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The last great American indie rock print magazine left standing. Since 2001. Issue 74, The Protest Issue with Kathleen Hanna and Bartees Strange on the covers, is out now. www.undertheradarmag.com
Here's our review of "Ascending," the new EP by post-metal band Pelican, on Run For Cover.
"Short EP releases like this that come between albums are sometimes overlooked, but here’s a case where it shouldn’t be," writes Matthew Berlyant.
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"Short EP releases like this that come between albums are sometimes overlooked, but here’s a case where it shouldn’t be," writes Matthew Berlyant.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Here's our review of "Ascending," the new EP by post-metal band Pelican, on Run For Cover.
"Short EP releases like this that come between albums are sometimes overlooked, but here’s a case where it shouldn’t be," writes Matthew Berlyant.
www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/asce...
"Short EP releases like this that come between albums are sometimes overlooked, but here’s a case where it shouldn’t be," writes Matthew Berlyant.
www.undertheradarmag.com/reviews/asce...
Modest Mouse were photographed in 2007 by our co-publisher Wendy Lynch Redfern for the cover of Under the Radar Issue 16, supporting “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”—the album featuring Johnny Marr.
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January 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM
Modest Mouse were photographed in 2007 by our co-publisher Wendy Lynch Redfern for the cover of Under the Radar Issue 16, supporting “We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank”—the album featuring Johnny Marr.
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Legendary British protest singer Billy Bragg (@billybragg.bsky.social) has penned a new song about the people in Minneapolis protesting the influx of ICE agents.
“City of Heroes” was inspired by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good by ICE agents.
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“City of Heroes” was inspired by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good by ICE agents.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Legendary British protest singer Billy Bragg (@billybragg.bsky.social) has penned a new song about the people in Minneapolis protesting the influx of ICE agents.
“City of Heroes” was inspired by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good by ICE agents.
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“City of Heroes” was inspired by the murders of Alex Pretti and Renée Good by ICE agents.
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Italian-born and Seattle-based alt rock project Painted Vein has shared a new single, "Wanna Be Enough,” along with an accompanying video, premiering with Under the Radar.
Premiere: Painted Vein Shares New Single “Wanna Be Enough”
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January 29, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Italian-born and Seattle-based alt rock project Painted Vein has shared a new single, "Wanna Be Enough,” along with an accompanying video, premiering with Under the Radar.
Politically charged Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap (@kneecapceol.bsky.social) have announced a new album, "FENIAN" on Heavenly Recordings, and have shared a new song from it, “Liars Tale,” via a music video.
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January 29, 2026 at 4:06 AM
Politically charged Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap (@kneecapceol.bsky.social) have announced a new album, "FENIAN" on Heavenly Recordings, and have shared a new song from it, “Liars Tale,” via a music video.
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Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to rise to the moment. He’s released the new protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which tackles the influx of ICE agents into Minneapolis and their recent murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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January 28, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Leave it to Bruce Springsteen to rise to the moment. He’s released the new protest song “Streets of Minneapolis,” which tackles the influx of ICE agents into Minneapolis and their recent murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
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Music hits differently when you slow down.
Under the Radar is a print magazine with thoughtful interviews, reviews, and photography—made for paper.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Music hits differently when you slow down.
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Miss Grit has announced a new album, "Under My Umbrella" on Mute (@muterecords.bsky.social), and shared a new song from it, “Stranger.”
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January 27, 2026 at 4:52 PM
Miss Grit has announced a new album, "Under My Umbrella" on Mute (@muterecords.bsky.social), and shared a new song from it, “Stranger.”
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Dry Cleaning's new album, "Secret Love," came out recently on 4AD. Two separate writers had differing opinions on the album, so we are running two reviews.
Read Matt the Raven's here:
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Read Scotty Dransfield's here:
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Read Matt the Raven's here:
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Read Scotty Dransfield's here:
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January 26, 2026 at 10:34 PM
Dry Cleaning's new album, "Secret Love," came out recently on 4AD. Two separate writers had differing opinions on the album, so we are running two reviews.
Read Matt the Raven's here:
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Read Scotty Dransfield's here:
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Read Matt the Raven's here:
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Read Scotty Dransfield's here:
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January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
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This week’s Songs of the Week includes the latest by Snail Mail, Jessie Ware, The New Pornographers, Bill Callahan, Arctic Monkeys, Adult DVD, Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Courtney Barnett, Wings of Desire, Savages, Holly Humberstone, James Blake, and more.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:45 AM
This week’s Songs of the Week includes the latest by Snail Mail, Jessie Ware, The New Pornographers, Bill Callahan, Arctic Monkeys, Adult DVD, Avalon Emerson & the Charm, Courtney Barnett, Wings of Desire, Savages, Holly Humberstone, James Blake, and more.
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Jessie Ware has shared a new song, “I Could Get Used to This,” via a music video. The single is described in a press release as “the opening statement of a new era,” meaning it's the first taste of a new album.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Jessie Ware has shared a new song, “I Could Get Used to This,” via a music video. The single is described in a press release as “the opening statement of a new era,” meaning it's the first taste of a new album.
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Cat Power's "The Greatest" turns 20 this week and to honor that tomorrow she is releasing a new three-song EP, "Redux," on Domino. Here is our review of it.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Cat Power's "The Greatest" turns 20 this week and to honor that tomorrow she is releasing a new three-song EP, "Redux," on Domino. Here is our review of it.
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The British charity War Child UK have announced a massive album, "HELP(2)," and shared its first single, a new song from Arctic Monkeys.
"HELP(2)" has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Big Thief, Wet Leg, and more.
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"HELP(2)" has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Big Thief, Wet Leg, and more.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The British charity War Child UK have announced a massive album, "HELP(2)," and shared its first single, a new song from Arctic Monkeys.
"HELP(2)" has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Big Thief, Wet Leg, and more.
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"HELP(2)" has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Pulp, Olivia Rodrigo, Big Thief, Wet Leg, and more.
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Courtney Barnett has announced a new album, "Creature of Habit" on Mom + Pop, and shared a new song from it, “Site Unseen,” which features Waxahatchee. She’s also announced some new tour dates.
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January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Courtney Barnett has announced a new album, "Creature of Habit" on Mom + Pop, and shared a new song from it, “Site Unseen,” which features Waxahatchee. She’s also announced some new tour dates.
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The New Pornographers have announced a new album, "The Former Site Of" on Merge (@mergerecords.bsky.social), and shared a new song from it, “Votive,” via a music video.
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January 21, 2026 at 4:55 PM
The New Pornographers have announced a new album, "The Former Site Of" on Merge (@mergerecords.bsky.social), and shared a new song from it, “Votive,” via a music video.
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Snail Mail has announced a new album, "Ricochet" on Matador (@matadorrecords.bsky.social), and shared its first single, “Dead End,” via a music video. She’s also announced some tour dates.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:22 PM
Snail Mail has announced a new album, "Ricochet" on Matador (@matadorrecords.bsky.social), and shared its first single, “Dead End,” via a music video. She’s also announced some tour dates.
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“I felt that the Eye of Sauron had come to look at me once I started doing 'Stranger Things.'” – Maya Hawke in Issue 73.
She was photographed by Shervin Lainez.
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January 18, 2026 at 10:08 PM
“I felt that the Eye of Sauron had come to look at me once I started doing 'Stranger Things.'” – Maya Hawke in Issue 73.
She was photographed by Shervin Lainez.
That issue—and all of our back issues and subscriptions—are still 50% off.
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She was photographed by Shervin Lainez.
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We’ve scaled back subscription promotions lately while we focus on finishing up the next print issue, but if we just got 12 more new or renewed subscribers on board in the next few days we’d finally hit the goal we set last fall.
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January 18, 2026 at 6:02 PM
We’ve scaled back subscription promotions lately while we focus on finishing up the next print issue, but if we just got 12 more new or renewed subscribers on board in the next few days we’d finally hit the goal we set last fall.
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This week’s Songs of the Week includes the latest tracks by Mitski, Modern Woman, Kim Gordon, deary, WU LYF, Ratboys, Jo Passed, Holy Fuck, Flea and Thom Yorke, plantoid, Sleaford Mods and Aldous Harding, Ulrika Spacek, and more.
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January 17, 2026 at 2:49 PM
This week’s Songs of the Week includes the latest tracks by Mitski, Modern Woman, Kim Gordon, deary, WU LYF, Ratboys, Jo Passed, Holy Fuck, Flea and Thom Yorke, plantoid, Sleaford Mods and Aldous Harding, Ulrika Spacek, and more.
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Here's our review of the new album by Sleaford Mods, "The Demise of Planet X," out today on Rough Trade.
"'The Demise of Planet X' continues their mission to hold a mirror up to broken Britain in the cold light of day."
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"'The Demise of Planet X' continues their mission to hold a mirror up to broken Britain in the cold light of day."
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January 16, 2026 at 9:57 PM
Here's our review of the new album by Sleaford Mods, "The Demise of Planet X," out today on Rough Trade.
"'The Demise of Planet X' continues their mission to hold a mirror up to broken Britain in the cold light of day."
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"'The Demise of Planet X' continues their mission to hold a mirror up to broken Britain in the cold light of day."
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Charli XCX is releasing a new album, "Wuthering Heights," the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell’s new movie adaptation, on February 13 via Atlantic. Now Charli has shared another song from it, “Wall of Sound.”
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January 16, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Charli XCX is releasing a new album, "Wuthering Heights," the soundtrack to Emerald Fennell’s new movie adaptation, on February 13 via Atlantic. Now Charli has shared another song from it, “Wall of Sound.”
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Mitski has announced a new album, "Nothing’s About to Happen to Me" on Dead Oceans, and shared its lead single, “Where’s My Phone?,” via a music video.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:30 PM
Mitski has announced a new album, "Nothing’s About to Happen to Me" on Dead Oceans, and shared its lead single, “Where’s My Phone?,” via a music video.
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Gorillaz are releasing a new album, "The Mountain," on February 27. Now they have shared two new songs from it, “The Hardest Thing” (which features the late Tony Allen) and “Orange County” (which features Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar).
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January 16, 2026 at 2:32 AM
Gorillaz are releasing a new album, "The Mountain," on February 27. Now they have shared two new songs from it, “The Hardest Thing” (which features the late Tony Allen) and “Orange County” (which features Bizarrap, Kara Jackson, and Anoushka Shankar).
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British quartet WU LYF reformed last year and now they have shared a new 11-minute long song, “Tib St. Tabernacle,” and announced their first North American tour dates in 14 years. Sonic Boom (formerly of Spacemen 3) produced the song.
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January 15, 2026 at 3:01 AM
British quartet WU LYF reformed last year and now they have shared a new 11-minute long song, “Tib St. Tabernacle,” and announced their first North American tour dates in 14 years. Sonic Boom (formerly of Spacemen 3) produced the song.
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