POP MUSIC MATTERS

TOM FLEMING of WILD BEASTS

For UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE:

Deconstructing Masculinity and the Mainstream with Tom Fleming

"Kendal, England's WILD BEASTS have just released their third album, Smother, to what is pretty much worldwide acclaim. Known for their elaborate but spacious arrangements and the flabbergasting vocal techniques of the male alto Hayden Thorpe, Wild Beasts make music where the weird meets the gorgeous, the creepy meets the sexy and the devastating meets the inspirational. Their sophomore album, Two Dancers, was nominated for a Mercury Prize in 2009 and as a result they've secured a seat at the table with Britain's most respected and adored modern bands. Under the Radar caught up with the Wild Beast's multi-instrumentalist and other lead vocalist, Tom Fleming, to talk about Smother, masculinity, and the avant-garde." READ THE INTERVIEW HERE

Listen to "BED OF NAILS" from WILD BEASTS' latest album Smother:

Wild Beasts - Bed Of Nails by DominoRecordCo

A Quicky w/CHAD VALLEY

For UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE:

CHAD VALLEY: Beaches, Bongos + Tropicalism

"Hugo Manuel wears two hats (that we’re aware of). He’s primarily known as one-third of Oxford, England’s well-respected math-rock band Jonquil, but lately he’s been doing something altogether different: Manuel is the man-behind-the-curtain of CHAD VALLEY, his self-described “sun-drenched Balearic pop” solo project. Last year, Chad Valley graced the Internet with a handful of gorgeous, tropical-electro, bedroom-pop teasers and left underground-music junkies jonesing for an official release." READ THE FULL PIECE HERE

Listen to "PORTUGUESE SOLID SUMMER" from CHAD VALLEY's self-titled debut EP:

Chad Valley - EP - 01 Portuguese Solid Summer by CASCINE