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FADER Mix: The Rub
Longtime FADER readers and marginally aware New Yorkers are no doubt familiar with The Rub, the legendary Brooklyn party now in its second decade. (Next one is June 29th at the Bell House.) With umpteen … read more »
Download Lil B’s 100% Gutta Mixtape
Nearly two months since the release of Pretty Young Thug, a near eternity in based world, Lil B is back to steal the shine off Kanye’s release day with 100% Gutta. At 34 tracks and … read more »
Stream: M.I.A., “Bring the Noize”
After teasing its music video on Vine, M.I.A. premiered her presumably Mantangi-related “Bring the Noize” single today on Zane Lowe’s Radio 1 show. (Vocal snippets appeared in her mix for the designer KENZO in March.) … read more »
Stream: SOPHIE, “BIPP” and “ELLE”
Looking back from the halfway point, a lot of the touchstone sounds of 2013 have been pretty out-there takes on electronic music from names that were already huge—Kanye West, The Knife, Jai Paul. SOPHIE’s profile … read more »
Download Water’s Lune EP
Water, the mysterious artists who claim “British Indian Ocean Territory” and are probably best known for last year’s stellar run of ethereal remixes (Gaga, Rihanna, and “(diplo),” which Kitty Pryde used for “Dead Island”), released … read more »
Cover Art: “Girls Love Beyoncé” and “Young and Beautiful”
Associate editor Duncan Cooper and art director Harry Gassel recently realized they share a special fondness for amateur YouTube covers—songs sung solo in someone’s bedroom, shot through their webcam and into the world. In their … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: Laura Marling, Little Love Caster
Every week, a different FADER editor compiles a playlist to highlight a new release and give you a guide to that artist’s web of influences and peers. These Staff Selects live in our Spotify app, … read more »
Video: Lossmaker, “Melodrama Camp Three”
Brooklyn’s Luke Wyatt—best known for his production as Torn Hawk and the scrambled VHS style he calls “video mulch“—debuted a new alter ego, Lossmaker, this spring with an EP on Lo Bit Landscapes. “Melodrama Camp … read more »
Stream William Arcane’s Permanence EP
William Arcane—South London singer/songwriter/producer or brother of Swamp Thing’s lover, depending who you ask—released his debut EP this week via the exceptional British label Pictures. Arcane is a capable singer, but the record’s most impressive … read more »
Stream: Solar Year, “Seeing the Same”
Montreal’s Solar Year will reissue a revamped, remastered version of their debut album, Waverly, on June 25th via Ceremony. “Seeing the Same” is the last track we’ll hear till then, its synths sounding something like … read more »
