NEWEST MUSIC
Live: Mannie Fresh, DJ Mustard, Boi-1da at Knitting Factory
In our Beat Construction column, FADER speaks with producers, rap’s relatively anonymous but essential pillars. This week, as part of a 34-night events program, Red Bull gathered some of these producers onstage—sans rappers—for a showcase … read more »
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Stream: Quadron, “Sea Salt”
Quadron—singer Coco O. and producer Robin Hannibal—will release their sophomore album, Avalanche, June 4th via Epic imprint Vested in Culture. “Sea Salt” is a pillowy cruiser taken from the end of the record. The duo … read more »
Stream: Earl Sweatshirt f. Mac Miller, “Guild”
Mac Miller and Earl Sweatshirt pitch their voices down an octave for “Guild,” a deliciously muddy track Earl’s been performing since March. (It’s taken from his upcoming LP Doris, which still has no set release … read more »
Staff Selects Playlist: Free World Boss
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 »
Lungu Lungu: Instilling African Confidence
Ghana-based Benjamin Lebrave speaks fluent French and English, and can schmooze in Spanish and Portuguese. He’ll report on new African music every other week. This week, he wrote about Mo Laudi, a South African DJ … read more »
Video: Theodore Grams, “Dogtown”
“Dogtown” is a nickname for the Germantown neighborhood in Philadelphia that Theodore Grams hails from. You can see some of it in the video above, but maybe more importantly, you can see Grams in glow … read more »
Stream: Disclosure, “When A Fire Starts to Burn”
Here’s the new single from Disclosure’s Settle, out June 4th via Cherrytree/Interscope). “When A Fire Starts to Burn” is a superclean throwback with a sassy hook that clocks in at a radio-friendly four minutes. It … read more »
LIZ, “Horoscope” MP3
LIZ is a millennial newcomer from Tarzana, CA, making what a PR bio calls “tasteful post-ratchet lollipop sounds.” Echoing other ’90s babies enamored with the music released around their 10th birthdays—see Charli XCX’s
See Buddhist Monk, A New Character from Gorillaz Jamie Hewlett’s Opera, Monkey: Journey to the West
This July, Gorillaz animator Jamie Hewlett will stage his opera, Monkey: Journey to the West, at New York City’s Lincoln Center. The acrobatic show features music by Damon Albarn. Created with director Chen Shi-zheng, it … read more »
