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Oct 29, 2024 · Album Reviews W.H. Lung Every Inch of Earth Pulsates. Nov 08, 2024 Web Exclusive. On their third album, Every Inch of Earth Pulsates, W.H. Lung decided to adopt a more instinctive approach to songwriting, focusing on attempting to capture the electric energy of their remarkable live performances. Joni Mitchell Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 4: The Asylum Years …
Spectres: AM-DRAM (Howling Owl) - Under the Radar Magazine
1 day ago · Exploding from Bristol’s DIY/experimental scene in the early 2010s, they felt like a breath of fresh air, mixing shoegazing sensibilities with noise rock to create something frantic yet catchy. Their 2015 debut album, Dying, was just this. 2017’s Condition was more of the same but there felt like a greater emphasis on songs, than mood.
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Nov 07, 2024 By Caleb Campbell. Venus Twins are a rising Brooklyn-based outfit making a wild and experimental fusion of drum and bass, punk, and noise rock, all led by twin brothers Jake and Matt Derting. The band formed in Denton, Texas before the pair later relocated to Brooklyn in 2020 with the release of their first LP, Eat Your Dogs.
The Cure: Songs of a Lost World (Fiction/Capitol) - review | Under …
Nov 01, 2024 Web Exclusive By Dom Gourlay. Having been teasing the prospect of a new Cure album for some time, the band’s 14th long player is finally with us. The long-awaited follow-up to 2008’s 4:13 Dream, Songs of a Lost World is a thing of beauty. Composed of eight songs—five of which have been regular staples in the band’s live sets since October 2022—Songs of a Lost …
4K UHD Review: Brokeback Mountain | Under the Radar Magazine
Jul 22, 2024 Web Exclusive By Kaveh Jalinous Photography by Kino Lorber. Perhaps one of the best-known, most acclaimed mainstream films of the 21st Century, Ang Lee’s Brokeback Mountain arrives—for the first time—in 4K UHD format. Despite the film’s staying power in popular culture, the landmark LGBTQ+ film still somehow feels underrated.
Foxing: Foxing (Grand Paradise) - review | Under the Radar Magazine
Oct 2, 2024 · The results are ambitious, expressive, and the most exciting work Foxing have yet delivered. (www.foxingtheband.com) Author rating: 8.5 /10. Rate this album. Average reader rating: 10 /10. Foxing have long been a band that skirts …
Being Dead: EELS (Bayonet) - review | Under the Radar Magazine
Oct 16, 2024 · Being Dead is more alive than most of the music industry. The Austin group’s new album, EELS, is a strange and delightful dive into their increasingly layered sonic world of psychedelic campfire indie rock. The album’s production is crisp, yet retains a charmingly raw edge that complements the band’s eclectic style. The balance between ...
4K UHD Review: Bringing Out the Dead | Under the Radar Magazine
Oct 04, 2024 Web Exclusive By Zachary Lee. Directors Martin Scorsese and Paul Schrader have a rich and lengthy history of collaboration. Still, their creative sensibilities–namely, their mutual interest in exploring the ways religious guilt and spiritual angst take a physical toll on people–are a true match made in Heaven in 1999’s Bringing Out the Dead.
The Linda Lindas: No Obligation (Epitaph) - review | Under the …
Oct 11, 2024 Web Exclusive By Andy Von Pip. The Linda Lindas gained widespread attention in 2021 after a video of their performance at the Los Angeles Public Library, which included their song “Racist, Sexist Boy” went viral. But it was their debut album, 2022’s Growing Up, that truly cemented their place in the pop-punk landscape. With their second full-length release, No …
Crowded House: Gravity Stairs (BMG) - Under the Radar Magazine
Jun 10, 2024 Web Exclusive By Frank Valish. With Crowded House’s eighth album, the band has clearly matured from the happy-go-lucky pop of its ‘80s and ‘90s heyday. However, as Gravity Stairs makes completely clear, Crowded House is still firmly in possession of its melodic smarts and songwriting chops.. Frontman Neil Finn is still holding the reins, of a band that includes …