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W.H. Lung On Their Forthcoming U.S. Tour

Sep 27, 2023 Web Exclusive

W.H. Lung start their first ever US tour in New York this evening. Earlier this month, Under the Radar spoke to founder member and vocalist Joe Evans about the tour, their impending third album and future plans for the band. More

Tiffany Anders and Mato Wayuhi on the Music of “Reservation Dogs”

Sep 26, 2023 Web Exclusive

Music supervisor Tiffany Anders and composer Mato Wayuhi take us behind the scenes of how they heighten key moments on Reservation Dogs through music. More

Black Belt Eagle Scout on Performing at Sydney’s first Volume Festival at Art Gallery of NSW

Sep 26, 2023

Indie rock act Black Belt Eagle Scout, who released their third album, The Land, The Sea, The Sky, in February this year, will be one of many indigenous artist to headline Australia’s first Volume festival, a music event presented by Sydney’s Art Gallery of NSW. To be held across the gallery’s new building, from Sept 22 to Oct 8, the festival will include a host of free events, and ticketed concerts for Solange, Sampa The Great, and Inuit contemporary musician Sonya Holowell. More

Gabriels on Their Debut Album “Angels & Queens”

Sep 25, 2023 Web Exclusive

Hearing Gabriels’ debut album, Angels & Queens, for the first time is somewhat astonishing—from the first surreptitious moments of pizzicato strings to the enchanting flutter of Jacob Lusk’s voice, it’s clear that Gabriels has tapped into some previously hidden, preternatural vein of music-making. More

Steven Wilson on “The Harmony Codex” (Part 2)

Sep 19, 2023 Web Exclusive

Steven Wilson announced his seventh solo album, The Harmony Codex, within weeks of finishing a reunion tour with Porcupine Tree. The progressive rock group spent the summer playing European festivals. More

Lael Neale on “Star Eaters Delight”

Sep 18, 2023 Issue #71 - Weyes Blood and Black Belt Eagle Scout

If Lael Neale’s second album, 2021’s Acquainted with Night, was an attempt to find space and calm whilst surrounded by the neon and noise of Los Angeles, then her follow-up, Star Eaters Delight, is about reaching out from isolation and looking to reconnect with the world. More

Worriers - “Trust Your Gut” Track-by-Track

Sep 15, 2023 Web Exclusive

Lauren Denitzio took a minute from preparing for a North American fall tour to give Under the Radar a track-by-track rundown on Worriers’ new album, Trust Your Gut. More

Coach Party on Their Debut Album “KILLJOY”

Sep 08, 2023 Web Exclusive

Back in 2019, Coach Party announced their arrival with the frenetic fuzzed-up debut single “Oh Lola.” While they didn’t quite explode out of the Isle of Wight in the same way as fellow islanders Wet Leg did a few years later, Coach Party’s progress has nevertheless been thrilling to watch. More

Grian Chatten of Fontaines D.C. on His Debut Solo Album “Chaos For the Fly”

Aug 31, 2023 Web Exclusive

The title of Grian Chatten’s debut solo album, Chaos For the Fly, borrows from the quote “What is normal to the spider is chaos for the fly,” attributed to Charles Addams, the titular creator of The Addams Family. It refers to the different modalities of reality we all exist in, implying there’s no such thing as a “normal” that suits everyone, in fact, one group’s normal is often another’s disaster. More