photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. More
Apr 19, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Capping off their first appearance at Coachella, Alt-J visited the L.A. studio of Conan yesterday where the Brit-quartet they made their U.S. television debut. More
Dec 04, 2012
By Laura Studarus
In heavy demand after their Mercury Prize win for debut album An Awesome Wave, Alt-J have just announced a series of spring tour dates. More
Featured on Silver Linings Playbook Soundtrack
Nov 13, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Just in time for Mercury Prize victory lap, British pop outfit Alt-J have premeired a new track titled "Bufflao." More
A Cut From An Awesome Wave
Nov 08, 2012
By Laura Studarus
The Invisible recently gave Mercury Prize winning quartet Alt-J the remix treatment. More
Read Our Interview With the Band in the “Protest Issue”
Nov 01, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Congratulations to Alt-J, who just awarded The Mercury Music Prize for their debut, An Awesome Wave. More
Plus: An Acoustic Live Session
Oct 09, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Alt-J are hitting the road in support of their Mercury Prize-nominated debut, An Awesome Wave. More
Sep 19, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Less than a week from releasing a music video for their track "Fitzpleasure," UK quartet Alt-J have premiered yet another for "Something Good," featured on their Mercury Prize-nominated debut an Awesome Wave. More
Band Newly Minted Mercury Prize Nominees
Sep 13, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Newly minted Mercury Prize nominees Alt-J just released a new video for An Awesome Wave cut, “Fitzpleasure.” More
Sep 12, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Django Django, Jessie Ware, Richard Hawley, Alt-J, Field Music are among the names announced as part of this year's nominees for the Mercury Prize. More
Debut An Awesome Wave Out Sept. 18
Aug 31, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Soon to release their full-length debut An Awesome Wave on Sept. 18 on Canvasback Music, UK indie rock quartet Alt-J (currently featured in the latest issue of Under the Radar) have shared an acoustic version of one of the album's included songs "Tessellate." More
Issue Also Features Ariel Pink, Passion Pit, Wild Nothing, Matthew Dear, Death Cab for Cutie, Janelle Monáe, Andrew Bird, The Drums, Tom Morello, Zola Jesus, Amanda Palmer, and much more
Aug 23, 2012
By Christopher Roberts
Under the Radar is pleased to share our election year Protest Issue for 2012, on newsstands next week, featuring two covers with Dan Deacon and Tegan and Sara. The issue features major stories on the music of Occupy and Gay musicians talking about current Queer issues. The issue is now available to buy in the digital/iPad format here. More
Interviews
Fractal Rock: Gus Unger-Hamilton and Joe Newman on The Band's Breakout Year and Winning the Mercury Prize
Jan 11, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Recent Mercury Prize winners Alt-J don't skimp on the weird. Their offbeat debut An Awesome Wave skitters across genres—a jittery wash of soulful groves, a cappella harmonies, and soaring piano and guitar lines colliding with pop culture references 'a plenty. The assemblage of these elements seems to beg the question: What is this? Lit pop? (The album title is a reference to American Psycho.) Art rock? (Three-fourths of the band studied art at university.) Radiohead 2.0? (The band counts Thom Yorke as a major influence.) Who knows? More
Reviews
SXSW Day Two: NO CEREMONY///, Ex Cops, Peace, Chvrches, Alt-J,
Mar 23, 2013
By Laura Studarus
Despite our high hopes and daisy-fresh worldviews, Wednesday night was a mixed bag, with sets from Peace, NO CEREMONY///, Ex Cops, CHVRCHES, and Alt-J. More
SXSW 2013 Tuesday and Wednesday Recap – Divine Fits, Chvrches, Ex Cops, Alt-J, Peace, and more
Mar 22, 2013
By Mark Redfern
My wife Wendy and I were warned not to bring a baby to SXSW but had little choice but to take our two-and-a-half-month-old daughter Rose to Austin with us. Here's a recap of what I saw Tuesday and Wednesday night during the music portion of SXSW in between worrying about the new addition to our family, including sets by Divine Fits, Chvrches, Peace, EX Cops, Alt-J, and others. More
Sep 25, 2012
By Austin Trunick
"Triangles are my favorite shape/three points where two lines meet," guitarist Joe Newman sings in "Tessellate," offering up one explanation into why this Cambridgeshire, U.K. band would name themselves after the Mac keyboard shortcut that produces a triangle shape. An Awesome Wave, Alt-J's debut record of offbeat love songs and weird odes to geometry, has already become a surprise hit in their native country.
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