Accomplished as both a solo producer and crafting beats for vocalists, Lazerbeak got his start in the Minneapolis scene producing for underground vocalists like Dessa and Sims as part of the influential Doomtree collective. Spreading his wings since then, Mader went on to produce Lizzo’s breakthrough, debut album, Lizzobangers, in 2013, while more recently took his hand to Doja Cat’s Streets for an official remix.
World/Inferno Friendship Society leader Jack Terricloth sadly and unexpectedly passed away last year at age 50, and now many musicians have come together for a 39-song tribute album and a series of memorial shows/events happening on and around Halloween. The tribute LP, titled Endless Possibility: A Tribute to Jack Terricloth, features Jeff Rosenstock, Worriers, Ted Leo, The Bouncing Souls, Catbite, The Slackers, The Unlovables, Hatrabbits, Nervous Triggers, Long Neck, Choked Up, Emilyn Brodsky, My Favorite, and more, as well as some tracks by Jack and World/Inferno themselves.
If the term foot-stompin’ ever applied to a modern songsmith- it would have to be tagged upon that of Prinz Grizzley. With a throwback juke joint sound that is bluesy AF and a swampy cajun kick in the ass, Prinz Grizzley reverberates with a soulful edge reminiscent of an Alligator Records label act.
SeepeopleS is the politically-charged indie project led by Portland-based singer/songwriter and producer Will Bradford. The band have been making their way through the indie underground for decades, taking a fluid approach to genre lines but uniting their diverse stylistic instincts with a strident topical edge. Later this year, they’re set to return with their sixth LP, Field Guide For Survival In This Dying World, and they’ve been teasing the album with a series of singles, including their latest release, “Shame,” premiering with Under the Radar.
“A fluid approach to genre lines but uniting their diverse stylistic instincts with a strident topical edge. ‘Shame,’ takes its inspiration from the dark realities of modern life. Bradford weaves a muted confessional, one that cuts deep as it explores the shame of a country that lets its children live under the continual threat of violence. This song goes out to all the lonely scared kids in this world – I hope they know they’re not alone.”
We’ve got a classic country weeper for your listening pleasure today. Full of regret and self-loathing, the song is a preview track from the band’s forthcoming sophomore album release. The stories run the gamut from lost love to shattered dreams to lost potential, with a wry wit that recalls iconic Americana stalwart John Prine.
Flooded with anxiety and existential dread, Higgs wrote ‘Fallout’ at the beginning of lockdown, recalling a dreaded trip to yet another supermarket with limited supplies, but this time to the tune of Bobby McFerrin’s indelible ‘Don’t Worry, Be Happy’ blaring over the speakers. Higgs remembers asking himself the obvious, “Is this it?”.