Under the Radar Magazine

Dave Hartley may be better known in his role as the bassist for The War on Drugs, but Nightlands is his baby. It’s a meticulously-rendered solo project; his 2010 debut, Forget the Mantra, experimented with a mix of found audio and home recordings to create its unique musical patchwork. On Oak Island, Hartley moves away from sonic collage and into Eno-esque studio exploration. (via Nightlands: Oak Island | Under The Radar)

Dave Hartley is putting aside boss-gaze and taking a break from the War on Drugs (for now anyway) to focus on side project Nightlands. (via Nightlands Announces New Album “Oak Island” | Under The Radar)

Check Out Photos of ACL Festival 2012 - Day One - M83, Florence and the Machine, Tegan and Sara and More!

Øya, day four. The best way to avoid jet lag is to never sleep—but by this point I was experiencing a new sensation: festival lag. On the way to the day’s events, I passed a man in the hotel lobby, sleeping soundly in a small nest of beanbag chairs. He is my spirit animal. (via Øya Day Four: The War on Drugs, Best Coast, First Aid Kit, Bon Iver and More | Under The Radar)

This year’s Austin City Limits festival, taking place in Zilker Park October 12-14, has announced its upcoming lineup of artists. (via Austin City Limits Announces Lineup | Under The Radar)

Making their late night television debut earlier this year on Fallon, The War on Drugs made their second network appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman last night. (via Watch: The War on Drugs Play “Letterman” | Under The Radar)

Just a reminder that the not-to-be-missed digital version of Under the Radar’s “Best of 2011” issue (available for Mac, PC, iPad, and Android via Zinio here) includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 100 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print edition. Included are extra photos of Beirut, Bon Iver, The Horrors, M83, Slow Club, Summer Camp, and tUnE-yArDs. The digital version features exclusive bonus interviews with Big Black Delta, Future Islands, Hooray for Earth, Lanterns on the Lake, Metronomy, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Real Estate, The War on Drugs, Wild Flag, and Zola Jesus. (via Digital Version of Under the Radar’s Best of 2011 Issue Contains 100 Pages of Bonus Content | Under The Radar)

As reported yesterday, this year’s Bonnaroo Festival has announced its scheduled line-up of artists through a special Spotify playlist. Spanning 81 tracks, the list of performers includes Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Beach Boys, The Shins, St. Vincent, EMA, tUnE-yArDs, SBTRKT, The Antlers, Battles, The War on Drugs, Feist, Aziz Ansari, The Roots, The Joy Formidable, Here We Go Magic, Ben Folds Five, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., Foster the People, Kurt Vile, and many, many others. (via Bonnaroo Announces Line-up | Under The Radar)

The War on Drugs have released a music video for their Slave Ambient track “Brothers” and boy is it a nail-biter. (via Watch: The War on Drugs - “Brothers” Video | Under The Radar)

In two weeks on Jan. 24, Philadelphia quartet The War on Drugs are set to stretch the awarenenss of last year’s standout album Slave Ambient by releasing “Come to the City” as a single. Paired with the track will be the B-side “Don’t Fear the Ghost,” which has found its way online to stream. (via Listen: The War on Drugs - “Don’t Fear the Ghost” | Under The Radar)