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Under the RadarScenesGIFT Announce New Album and Tour, Share Video For New Song “Hand to the Flame” Brooklyn-based psych-rock quintet GIFT have announced a new album, Frenzy For the Thrill, and shared a new song from it, “Hand to the Flame,” via a music video.

Under the RadarScenesCaroline Rose Shares Two New Songs: “Calm” and “Hello Again, Jim” Caroline Rose is releasing a new album, Gentling the Horse at the Walt Whitman Mall, on October 23 via SUCK Records, Rose’s own label. Now Rose has shared two new songs from it: “Calm” and “Hello Again, Jim,” the former

Under the RadarScenesBen Folds Five (30th Anniversary) Back in 1995, Ben Folds Five released their self-titled debut album on Passenger, a sub-label of Caroline Records, itself an independent label distributed by Virgin at the time.

Under the RadarScenesPrimal Scream @ Rock City, Nottingham, UK, September 9, 2026 Primal Scream are currently touring “XTRMNTR”, their groundbreaking opus from 2000, and recently called in at Nottingham’s Rock City.

Under the RadarScenes394 to Go… Mark from Under the Radar here with another update on our 500 to Go subscription campaign. Our latest sign is photographed outside Plan 9 Music, Richmond, VA’s best-known record store.

Under the RadarScenesOasis Announce New 2027 Tour Dates Oasis launched their highly successful reunion tour in 2025 and this past weekend an acclaimed documentary on the tour, Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, opened in movie theaters (including in IMAX). Now the iconic Britpo

Under the RadarScenesPremiere: Lily Juniper Shares New Single “Fold” London-based musician Lily Juniper makes vibrant and heady indie electronic music, debuting last year with her 2025 EP, After Party. Later this month, she is set to share her forthcoming debut album, Bloom Gloom, out on

Under the RadarScenesFME 2026, Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec, Canada, September 3-6, 2026 Under the Radar visited Rouyn-Noranda in Quebec for the 2026 edition of FME festival and discovered a wealth of talent from Canada and beyond.

Under the RadarScenes“Dark Winds” – Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, and Jessica Matten on Season Four While shooting the fourth season of the 1970s set Navajo police drama Dark Winds, Kiowa Gordon got into character by blasting 1990s and 2000s post-hardcore, especially “The City Sleeps in Flames” by Arizona emo screamo b

Under the RadarScenesMPLS Unplugged MPLS Unplugged, was recorded 30 years from the date of Soul Asylum’s MTV Unplugged performance, and this live album may very well one-up the aforementioned one.

Under the RadarScenesThe Child Fernando Aramburu based The Child on the real-life disaster in a small town near Bilbao in 1980 where a school exploded, killing 50 children. The book follows one of the families of this tragedy and is such an examinatio
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Under the RadarScenesEnd of the Road Festival 2026, Larmer Tree Gardens, Dorset, UK, September 3–6, 2026 Under the Radar ventured into the Dorset countryside for this year’s edition of End Of The Road festival and witnessed majestic performances from Pulp, CMAT, Angine De Poitrine, Working Men’s Club and many more besides.

Under the RadarScenesFestival Preview: Invention 2026 The very first Invention festival takes place in Derby next Saturday (19th September) and Under the Radar will be in attendance. Here’s some of the acts we’re most looking forward to seeing.

Under the RadarScenesSoulfly @ O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK, September 5, 2026 Max Cavalera essentially turned the O2 Institute into his own personal demolition zone last Saturday night (5th September) as Soulfly returned to Birmingham with support from Dosed and Nailbomb.

Under the RadarScenes14 Best Songs of the Week: Wishy, The War on Drugs, Cage The Elephant, Lucy Dacus, and More Welcome to the 31st Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip and Matt the Raven helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 14.

Under the RadarScenesLucy Dacus Shares Previously Unreleased Song “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye” Lucy Dacus has announced a 10th anniversary reissue of her debut album, No Burden, and shared its bonus track, the previously unreleased “No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye.”

Under the RadarScenesCage The Elephant Shares New Song “Dying In Reverse” Cage The Elephant have shared a new song, “Dying In Reverse.”
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Under the RadarScenesAnatomy of a Brief Romance Can a band truly still use their original name after a significant lineup change? Though Bloc Party retain their leading lights, Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack, the departure of drummer Matt Tong in 2013 and bassist Go

Under the RadarScenesWorking Men’s Club Share Video for New Song “Devout” Working Men’s Club—the project of songwriter/singer/producer Sydney Minsky Sargeant—has shared a new song, “Devout,” via a music video. It’s the first Working Men’s Club single for Domino.

Under the RadarScenesGilla Band Share Video for New Song “Alogia” Dublin four-piece Gilla Band are releasing a new album, Pugnello, on Sept 25 via Rough Trade. Now they have shared another single from it, “Alogia,” via a music video.

Under the RadarScenesPremiere: The Male Pattern Shares New Single “There Are Angels” The Male Pattern, fronted by Will Schwartz, will return September 25 with I Was Shot in the Heart!, a concept record following a man as he falls down an alt-right pipeline, eventually leading to a shootout with police at

Under the RadarScenesPodium Cheekface has always felt like a singles band pretending to be an album band.

Under the RadarScenesJozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch Announce Two Albums, Share New Song Feat. Courtney Barnett Jozef Van Wissem and Jim Jarmusch have announced two new albums, Bocca di Lupo and Mouth of the Wolf, and released the new single, “Never Like You Said,” which features vocals from Courtney Barnett.

Under the RadarScenesTeenage Fanclub Share Video for New Song “Be With You Tonight” Scottish veterans Teenage Fanclub are releasing a new album, Do Not Dare to Dream, on October 9 via Merge. Now they have shared its third single, “Be With You Tonight,” via a music video.
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