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FADER Mix: Bibio
Silver Wilkinson, Bibio’s seventh album, is a career high point for the eclectic Black Country musician, bridging the best notes of his earthy folk to his woozy beat work, sometimes in the same song. The … read more »
Video: ASTR, “Operate”
New York newcomers ASTR’s “Operate” sounds a bit like Purity Ring meets Rihanna, with swamp-synth production and snide, slightly Caribbean pronunciation throughout. Their debut video features appearances by the duo’s as-yet unnamed two members and … read more »
Stream: Flight Facilities f. Elizabeth Rose, “I Didn’t Believe”
Australia’s Future Classic label is really living up to its name lately, with a hand in releases-to-come by Jagwar Ma, Classixx and Flume (who’ve all recently turned in great FADER mixes). Now the label has … read more »
Dollars to Pounds: Bayou
Selim Bulut is a music writer who lives in Manchester. He has the most meticulously organized iTunes folder in the land. He’ll be writing about some of the excellent music coming out of the UK … read more »
Stream: Crystal Fighters, “You & I (Sunless ’97 Black Magic Mix)”
Sunless ’97, still riding high in my book from their great “Aurora I”, were tapped to remix Spain/London five-piece Crystal Fighters’ beachy single “You & I,” a track whose dispassionate vocals early on do little … read more »
Stream: Wolf Alice, “Every Cloud”
Wolf Alice are giving me a sort of 2013 Fear of Men vibe—the two four-piece British bands don’t sound especially similar, but Wolf Alice’s few fantastic first songs are propelling them on a similar trajectory … read more »
Itemized: Carolina Drive Cardigan Sweatshirt
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 »
Stream: Mood Rings, “Pathos y Lagrimas”
Mood Rings released one of my favorite slept-on gems of 2011 with Sweater Weather Forever, and now the wistful Atlanta band have finally come through on that EP’s promise, signing to Mexican Summer and prepping … read more »
Download BOY/FRIEND’s Leather Weather LP
BOY/FRIEND—New York’s Shan Poo—just released one of the best free R&B album of the year. (See also: SZA.) Though at times derivative of contemporary pillars of the genre—and openly so, with the album tagged on … read more »
FADER Mix: Slava
This is a great FADER mix. Following Slava’s flutteringly percussive 2012 EP Soft Control, and an ensuing GEN F profile, he recently released his debut LP Raw Solutions, a hard-hitting record that sticks boldly tight … read more »
