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From The Deluxe Edition of From The Pyre
Jul 11, 2026
By Andy Von Pip
Ahead of supporting Olivia Rodrigo in 2027, The Last Dinner Party share new single “Knocking At The Sky” from the deluxe edition of From The Pyre. More
Plus Iceage, Kurt Vile, Broken Social Scene, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 08, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 17th Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Michele Yamamoto, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide the list. We considered over 30 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 13. More
Band also announce major US residency dates with Olivia Rodrigo
May 08, 2026
By Andy Von Pip
Two-time BRIT Award winners Last Dinner Party return with fan favourite “Big Dog” and confirm a massive 2026/27 North American run. More
Plus 1000 Rabbits, U2, The Last Dinner Party, Jessie Ware, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 20, 2026
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 11. More
HELP(2) Due Out March 6 via War Child Records; Album Also Features Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Young Fathers, and More
Feb 17, 2026
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party have shared a new song, “Let’s Do It Again!” It’s the third single from HELP(2), the ambitious new charity album to benefit War Child UK. It’s due out March 6 via War Child Records. More
Album Also Features Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Young Fathers, Cameron Winter, Damon Albarn, Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya, Fontaines D.C., Beth Gibbons, The Last Dinner Party, Beck, Bat For Lashes, and More
Jan 22, 2026
By Mark Redfern
The British charity War Child UK have announced a massive charity album, HELP(2), and shared its first single, a brand new song from Arctic Monkeys, “Opening Night.” HELP(2) has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Young Fathers, Cameron Winter, Damon Albarn, Anna Calvi, Ellie Rowsell, Nilüfer Yanya, Fontaines D.C., Beth Gibbons, The Last Dinner Party, Beck, Bat For Lashes, English Teacher, and more. More
Plus Alex G, Turnstile, Lorde, Father John Misty, Modest Mouse, Nilüfer Yanya, Hayley Williams, The Last Dinner Party, Grandaddy, Dry Cleaning, Lucy Dacus, Wild Nothing, and More
Nov 19, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Salt Lake City, Utah-based festival Kilby Block Party have announced their 2026 lineup and as usual it’s packed with Under the Radar favorites. More
Lily Allen, Snocaps, bar italia, The Last Dinner Party, Anna von Hausswolff, Florence + The Machine, and More
Nov 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
At the start of February we launched our new Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month. Now here is a roundup of October 2025’s best albums. More
Plus Melody’s Echo Chamber, The New Eves, Whitelands, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 03, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Dom Gourlay)
Welcome to the 35th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Dom Gourlay, Matt the Raven, Nick Roseblade, Issa Nasatir, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
From the Pyre Due Out October 17 on Island
Oct 02, 2025
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party are releasing their second album, From the Pyre, on October 17 on Island. Now they have shared its third single, “Second Best.” More
Plus Hatchie, Kneecap, Cate Le Bon, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 05, 2025
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Dom Gourlay helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
From the Pyre Due Out October 17 on Island
Sep 05, 2025
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party are releasing their second album, From the Pyre, on October 17 on Island. Now they have shared its second single, “The Scythe,” via a music video. More
Plus Water From Your Eyes, Nine Inch Nails, Margo Price, David Byrne, and a Wrap-up of the Last Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 18, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 25th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 10. More
From the Pyre Due Out October 17 via Island
Jul 18, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
The Last Dinner Party Release “This Is The Killer Speaking” from Upcoming Album From The Pyre More
Plus Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, The Last Dinner Party, Julien Baker & TORRES, Clairo, Sunday (1994), and Others
Apr 15, 2025
By Mark Redfern
All Things Go have announced the lineup for the Washington, D.C. installment of the 2025 festival. Highlights include Lucy Dacus, Faye Webster, Djo, Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory, The Last Dinner Party, Julien Baker & TORRES, Clairo, Sunday (1994), Doechii, The Marías, Lucius, jasmine.4.t, and others. More
The Best Songs from the Best Albums of the Last Year
Jan 07, 2025
By Mark Redfern
We have put together a Spotify playlist for our Top 100 Albums of 2024 list and it’s 10 hours long. It features at least one song from each of our Top 100 in the order the albums appear on the list, from our #1 album to our #100. Some albums are represented by multiple songs filtered throughout the list. More
Escaping the Nostalgia Trap
Dec 29, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Under the Radar tends to handle our best albums of the year lists differently than most other music publications. More
English Teacher, CMAT, and Others Also Dominated
Jul 25, 2024
By Marina Malin and Mark Redfern
The 2024 Mercury Prize just announced their 12 Albums of the Year nominees for 2024. More
and Embarks on a Huge Tour
Jul 24, 2024
By Andy Von Pip
The Last Dinner Party unveils a new video for “The Feminine Urge” and start a massive world tour with sold-out shows across the US, Europe, and the UK. More
Plus Ducks Ltd., Holly Macve, Dehd, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Feb 02, 2024
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the fourth Songs of the Week of 2024. This week a band’s first single in over a decade takes the top spot. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Out Now via Island; Revisit Our Interview with Them
Feb 02, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party released their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, today via Island. Now that it’s out, you can stream the whole thing here. Today we also posted our rave review of the album and you can revisit our interview with the band from last year. More
Plus The Beths, Brittany Howard, The Drums, Jockstrap, The Last Dinner Party, Oneohtrix Point Never, Young Fathers, and Many Others
Jan 16, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Coachella has announced the lineup for their 2024 festival. No Doubt are reuniting for the event. More
Plus Ride, Sleater-Kinney, Omni, Youth Lagoon, TORRES, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jan 12, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the first Songs of the Week of 2024. This week’s list includes songs from the last two weeks, as we didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week due to it being the first week of the year and there not being a lot of worthy songs to consider. But this week the music industry was in full swing, with plenty of important album announcements. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Due Out February 2 via Island
Jan 05, 2024
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party are releasing their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, on February 2 via Island. Now they have shared another new song from it, “Caesar on a TV Screen,” via a music video. More
Plus Mount Kimbie, Sen Morimoto, Cheekface, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Nov 03, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the 36th Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Scott Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 9 this week. More
Prelude to Ecstasy Due Out February 2, 2024 via Island
Nov 01, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have announced their debut album, Prelude to Ecstasy, and shared a new song from it, “On Your Side,” via a music video. More
Plus Jamila Woods, Brittany Howard, Spyres, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 33rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week Andy Von Pip, Austin Saalman, Caleb Campbell, Marc Abbott, and Scott Dransfield all helped me decide what should make the list. We settled on a Top 11 this week. More
Oct 13, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their third ever single, “My Lady of Mercy,” via a music video. More
Plus Lael Neale, Blur, The Last Dinner Party, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 23rd Songs of the Week of 2023. This week our writers and editors Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Celine Teo-Blockey, Mark Moody, and Scott Dransfield all weighed in which songs were best and we came up with the stacked list below. We settled on a Top 14 this week, with lots of honorable mentions. More
Jun 30, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Buzzed about new British five-piece The Last Dinner Party have shared their second ever single, “Sinner,” as well as a video of them performing the song live. More
Plus Django Django, Killer Mike, bar Italia, Sparks, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Apr 21, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Welcome to the fourteenth Songs of the Week of 2023. It was a surprisingly quiet week for new tracks, perhaps because it was bookended by the two weekends of the Coachella festival. But there were still some songs we liked. More
Apr 20, 2023
By Mark Redfern
The Last Dinner Party are a new British five-piece who have been getting a considerable amount of buzz in their home country based mainly on their live performances. But now they have released their debut single, “Nothing Matters,” via a music video. More
Interviews
May 24, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Picture this: An emerging band creates a collection of exceptional songs that quickly capture the attention of industry professionals. Soon, offers start rolling in, and after securing management and a record deal, the label, who have undoubtedly recognized the band’s enormous potential, begin the process of supporting their development in order to help them achieve that potential. More
Reviews
May 18, 2026
By Moses Namkung
The 2026 edition of Kilby Block Party took place in Salt Lake City last weekend (May 15-17) featuring performances from Turnstile, Hayley Williams and The xx among others. Under the Radar photographer Moses Namkung was on hand to capture the highlights. More
Oct 17, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Before The Last Dinner Party had even found their stride, they were already weathering a mini backlash from the “indier-than-thou” brigade, critiqued for their class and gender, much of it carrying the unmistakable whiff of misogyny rather than for their songs. More
Aug 12, 2024
By Kate Scott
Lollapalooza 2024 went off in style and Under the Radar photographer Kate Scott captured the highlights. More
Feb 02, 2024
By Andy Von Pip
Here’s the thing: I’m not hugely interested in details regarding the excellent management team who spotted the potential that was apparent when London-based band The Last Dinner Party (formerly The Dinner Party) began performing in venues such as The Moth Club and London’s Windmill a few years ago. More
Jul 26, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
The Last Dinner Party played one of the most eagerly anticipated shows of the year and ably demonstrated why they’re so hotly tipped right now. More
