Under the Radar

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 Albums of 2024

Letter From The Editor

PORRIDGE RADIO • Prayers of Discomfort

MOUNT EERIE • Sublime in the Mundane

LAURA MARLING • Passing Time

GEORDIE GREEP • Tragic Fantasies

DEEP SEA DIVER • Creating at Deeper Depths

LAUREN MAYBERRY • What to Keep and Leave Behind

Arroyo Records in Los Angeles, CA

THE LINDA LINDAS • Bright Young Things

MICHAEL KIWANUKA • Knowing Thyself

CONFIDENCE MAN • The Rave at the End of the Universe

MY FIRSTS MAGDALENA BAY • Pre-Teen Insanity

PIXIES • Evergreen

MJ LENDERMAN • Waiting for the Punchline

DOVES • Stepping Back and Moving Forward

SOCCER MOMMY • Looking Back

The Protest Issue

Mdou Moctar • Injustice Everywhere

Katy J Pearson • on Disability Rights

BLOOMS CORDA • A New Reality: The Ukrainian Indie Band Reflects on Three Years of War

War Child UK and Children in Conflict • Right Place, Right Time Healing Global Wounds Through Music

FORBIDDEN MUSIC • Iranian Musicians Push Back Against the Islamic Republic

QUIET QUITTING • Musical Artists Sit Out 2024's South by Southwest in Protest of Questionable Sponsorships

BARTEES STRANGE • Transforming Terror Into Art

KATHLEEN HANNA • Return of the Rebel Girl

The REVIEWS

The Weather Station

MY FIRSTS ANDY BELL OF RIDE • Laugh Until it Hurts

PATRICK JONES • The Poetry of Peace: The Welsh Poet and Musician on His New Spoken Word Album About Palestinian Oppression

MY FIRSTS SQUID • Father Knows Best

MY FIRSTS THE HORRORS • Being Watched in Silence

LILLY HIATT • A Dog's Life