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Death is the ultimate boss
Nov 30, 2022
By Laura Studarus
Between wild adventures on Russian trains and music fans with machetes, Elias Rønnenfelt of the band Iceage advocates for letting yourself get a little uncomfortable in order to access your creativity. More
Shake The Feeling: Outtakes & Rarities 2015-2021 Due Out September 23 via Mexican Summer
Aug 18, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Danish band Iceage have announced the release of a compilation album, Shake The Feeling: Outtakes & Rarities 2015-2021, a collection of non-album tracks which will be out on September 23 via Mexican Summer. The band have shared a video for the album’s lead single and title track, “Shake The Feeling.” More
Seek Shelter Out Now via Mexican Summer
Apr 28, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Danish punks Iceage have shared a new single, “All the Junk on the Outskirts.” They have also announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with Earth. More
Festival Will Take Place July 15–17 at Chicago’s Union Park; Tickets Go On Sale This Friday
Mar 08, 2022
By Joey Arnone
Pitchfork Music Festival has announced their 2022 lineup. The National, Mitski, and The Roots will be headlining. Other acts include Spiritualized, Parquet Courts, Dawn Richard, Indigo De Souza, SPELLLING, Camp Cope, Wiki, Japanese Breakfast, Lucy Dacus, Low, Magdalena Bay, Dry Cleaning, Toro y Moi, and Cate Le Bon, among others. The festival will take place from July 15–17 at Union Park in Chicago. Tickets will go on sale this Friday (March 11) at 10 a.m. CST. More
Jan 07, 2022
By Mark Redfern
2021 began and ended in a state of uncertainty, but was still a fruitful year for new music. Here are Under the Radar‘s 100 favorite albums from the year. More
Plus HARD FEELINGS, Alex Lahey, Caveman, Liars, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week wasn’t overly eventful, in terms of U.S. news. More
Seek Shelter Out Now via Mexican Summer
May 07, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Danish punks Iceage have released a new album, Seek Shelter, today via Mexican Summer. Now that the album is out you can stream the whole thing here. Also, yesterday we posted our rave review of the album. More
Seek Shelter Due Out This Friday via Mexican Summer; 2021 Adult Swim Singles Program Lineup Announced
May 05, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Iceage are releasing a new album Seek Shelter, this Friday via Mexican Summer. Now they have shared another song from it, “High & Hurt.” It was shared as part of Adult Swim’s Singles Program. The 2021 lineup for the program has also been announced. More
Plus UV-TV, CHVRCHES, Iceage, Pom Pom Squad, Yola, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 23, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Emma Goad)
Welcome to the 15th Songs of the Week of 2021.The big Under the Radar news was that on Wednesday we announced our new print issue. The issue features Japanese Breakfast and HAIM on the two covers and is another edition of The Protest Issue, which examines the intersection of music and politics and features musicians photographed with protest signs of their own making. More
Seek Shelter Due Out May 7 on Mexican Summer
Apr 22, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Iceage have shared a new single titled “Gold City.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album Seek Shelter, which will be out on May 7 via Mexican Summer. The band has also announced a North American/UK Tour set for 2022, along with a livestream concert which will take place on May 22 at 8 p.m. ET, in which their new album will be performed in its entirety. More
Seek Shelter Due Out May 7 on Mexican Summer
Mar 24, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Iceage have shared a video for their new single “Shelter Song.” It is the third single to be released from their upcoming album, titled Seek Shelter, and features vocal contributions by the Lisboa Gospel Collective. Seek Shelter will be out on May 7 via Mexican Summer. More
Happening Virtually March 16-20
Feb 23, 2021
By Joey Arnone
SXSW (aka South by Southwest), the annual music, film, and interactive conference/festival in Austin, Texas, announced the first round of artists to perform during the music portion last month. Now they have announced the second round of artists to perform for the festival, which will be held via livestream this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The newly announced lineup features acts such as Iceage, Black Country, New Road, No Joy, and Penelope Isles, among many others. More
Plus Ian Daniel Kehoe, Adrian Younge, Lost Horizons, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 19, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2021. There was finally some good news this week. We landed on Mars! On Thursday NASA’s Perseverance rover successfully landed on the red planet, a tricky engineering feat, to answer David Bowie’s question: “Is there life on Mars?” More
Seek Shelter Due Out May 7 via Mexican Summer; Sonic Boom Produced the Album
Feb 17, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Danish punks Iceage have announced a new album, Seek Shelter, and shared a new song from it, “Vendetta,” via a video for the single. More
The Band Has Just Signed to Mexican Summer
Feb 02, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Iceage have shared a video for their new single “The Holding Hand,” which serves as their first release since signing to indie label Mexican Summer. More
All Proceeds Benefit Doctors Without Borders
Apr 03, 2020
By Lily Guthrie
Iceage have shared a new song, “Lockdown Blues.” It is a track inspired by the woes of social distancing and self-isolation as COVID-19 continues to spread. The Copenhagen-based punk rockers have drawn inspiration from a rather bleak reality, but all proceeds from the song will go towards charity. Listen below. More
New Stand Alone Single Out Now via Matador
Nov 26, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage released a new album, Beyondless, back in May via Matador and earlier this month they shared the brand new song, “Balm of Gilead.” Now they have shared another new song, “Broken Hours.” Listen below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More
Plus Murray A. Lightburn, Julia Jacklin, Nilüfer Yanya, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 09, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
There might still be nearly two months left in 2018, but 2019 album announcements have been coming hard and fast of late. The Top 10 of this week’s Songs of the Week is packed with first and second singles from albums due out next January or February, although not our #1, that album is due out next week. More
Band’s North American Tour with Black Lips Starts Tonight
Nov 05, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage released a new album, Beyondless, back in May via Matador. Now they have shared a brand new song, “Balm of Gilead.” It’s being shared in honor of their North American tour with Black Lips, which starts tonight in Vancouver and continues through the month. More
Beyondless Out Now via Matador
Aug 13, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage released a new album, Beyondless, back in May via Matador. Now they have shared a video for “Under the Sun.” More
Beyondless Due Out May 4 via Matador
Apr 18, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage are releasing a new album, Beyondless, on May 4 via Matador. Now they have shared another song from it, the horn-backed “The Day the Music Dies,” via a video for the song. Graeme Flegenheimer co-directed the video with the band, which was shot in Detroit at the historic bathhouse The Schvitz, the Masonic Temple, and the MUG warehouse space. More
Plus Okkervil River, The Go! Team, King Tuff (feat. Jenny Lewis), Hiss Golden Messenger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 23, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Last week we skipped Songs of the Week. Most of the music industry was in Austin for SXSW and thus few notable songs were shared last week, leaving us with not enough contenders to even put together a Top 5 we were truly excited about. So this week’s Songs of the Week mainly covers this week, but has a few songs from last week, including the song that would’ve been our #1 last week if we’d done a list. Hence we have a Top 12 this week. More
Beyondless Due Out May 4 via Matador
Mar 22, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage are releasing a new album, Beyondless, on May 4 via Matador. They have previously shared two songs from it, “Catch It” (via a video, and it was one of our Songs of the Week) and “Pain Killer”(which features Sky Ferreira). More
Beyondless Due Out May 4 via Matador, Band Shares Essay on Album by Richard Hell
Mar 01, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage have announced a new album, Beyondless, and shared a new song from it, “Pain Killer.” Beyondless is due out May 4 via Matador. It includes “Catch It,” a song they shared a video for a few weeks back. More
Plus Anna von Hausswolff, Preoccupations, of Montreal, Iceage, Lucy Dacus, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 16, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
This week Under the Radar favorite Courtney Barnett announced her new album and shared a new song and fellow favorites Beach House announced that a new album was coming and shared a new song. More
May and June European and North American Tour Dates
Feb 12, 2018
By Christopher Roberts
Denmark’s Iceage have shared a video for a new song, “Catch It,” and announced some tour dates. The May and June dates include some European shows, but mainly traverse North America. Watch the “Catch It” video below, followed by the band’s tour dates. More
Telling It Like It Is Due Out October 28 via Sacred Bones
Oct 19, 2016
By Christopher Roberts
Marching Church are releasing their second album, Telling It Like It Is, on October 28 via Sacred Bones. Now they have shared a video for “Lion’s Den” and announced some tour dates. Watch the video and check out the dates below.
Last Weekend in Chicago, Illinois
Jul 21, 2015
By Laura Studarus
Last weekend, Chicago hosted the annual Pitchfork Festival. Check out Annie Lesser’s shots from day one, featuring Natalie Prass, Jessica Pratt, ILOVEMAKONNEN, CHVRCHES,Mac Demarco, Tobias Jesso Jr, Panda Bear, Steve Gunn, Iceage, and Wilco. More
Ceremony Held March 5 During by:Larm
Feb 12, 2015
By Laura Studarus
MØ, Lykke Li, and Todd Terje are among the musicans nominated for this year’s Nordic Music Prize. More
Sep 04, 2014
By Michael Wojtas
Copenhagen punks Iceage have announced their third LP, Plowing Into the Field of Love, which is set for an October 7 release date. The news comes with a video for a brand new track from the band. More
Due Out November 19 Via Matador
Oct 03, 2013
By Laura Studarus
So we won’t say we would have called it (that would be a lie) but Iceage covering Sinead O’Connor certainly isn’t unwelcome. More
Supporting You're Nothing
Feb 25, 2013
By Mike Hilleary
Supporting their well-received sophomore LP You’re Nothing Danish four piece Iceage has announced a number of new tour dates throughout North America. More
New Album Due February 19
Nov 16, 2012
By Laura Studarus
Danish experimentalists Iceage will release the follow up to their 2011 album New Brigade via Matador Records. More
Reviews
May 06, 2021
By Dom Gourlay
Having emerged from Copenhagen’s disparate punk scene some 13 years ago, Iceage have cemented themselves as one of the most uncompromising bands on the planet. More
Apr 27, 2018
By Conrad Duncan
There’s a word in Spanish culture to describe the overwhelming sensation of intensity that comes from great art, “a mysterious force that everyone feels and no philosopher has explained” as Federico García Lorca describes it. More
Feb 21, 2013
By Hays Davis
The second album from Denmark’s Iceage opens with a delicious din. Throw on some headphones and lean into the dense swirl of crackling guitar, deep throb, and clattering drums of “Ecstasy.” Had My Bloody Valentine incorporated economy and aggression into their mix circa Loveless they might have pounded out a similar trail.
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