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Duncan Cooper

Duncan Cooper is primarily a Bran Van 3000 fan, though his favorite genre is ambient while his neighbors fill their bathtub. He's associate editor of The FADER.

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Video: Lil B, “My Diary Pt. 4″

Washing away the taste of his classical album just a day after it was released, here Lil B heads back to rapping, returning to the beat of Beanie Sigel’s all-time great track, “Feel It in … read more »

POSTED May 24, 2012 4:30PM IN MUSIC VIDEO 0 Comments TAGS: , ,
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Arielle de Pinto: Knot’s Landing

Arielle de Pinto’s homespun sandals. Arielle de Pinto got her start with crochet years ago in Montreal, where cold winters and a film-obsessed roommate meant untold couch hours and idle hands. When spring came, she … read more »

POSTED May 24, 2012 1:45PM IN STYLE, STYLE NEWS 0 Comments TAGS: , ,
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Stream: Faye, “Water Against the Rocks”

Faye, the new project of former Swedish girl group star Fanny Hamlin, rolls on with another single, “Water Against the Rocks,” produced by Montauk. Like “Come to Me” before it, the new one is cathartic … read more »

POSTED May 24, 2012 11:45AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: ,
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Stream Lil B’s Classical Album Choices and Flowers

Lil B has released his self-professed “classical music” album, 95 minutes of atonal synth noodling with no lyrics, distributed officially under the pseudonym The Basedgod. A puzzling and center-less listen, Choices and Flowers sounds like … read more »

POSTED May 23, 2012 6:48PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (2) TAGS: , , , ,
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Stream: Fear of Men, “Born”

London and Brighton’s great four-piece, Fear of Men, have returned with a new single, a 7-inch split of “Green Sea” and “Born.” Thankfully, they follow the same jangly sound and tragic trajectory as last year’s … read more »

POSTED May 23, 2012 11:53AM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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GEN F: Slava

Slava Balasanov is 30, with a precise bowl cut and a surprising fondness for the plain black dress shoes of a bank teller. The son of two mathematicians, he spent his first 12 years in … read more »

POSTED May 23, 2012 9:00AM IN GEN F 0 Comments TAGS: , ,
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Stream: Bam Spacey’s Land EP

Bam Spacey, the production alias of Malmö, Sweden’s Magnus Johansson, has at last prepped his debut EP, Land, for the great little label Ceremony. Despite its terrestrial name, Land is music for star gazing, with … read more »

POSTED May 22, 2012 1:30PM IN MP3 / STREAMS Comments (1) TAGS: , ,
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Itemized: A.P.C.’s Lightweight Windbreaker

Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter … read more »

POSTED May 22, 2012 1:00PM IN ITEMIZED 0 Comments TAGS: , ,
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Interview: Kreayshawn

I met Kreayshawn at the Manhattan headquarters of her label, Columbia, one year to the day after “Gucci Gucci” premiered. One of those rare songs that doubled as a conversation piece, “Gucci Gucci” was as … read more »

POSTED May 22, 2012 10:30AM IN MUSIC INTERVIEWS Comments (10) TAGS: ,
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Stream: Lapalux, “Time Spike Jamz”

The best Lapalux songs are indeterminately biological, his smooth synths taking on waveforms usually reserved for the curves and warps only found in flowers and heard through stethoscopes. “Time Spike Jamz,” released on his Many … read more »

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