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Watch Jessie Ware, The WAEVE, and Sleaford Mods All Perform on “Later… with Jools Holland”

Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations Also Performed on the Latest Episode of the BBC Show

May 30, 2023

The latest episode of the long-running BBC music show, Later… with Jools Holland, aired this past weekend and featured live performances from Jessie Ware, The WAEVE, Sleaford Mods, and Dave Okumu & The 7 Generations. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Black Belt Eagle Scout, Lael Neale, Caroline Polachek, Girl Ray, and More

Plus Wings of Desire, Alex Lahey, The WAEVE, H. Hawkline, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Feb 03, 2023

Welcome to the fifth Songs of the Week of 2023. There were lots of strong contenders this week, the Top 7 is especially solid. We settled on a Top 12 this week. More

Feb 03, 2023

The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—have released their self-titled debut album today via Transgressive. Now that it’s out you can stream the whole thing here. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Caroline Rose, boygenius, Sleaford Mods, The WAEVE, and More

Plus The National, Wednesday, Braids, Murray A. Lightburn, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 20, 2023

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. More

Jan 19, 2023

The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—are releasing their self-titled debut album on February 3 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s fourth single, “Over and Over.” More

11 Best Songs of the Week: Quasi, The WAEVE, Gaz Coombes, serpentwithfeet, and More

Plus Petite Noir, The Natural Lines, Sweet Baboo, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 02, 2022

Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s list covers songs from the last two weeks. More

Nov 29, 2022

The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—are releasing their self-titled debut album on February 3, 2023 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s third single, “Kill Me Again,” which is led by Coxon’s vocals and saxophone playing. It was shared via a David J East-directed video. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: The WAEVE, Caroline Rose, Algiers, Frankie Cosmos, and More

Plus Young Fathers, Amber Arcades, Alice Boman, John Cale and Weyes Blood, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks

Oct 28, 2022

Welcome to the 38th Songs of the Week of 2022. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because we were turning our new print issue into the printer last Friday. So this week’s list encompasses songs released in the last two weeks and is thus a slightly supersized Top 13 list. More

The WAEVE (Rose Elinor Dougall + Graham Coxon) Share New Song “Drowning”

The WAEVE Due Out February 3, 2023 via Transgressive

Oct 24, 2022

The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—are releasing their self-titled debut album February 3, 2023 via Transgressive. Now they have shared the album’s second single, the atmospheric and epic slow-burner “Drowning.” More

12 Best Songs of the Week: The WAEVE, Björk, The Big Moon, Marlon Williams, and More

Plus Phoenix and Ezra Koenig, girlpuppy, Beth Orton, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Sep 09, 2022

Welcome to the 34th Songs of the Week of 2022. Yesterday the world lost a historical icon. Regardless of your thoughts on the Royal Family, there’s no question that Queen Elizabeth II had a massive impact on the last 70 years of world history. More

Sep 06, 2022

The WAEVE—a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon—have announced their self-titled debut album and shared a new song from it, “Can I Call You,” via a video for it. More

11 Best Songs of the Week: The WAEVE, Jens Lekman, Sharon Van Etten, Marlon Williams, and More

Plus Porridge Radio, Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever, Florist, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 06, 2022

Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2022. There were lots of strong contenders this week, including a new supergroup, two songs from a new album that featured no advance singles, and tracks from artists across the globe (including Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, and England). We’ve got 11 songs this week, since one artist has two different songs on the list. More

May 05, 2022

The WAEVE is a new duo consisting of Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. The project was announced last month and now they have shared their debut song, “Something Pretty.” More

Rose Elinor Dougall and Blur’s Graham Coxon Form New Band The WAEVE

Watch a Teaser Trailer for the Project, First Single Due Out May 5

Apr 21, 2022

Rose Elinor Dougall has teamed up with Blur guitarist Graham Coxon to form the new band The WAEVE. The duo have shared a teaser trailer for the project and announced that The WAEVE’s first single, “Something Pretty,” will be out May 5 via Transgressive. They have also announced their first show, which is on May 4 at the Lexington in London. More

Under the Radar Announces Special 20th Anniversary Double Issue

Issue 69 Has Two Cover Group Shots Featuring Grandaddy, CHVRCHES, Kamasi Washington, Bat For Lashes, Weyes Blood, The Divine Comedy, Elbow, Nilüfer Yanya, Miki Berenyi, The Horrors, and Rose Elinor Dougall

Dec 21, 2021

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our new print issue, which is our special 20th Anniversary Issue. It’s a double issue celebrating two decades of the magazine (our first issue came out in December 2001). The issue has shipped out to subscribers and stores and can now be bought from us directly here. The issue features two special covers, each featuring a different group of musicians together. More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Sparks, Girl Ray, Wesley Gonzalez and Rose Elinor Dougall, and More

Plus Chelsea Wolfe, Modest Mouse, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

May 28, 2021

Welcome to the 20th Songs of the Week of 2021. This week, Republicans successfully blocked a commission that would have probed the January 6 storming of the Capitol. More

May 24, 2021

Rose Elinor Dougall has teamed up with Wesley Gonzalez for a new song, “Greater Expectations,” that they wrote together. It was shared via a video that was made with the aid of a photocopier. More

13 Best Songs of the Week: Jon Hopkins + Kelly Lee Owens, Porridge Radio, Holy Fuck, and More

Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Caribou, Shopping, Tame Impala, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Dec 06, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, so this week’s installment covers songs from the last two weeks. Hence we have a Top 13 instead of a Top 10. More

Rose Elinor Dougall Shares New Song “How Long”

A New Illusion Out Now via Vermillion

Nov 29, 2019

Rose Elinor Dougall released a new album, A New Illusion, back in April via Vermillion (it was our Album of the Week). Now she has shared a new song, “How Long,” a non-album track Dougall says is the last song to be shared from the A New Illusion sessions. More

Under the Radar Announces My Favorite Album Issue with Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney Covers

Issue 66 Features Musicians and Actors on Their All-Time Favorite Albums, including Tegan and Sara, Wilco, Weyes Blood, Sigur Rós, Fred Armisen, Topher Grace, Jay Baruchel, Low, and more

Sep 27, 2019

Under the Radar is excited to announce the My Favorite Album Issue, our new print issue in which we speak to musicians and actors about their all-time favorite album. The issue features Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney on the two covers and is available to buy directly from us here, as well as being distributed in stores nationwide (on newsstands, in such stores as Barnes & Noble and Books-A-Million, and elsewhere). More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Rose Elinor Dougall, Hatchie, Weyes Blood, Loma, and More

Plus The National, Alex Lahey, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks

Apr 05, 2019

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. There were a slew of notable new tracks to choose from this week, but our #1 is a song we’ve been planning to add to the Songs of the Week list for a while now and finally could now that the album has been released today. More

Rose Elinor Dougall on “A New Illusion”

Becoming the Sole Director

Apr 05, 2019

“I didn’t really think this whole plan through. I feel the most exposed out of any record I’ve made so far.” More

Joint Album of the Week: Rose Elinor Dougall and Weyes Blood

Runners Up Include: The Drums, Ioanna Gika, Idlewild, and Priests

Apr 05, 2019

For this week’s Album of the Week we have a tie, two albums we’ve been heavily supporting for several months now: Rose Elinor Dougall‘s A New Illusion and Weyes Blood‘s Titanic Rising. Below is info on both albums, as well as a round up and streams for other notable albums released today. More

Rose Elinor Dougall - Stream the New Album

A New Illusion Out Now via Vermillion

Apr 05, 2019

Rose Elinor Dougall has released a new album, A New Illusion, today via Vermillion. Now that the album is out, you can stream the whole thing below.

10 Best Songs of the Week: Strand of Oaks, Rose Elinor Dougall, Weyes Blood, and More

Plus Tamaryn, Fat White Family, Tame Impala, Cate Le Bon, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Mar 22, 2019

Today was a fantastic day for new album releases, with fresh full-lengths from Strand of Oaks, Jenny Lewis, Andrew Bird, Tamaryn, Sleeper, These New Puritans, American Football, Lambchop, Avey Tare, Nilüfer Yanya, Ex Hex, and others. Album tracks from some of them made this week’s Songs of the Week list, which also contains several new singles released this week. More

Rose Elinor Dougall Shares New Song “Take What You Can Get”

A New Illusion Due Out April 5 via Vermillion

Mar 21, 2019

Rose Elinor Dougall is releasing a new album, A New Illusion, on April 5 via Vermillion. Now she has shared another song from it, “Take What You Can Get,” an immaculately produced propulsive string-backed track. More

12 Best Songs of the Week: Yak, Vampire Weekend, HÆLOS, Jenny Lewis, and More

Plus Rose Elinor Dougall, Foals, Florence + the Machine, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks

Jan 25, 2019

This was a helluva week for new music. Monday was fairly quiet due to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, but Foals officially announced two albums and shared a cinematic video for a new song. More

Jan 24, 2019

Rose Elinor Dougall has announced a new album, A New Illusion, and shared its first single, “First Sign.” More

10 Best Songs of the Week: Rose Elinor Dougall, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Van Etten, and More

Plus James Yorkston, Telekinesis, Sneaks, TEEN, TOY, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks' Other Notable New Tracks

Nov 30, 2018

We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to the Thanksgiving holiday and long weekend. Beyond the fact that we were taking a break from work, there simply weren’t enough songs released last week to justify a Songs of the Week wrap up. More

Rose Elinor Dougall Shares New Song “Make It With You”

Plus She's Shared a Cover of Dave Cousins' "Two Weeks Last Summer" Featuring Members of TOY

Nov 28, 2018

Rose Elinor Dougall has shared a new song, “Make It With You.” She has also shared a cover of Dave Cousins’ “Two Weeks Last Summer,” recorded with her brother Tom Dougall of the band TOY, along with his bandmate Maxim Barron. More

Under the Radar’s Top 100 Albums of 2017

Another Dark Year Was Brightened By a Plethora of Fantastic Albums

Dec 30, 2017

2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More

Baxter Dury Announces New Album, Shares “Miami” Video

Prince of Tears Due Out October 27 via Heavenly, Features Rose Elinor Dougall and Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson

Aug 29, 2017

Baxter Dury has announced a new album, Prince of Tears, and shared a video for its first single, “Miami.” Prince of Tears is due out October 27 via Heavenly. It features two special guests: Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods on “Almond Milk” and Rose Elinor Dougall on “Porcelain.” More

Under the Radar’s Top 50 Albums of 2017 So Far

Our Favorite Albums Released Between January 1 and July 7, 2017

Jul 13, 2017

In the past we’ve avoided posting midyear best albums lists. It seemed somehow impatient and premature to evaluate the year’s albums halfway through. And how do you decide which period the list covers, which arbitrary release date do you work out is the cut off point, as every midyear list seems to cover a different period? But 2017 is a year that demands a partial evaluation. More

Under the Radar Announces Best of 2016 / 15th Anniversary Issue with The Flaming Lips on the Cover

Issue 59 Also Includes Interviews with The Avalanches, Death Cab for Cutie, The Divine Comedy, Rose Elinor Dougall, Foxygen, Jagwar Ma, Jim Jarmusch, Jens Lekman, Mogwai, My Morning Jacket, The Radio Dept., R.E.M., Savages, Weyes Blood, and Much More

Dec 30, 2016

Under the Radar is excited to announce the full details of our joint Best of 2016 / 15th Anniversary Issue, which is out now digitally via Under the Radar’s app and the magazine app Readly. The print version is about to ship out to subscribers and stores and will be on all newsstands soon (as well as available soon digitally via the magazine apps Zinio and Readbug). The issue celebrates the best albums of 2016, reflects on Under the Radar‘s 15th anniversary and albums released in 2001, looks forward to albums due out in early 2017, and features The Flaming Lips on the cover. There’s also a big article examining how the music industry has changed in the last 15 years and in our Artist Survey section various musicians comment on the music and events of 2016. More

Mar 29, 2016

Rose Elinor Dougall (a former member of The Pipettes and Mark Ronson‘s band, but also a great solo artist) recently teamed up with Tom Furse of The Horrors and Cathy Lucas of Fanfarlo to form Innerspace Orchestra and release their debut single, a fantastic cover of Manfred Mann’s “One Way Glass.” More

Mar 01, 2016

Rose Elinor Dougall (a former member of The Pipettes and Mark Ronson‘s band, but also a great solo artist) has teamed up with Tom Furse of The Horrors and Cathy Lucas of Fanfarlo to form Innerspace Orchestra. The supergroup trio have shared their first single, a fantastic cover of Manfred Mann’s “One Way Glass.” More

Dec 04, 2014

“Take Yourself With You” is the lush new pop track from Rose Elinor Dougall. More

Listen: Rose Elinor Dougall - “Poison Ivy”

New EP Future Vanishes Out Nov. 18

Oct 21, 2013

On Nov. 18 former Pipettes member Rose Elinor Dougall will release a brand new EP titled Future Vanishes. More

Rose Elinor Dougall Releases Free EP

The Distractions Ep Available Now

Jan 13, 2012

As she prepares to release her second solo album, London singer/songwriter Rose Elinor Dougall has decided to release a new EP free of charge. More

Under the Radar Announces Best of 2011 Issue Featuring Three Covers: Bon Iver, M83, and The Horrors

Plus: Florence and the Machine, Beirut, PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, SBTRKT, R.E.M., and more

Dec 23, 2011

Under the Radar‘s Best of 2011 Issue has shipped out to subscribers and will be hitting newsstands soon. The issue features three unique covers, each featuring an artist behind one of our Top 5 albums of the year: M83, The Horrors, and Bon Iver. The issue also takes a look back at other artists who have made a splash in 2011, including Beirut, Anna Calvi, EMA, Florence and the Machine, Gang Gang Dance, Neon Indian, PJ Harvey, R.E.M., SBTRKT, Slow Club, St. Vincent, Summer Camp, tUnE-yArDs, and Yuck. More

Feb 18, 2011

Rose Elinor Dougall track “Start/Stop/Synchro” got an extra boost of dreamy thanks to a remix from Dark Dark Horse. We have the track. More

Buy Our Current Issue to Access the Digital Sampler Featuring Sufjan Stevens, of Montreal, and more

Includes Exclusive Unreleased Tracks by Rose Elinor Dougall, Motorifik, and Club 8

Jan 14, 2011

Every issue of Under the Radar includes a free digital sampler that can be accessed via the download code printed in the issue. Our Year-End issue’s sampler (which is sponsored by Shure) includes exclusive unreleased tracks by Motorifik, Rose Elinor Dougall, and Club 8, as well as songs by of Montreal, Plants and Animals, The Radio Dept., Tame Impala, Wild Nothing, Sufjan Stevens, Twin Shadow, Lost in the Trees, Beach House, Avi Buffalo, and Owen Pallett. We have the details. More

Rose Elinor Dougall Releases New Video for “Find Me Out”

Debut Without Why Out in U.K. August 30th

May 18, 2010

Here’s the new music video for Rose Elinor Dougall‘s single, “Find Me Out.” In the clip, the former Pipettes member sings and looks sad while scenes of a haunting city are projected behind her. It’s a simple, yet effective set of visuals. More

Mar 22, 2010

The Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 section in Under the Radar‘s Winter 2010 Issue includes a short article on Rose Elinor Dougall’s debut album. We’ve now posted the full Q&A of that interview. In December of 2008, less than a year after leaving the female-fronted Brighton pop group The Pipettes, Rose Elinor Dougall released her first single as a solo artist, “Another Version of Pop Song.” The following February, Dougall blogged on her MySpace page that her debut album was nearly finished. Things seemed to be moving fast for the now London-based singer/songwriter. More



Interviews

Jul 24, 2020

My dad was a really big Joni Mitchell fan, so it was on in the house from early childhood, but I was really ready for it at 12 or 13. I had just started to tentatively write songs and it spoke to me. More

Rose Elinor Dougall on “A New Illusion”

Becoming the Sole Director

Apr 05, 2019

“I didn’t really think this whole plan through. I feel the most exposed out of any record I’ve made so far.” More

Rose Elinor Dougall

Things Are Looking Up

Feb 10, 2017

It’s been a minute since we heard from Rose Elinor Dougall. But the former Pipette, sometime member of Mark Ronson’s band, and one-third of side-project Innerspace Orchestra hasn’t forgotten her solo work. More

May 07, 2014

Almost four years after releasing her debut solo album Without Why, U.K. musical artist and former member of The Pipettes Rose Elinor Dougall will release her new sophomore full-length in 2014. More

May 06, 2014

With her smoky eye shadow and dark, side-swept hair, Rose Elinor Dougall has the amazing ability to look like a steely femme fatale, only to have the whole façade crumble with one of her frequent self-deprecating laughs. More

Rose Elinor Dougall

To the Beat of a Different Drum

Oct 22, 2010

Last month, Rose Elinor Dougall spoke with Under the Radar about her participation on the new Mark Ronson album, Record Collection (see our current issue). However, she was kind enough to also spend some time giving us the scoop on her own new, fantastic solo debut, Without Why. More

Rose Elinor Dougall: In the Studio

The former Pipette discusses her upcoming debut solo album Without Why

Mar 22, 2010

The Most Anticipated Albums of 2010 section in Under the Radar‘s Winter 2010 Issue includes a short article on Rose Elinor Dougall’s debut album. Here is the full Q&A of that interview. In December of 2008, Rose Elinor Dougall released her first single as a solo artist, “Another Version of Pop Song.” The following February, Dougall blogged on her MySpace page that her debut album was nearly finished. But, more than a year later, her album, titled Without Why, has yet to be released. On the morning of the eve of 2010, Dougall was in good spirits as she discussed her impending album and divulged the logical reasons for its extended incubation. More

Rose Elinor Dougall

Polka Dots to Tender Hearts

Jun 04, 2009

Milestones in life tend to be linked with their corresponding dates. For Rose Elinor Dougall, July 17, 2006 saw the release of her band The Pipettes’ unforgettable debut. At just 20 years old, Dougall cradled an indie-pop treasure in her hands. We Are the Pipettes recalled singles-oriented ’60s girl groups with stunning grace. More


Reviews

Apr 11, 2019

Rose Elinor Dougall knows the trick to defying the laws of time and space. Nearly a decade ago, the former Pipette struck out to cultivate the enchanted garden of Without Why, where her Parisian grandeur and Krautrock cool belied the world-weary wisdom underneath. More

Sep 10, 2010

Let’s get something out of the way at the start. Rose Elinor Dougall used to be in The Pipettes, dressing in polka-dotted outfits and singing ‘60s girl group-like pop songs with two similarly outfitted young ladies, bopping in choreographed splendor. Without Why sounds absolutely nothing like The Pipettes. More