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Under the Radar Mag debuts new single from Super Cassette, “Continent,” writing, “Churning guitar chords, swaying rhythms, and wistful piano tones all come together into a blissful folk rock ramble, imbued with a joyous sense of hope and camaraderie.”

Ahead of the album’s release, the band are back today with another new single, “Continent,” premiering with Under the Radar.

“Continent” is a chiming and melodic effort, introduced by an avalanche of dreamy guitar lines and playful melodies. Churning guitar chords, swaying rhythms, and wistful piano tones all come together into a blissful folk rock ramble, imbued with a joyous sense of hope and camaraderie. After the record’s many melancholic and existential turns, the album closes on a bright burst of life-affirming energy, with Gerlock celebrating friendship as a unifying bond: “We don’t face this alone / The parts compose a whole / This planet’s oceans bask in the sun / The islands warm as one.”

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Under the Radar Mag debuts new single from The Handsome Family, “The King of Everything,” noting, “In contrast to their darker fare, the track offers a regal and sun-lit diversion from their usual arrangements.”

Brett and Rennie show off their talent for winding, idiosyncratic instrumentation and magnetic melodies with “The King of Everything.” The track centers around Brett’s colorful harpsichord and sonorous vocal tones, along with a breezy, spotlit guitar solo in its mid-section. In contrast to their darker fare, the track offers a regal and sun-lit diversion from their usual arrangements, settling into a reverie of naturalistic and carefree imagery. 

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Under the Radar Mag debuts new single from Leeann Skoda, “Little Star,” calling it “unwaveringly intimate” and “indelibly raw”

Late next month, LA-based singer/songwriter and guitarist Leeann Skoda is set to share her new EP entitled Living Room Sessions. Skoda debuted in 2018 with her alt country effort, Call Me Back Home, before going in a more indie folk direction in her 2021 EP, Lucky Penny. In the intervening years, she has also fallen into a collaborative mode, backing up Noah Cyrus on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, touring with Psychic Temple, and playing with Brian Bell of Weezer.

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Under the Radar Mag debuts new video from Under the Rug – “Turkey Vulture” – noting the band’s “feverish craftsmanship and years of expanding musical horizons.”

“Turkey Vulture” acts as a powerful opener to the record, kicking it off with some striking mandolin, twinkling piano, and breezy swaying melodies. Steadily, the band layers walls of guitar and pounding drums into the track, letting it build from a sunny indie folk meditation into a mountainous rock stomp.

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Under the Radar Mag debuts new single + video from The Sarandons, “Sightlines,” noting the band’s “penchant for explosive melodicism.”

“Sightlines” strikes a difficult balance, playing to the band’s penchant for explosive melodicism while retaining a tight danceable undercurrent. Damian Coleman’s basslines drive the song forward with a swirling intensity, locking in with Ed Cummings’ keys and Phil Skot’s propulsive dance floor drums. Meanwhile, vocalist Dave Suchon delivers a searing and emotional performance, hitting exhilarating heights before guitarist Craig Keeney takes the track into the stratosphere with a climactic guitar solo.

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