Under the Radar is obsessed with music. We're dedicated to breaking new bands and checking-in with our favorite established artists through our in-depth articles and eye-catching original photography. Each issue also contains a ridiculous number of reviews--all the better to help you find your new favorite album, film, TV show, book, comic book or video game.
Under the Radar
Staff's Favorite Songs of the Moment
Letter From The Editor
CAMERA OBSCURA • After the Heartbreak
CHARLY BLISS • Rediscovering Joy
GOAT GIRL • Back to Nature
ALAN SPARHAWK • Keeping the Window Open
DIIV • A River to Scrap Away On
Square Records in Akron, Ohio
YARD ACT • Dad Rock
GLASS ANIMALS • Say Yes
SPARKS ON THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF KIMONO MY HOUSE • Time for Their Close-up
HANA VU • Requiem for Youth
SUNDAY (1994) • Aesthetics vs. Ascetics
CHINESE AMERICAN BEAR • A Mandarin-American Pop
ENGLISH TEACHER • The In-Betweeners
GOOD LOOKS • Truth Detector
JESSICA PRATT • Ambiguous Muses
From DIY Beginnings to the Global Stage • A Conversation with Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, and The Kills
ESSENTIAL DOMINO ALBUMS
CASSANDRA JENKINS • Between Us and Nothingness
FONTAINES D.C. • Blooming From the Concrete
NILÜFER YANYA • CENTERING YOUR SHADOW SELF
MAYA HAWKE • The Roles We Play
The REVIEWS
NINJA TUNE
Colin Meloy of The Decemberists
MY FIRSTS OCEANATOR • All Tied Up Now
SELF-PORTRAIT: Matthew Caws of NADA SURF • Half-Baked
CHEEKFACE The Most American Band Ever
JULIA HOLTER • Love Unconquered
HINDS