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For a while, Kevin Abstract, former leader of the hyped-up rap crew Brockhampton, has been teasing a new solo project. Last week, Abstract played a last-minute gig at the Masonic Lodge at Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles. Last night, he played another set at Baby’s All Right in Brooklyn.  » Read More

You were worried. It’s OK. We were all worried. You couldn’t eat. You couldn’t sleep. All you could do was fret over what was about to happen with the Black Eyed Peas’ label and their legal battle with the makers of the toy unicorns that poop out sparkly slime. How could you be expected to live your life without knowing how this would end?  » Read More

Even if you don’t know the name, you know the face. The British actor Samantha Morton is one of our best. She was Morvern Callar in Morvern Callar, the precog in Minority Report, and Ian Curtis’ wife in Control. She’s got two Oscar nominations.  » Read More

M. Ward released a new album, Supernatural Thing, in June via ANTI-. Now he has shared a video for the album’s “Engine 5,” which was inspired by Nintendo video games from the 1990s. The song features Swedish sister duo First Aid Kit (Klara and Johanna Söderberg).  » Read More

Todd Haynes’ May December is an entertaining, darkly funny look at how people exploit one another and the complex secrets we hold.  » Read More

Chicago indie outfit Course debuted in 2021 with their album A Late Hour, introducing the band’s hazy blend of dream pop, folk, indie rock, and electronic music. Led by lead singer Jess Robbins, the band laces together layers of synths for a bright, lush, and atmospheric style, one they have added ornate new accents to with their forthcoming sophomore effort,  » Read More

Late night TV finally returned this week, following the end of the writers’ strike, and one of the first musical guests was boygenius, who performed “Cool About It” last night on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The supergroup featuring Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers performed the song acoustically, all huddled around the same microphone,  » Read More

Spiritualized (aka Jason Pierce and backing band) have announced a 20th anniversary vinyl reissue of their 2003 album Amazing Grace and shared a previously unreleased video for the album’s “Rated X,” as well as re-releasing videos for “Cheapster” and “She Kissed Me (It Felt Like a Hit).”  » Read More

Pale Blue Eyes have just realised a strong contender for album of the year in “This House”, so Under the Radar spoke to band members Matt and Lucy Board (vocals/guitar and drums respectively) about the new record, forthcoming UK tour and how important it is for bands to play live in the current climate.  » Read More