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NewDad on homesickness, fame and sacrifice in their latest album: Altar

Amidst 2025’s exciting alternative rock scene, Irish trio NewDad released their second studio album on September 19, Altar. Expanding on punk and soft rock elements from their first studio album Madra, the band also pulls from shoegaze with the explosive, distorted guitars and airy vocals that build the new record’s atmosphere. 

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Interview: Iona Zajac on The Pogues, “Bang”, and the Lash

Iona Zajac made her way across the pond from Glasgow with The Pogues to celebrate the 40th anniversary of their record “Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash”. We discussed touring with this historic band, the best music coming out of Ireland, and her debut album “Bang” releasing this November.

KRUI’s very own “Little Village Live” conducted an in-depth interview with symphonic folk group Horse Feathers right before their sold out show at the Englert Theatre. Listen to the Portland-based band perform favorites, both new and old, live at Public Space One in downtown Iowa City. [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/horse%20feathers%20in%20studio.mp3]

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Ted Leo visited our studio on Saturday, May 7th for an in-studio before his solo show at Gabe’s for the finale to KRUI’s Low Frequency Series. Check out the interview here!

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KRUI staffer Megan Logan sat down with Chicago-based indie rock group on April 29, 2011 before they played at the Blue Moose Taphouse in Iowa City. Check out her exclusive interview here! [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/company%20of%20thieves.mp3]

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Photos and interview by Max Johnson [audio:http://krui.fm/assets/music/lonelyhearts.mp3] The Lonelyhearts, a duo made up of Mission Creek founder and producer Andre Perry and John Lindenbaum, was formed in San Francisco. Though the two now live apart—Andre lives in Iowa City and John lives in Colorado—they opened for Kurt Vile on Sunday, April 3 and stopped by KRUI to perform several songs in the studio beforehand.

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