Sounds Under Radio
Austin, Texas produces some of the best indie bands around; talented groups with blessedly weird sonic underpinnings, destined for cult followings and recognition from professional appreciators who are content with successes in the anti-mainstream and prefer the intimacy of small stages. Sounds Under Radio, on the other hand, craft ambitious, blood throbbing, battered populist anthems for the post-industrial age and beyond that make us want to pump our fists in the air and sing along to the surge of rising emotion.
Since their inception, SUR have found fans at every level. In 2007, songs from their debut album, Cinematica, appeared in major motion pictures like Spider Man 3 (Sony Pictures) and The Wolfman (Universal Pictures). More recently, shiny new tracks have found similar success. “All You Wanted” was featured alongside songs by Gorillaz and the Smashing Pumpkins on the Vampire Diaries Soundtrack, and “Sing,” which premiered on Pop Matters, is making the rounds in a promo spot for FOX’s American Idol. And in a show of versatility, SUR recently performed a soulful acoustic set on Fox’s Good Day Austin, and will be doing a string of stripped down acoustic dates in mid June across the US.
