Interviews
May 24, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
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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
Apr 14, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
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Meet Derby-based rising star; singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer emzae. More
Mar 24, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
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Sometimes a song can literally stop you in your tracks. Heartworms’ recent single “Retributions of an Awful Life,” which arrived alongside a dramatic, cinematic black and white video, is one such track. Intense, compelling, moody, and magnificent, Heartworms is the project of UK musician Jojo Orme, who started creating the music she was destined to make when she began to embrace her dark side. More
Mar 15, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
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Icelandic trio Kælan Mikla recently celebrated 10 years as a band. Here, they discuss their first decade, constantly being on tour and misogyny in the music industry. More
Mar 06, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
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Meet London dreampop duo deary, who have a Saint Etienne remix of their debut single “Fairground” out today. More
Feb 17, 2023
By Mark Moody
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Though koleżanka’s (aka Kristina Moore) second album for Bar/None has songs that contend with mental health issues (“Goliath,” “Mania”), Moore describes her time in COVID-19 lockdown and in working on the beginnings of Alone with the Sound the Mind Makes as a happy time. More
Feb 10, 2023
By Mark Moody
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It is apparent after an initial listen through Pearla’s debut album, Oh Glistening Onion, The Nighttime Is Coming (out today on Spacebomb), that the project’s alter ego, Nicole Rodriguez, is no stranger to the melding of words, melodies, and arrangements into intricately woven miniatures to be marveled at. Though her first album—the follow-up to the 2019 EP Quilting & Other Activities (released on EggHunt)—there is a depth of exploration of herself and the world around her that make it evident there is a much longer ramp to today than the typical “I started a band in college” crowd. More
Jan 31, 2023
By Dom Gourlay
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Italia 90 discuss their debut album “Living Human Treasure” and much more besides. More
Dec 28, 2022
By Dom Gourlay
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Under the Radar’s writers select 23 acts they’re most excited about in 2023. More
Dec 02, 2022
By Mark Moody
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If you listen to Chicago band Tenci’s debut album, My Heart Is An Open Field, or their just released follow-up, A Swollen River, A Well Overflowing (on Keeled Scales), the first thing you are likely to notice is Jess Shoman’s voice. More
