Morrissey :: Make-Up is a Lie

Morrissey who was a long time without a label and unable to release an album has recently signed with Sire records, his old time label with The Smiths. Very soon after the announcement he released the title track "Make-Up is a Lie" with the album with the same name being set for release on March the 6th. The odd thing is his older album that was never released 'Bonfire of the Teenagers' kinda got skipped over for this newer release. Maybe we will see the release of that one as well one day or maybe not for many years, we shall see. 

For now check out the first single below with the surprised cover art of him which looks like will be the actual album artwork. Probably the moment he was told Sire signed him, haha. 

The Twilight Sad :: It's the Long Goodbye

Scottish band The Twilight Sad is getting ready to release new album 'It's The Long Goodbye' on March the 27th, 2026. Their sixth album and first new one since 2019's 'It Won't Be Like This All the Time'. The first two tracks they've released so far "Waiting for the Phone Call" and most recently "Designed to Lose" are absolute fire! They remind me of old school The Cure except with his Scottish accent, probably why Robert Smith is a big fan. Have a feeling this album will be in the running for best albums of 2026. 

Check out those two tracks/videos below, then mark your calendar for a treat March the 27th.

Ladytron :: Paradises

Ladytron a band we've championed since the Electroclash days of the early 2000's have a new album 'Paradises' set for release March the 20th. Been digging all the tracks I've heard from it so far, especially "I See Red" which has that classic sound of theirs. 

Check out the video for that below, plus their latest song/video released last week "Caught in the Blink of an Eye". 

Pino D’Angio

 

OTR was down for a ton of months and we finally got it back online! I had been feaning to do posts for a while and to see OTR back online put a smile on my face. Gonna try to do posts more regularly in 2026. 

For the first post back I wanted to write about an Italo Disco track I ran into the other day by Pino D'Angio called 'Okay, Okay'. Such a great jam, I don't really know what he's singing about, but it sounds fantastique and will get you dancing in no time. After researching a bit looks like this track came from his 1981 album Balla! which also features his biggest hit 'Ma Quale Idea' which is also an amazing track. Crazy this album came out in 1981?1 If you like these two tracks below be sure to check out the rest of that album as well as the rest of his discography. Read more about him on his wikipedia.

Off the Radar Indie Quarantine Playlist 2020

If you're looking for some cool new indie tracks check out some of our favorites from 2020 so far! We started an OTR Playlist on Spotify and so far we got 4+ hours of music! Check out that goodness here > Off the Radar Spotify Indie Quarantine Playlist 2020. Soon we'll be adding more, so be sure to heart us so you can keep coming back for more. See you soon on the other side of the Q...