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Video: A-Trak and Dillon Francis, “Money Makin’”
The video for A-Trak and Dillon Francis’ new track, “Money Makin’,” directed by Ben Solomon and Daniel B. Levin, features a broken bodega ATM brought to life. It’s the kindest ATM we’ve ever seen, spreading … read more »
Live: Drake in Paris
Temporary Parisian, Parker Bruce, saw Drake this week at Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy. These are his thoughts. As I’ve been told a few times while living here, Parisian concert audiences are hard to crack. You … read more »
Stream: Peaking Lights, “Westbound”
Coolest parents around, Peaking Lights, premiered a song on BBC Radio 1 yesterday, where they also talked about how their baby (Huw Stephens calls him “Mini-Peaking Light”) is going to be on a still-untitled song … read more »
Interview: Au Palais
The brother and sister duo Au Palais are David and Elise Commathe, who’ve been building a quiet buzz around their moody, electronic dirges. They’re new EP Tender Mercy is out this week on one of … read more »
Stream: Blondes, “Wine (Teengirl Fantasy Remix)”
Brooklyn electronic duo Blondes are finally releasing their first album February 7th on
Three Artists Tackle One Wall for MyMusicRX
Converse used their creative juices to come up with a cool fundraiser for the Children’s Cancer Association in which they got three street artists—Brooklyn’s VIZIE, Pejman Azma and El Kamino—to make a piece of graffiti … read more »
Video: Pollyn, “How Small We Are (Nozinja’s Shangaan Electro Version f. Nurse Matlala)”
Nozinja and Nurse Matlala of South Africa’s Shangann Electro scene took Pollyn’s catchy, all-about-the-bassline track “How Small We Are” and made it even more thrilling by adding new vocals and doubling its length. Pollyn’s Adam … read more »
Itemized: Mango Overalls
When I was in elementary school, overalls (or farmer pants as my Nana used to call them) were a big part of my life. As I got older, I shifted to athletic shorts (don’t ask) … read more »
Stream Canyons’ Debut LP Keep Your Dreams
We’ve been on a bit of a Canyons kick as of late (see yesterday’s FADER Mix), leading up to today, the release of their first album, Keep Your Dreams via Modular Records. Sometimes it is … read more »
Teen Daze, “Winter Sun” MP3
Teen Daze has started a record label called Cultus Vibes (probably referencing the Cultus Lake he named a track after on his Tour EP). Early next month, as a digital Christmas present to the electronica … read more »
