http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:13:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/wild-nothing-nowhere-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/wild-nothing-nowhere-mp3/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 18:45:44 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=171570 When Jack Tatum bka Wild Nothing released Gemini a couple years ago, it felt like it was written and recorded at dusk in the summer only. It was personal and quiet, and, in some ways, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/27/wild-nothing-nowhere-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/stream-widowspeak-nightcrawlers/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/stream-widowspeak-nightcrawlers/#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 17:36:54 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=128648 Sometimes music can be so serious and heavy, and sometimes that is pretty cool. We’re definitely big proponents of light times and all that, but when a song comes along that actually makes good use … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/07/26/stream-widowspeak-nightcrawlers/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/#comments Tue, 26 Apr 2011 22:56:17 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=107848 The first single Glasgow-based band The Wake ever released had two amazing songs on it: “On Our Honeymoon” and “Give Up.” On both tracks, the bass is dominant, powering the rest of the track forward … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/04/26/the-wake-are-the-most-influential-band-of-all-time-just-kidding-sort-of/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/premiere-craft-spells-you-should-close-the-door-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/premiere-craft-spells-you-should-close-the-door-mp3/#comments Tue, 01 Mar 2011 16:30:13 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=95420 Is it possible to sound dark and sunny at the same time? Apparently yes, because Craft Spells just did it with “You Should Close The Door,” which plays like a sped up highlight reel of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/03/01/premiere-craft-spells-you-should-close-the-door-mp3/feed/ 5 http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/premiere-dignan-porch-yards-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/premiere-dignan-porch-yards-mp3/#comments Wed, 16 Feb 2011 18:00:36 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=91550 Remember guitars? Bands seem not super stoked on them these days. We were talking to a friend last night and he was asking us where all the young kids in inexpensive jeans who are kind … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/02/16/premiere-dignan-porch-yards-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/21/premiere-minks-kusmi-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/21/premiere-minks-kusmi-mp3/#comments Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:30:02 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=87559 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2011/01/21/premiere-minks-kusmi-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/video-aias-la-truita/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/video-aias-la-truita/#comments Wed, 08 Dec 2010 21:00:47 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=82126 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/12/08/video-aias-la-truita/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-premiere-dignan-porch-game-we-made/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-premiere-dignan-porch-game-we-made/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:40:54 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=79754 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/11/23/video-premiere-dignan-porch-game-we-made/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/wild-nothing-golden-haze-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/wild-nothing-golden-haze-mp3/#comments Tue, 17 Aug 2010 22:00:04 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=40552 In a lot of ways, Wild Nothing is our very own Peter Pan. Capturing childhood/teenage melancholy on infinite loop. Every bummer a world ender, every revelation the greatest of all time. Of course, he’s got … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/08/17/wild-nothing-golden-haze-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/tim-cohen-oh-oh-oh-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/tim-cohen-oh-oh-oh-mp3/#comments Wed, 07 Jul 2010 21:00:50 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=35997 It’s generally pretty hard to peg Tim Cohen‘s sound. Not because it’s especially out there or weird, but because dude must record an album a day under different names. They all have the same familiar … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/07/07/tim-cohen-oh-oh-oh-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/wild-nothing-the-witching-hour-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/wild-nothing-the-witching-hour-mp3/#comments Fri, 28 May 2010 20:00:42 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=31178 There are times when music comes out at the exact right moment. It’s not often—so many things factor into that magical confluence of music and seasonal atmosphere. Sometimes the artist doesn’t care and we’re like, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/05/28/wild-nothing-the-witching-hour-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/#comments Tue, 06 Apr 2010 22:25:34 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=24846 Blank Dogs‘ progression has been an interesting one, going from a one man band reluctant to play too many live shows, to a fully fleshed out project with other members and a serious stage presence. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/04/06/blank-dogs-heat-and-depression-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/#comments Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:15:44 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=23085 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/10/dollars-to-pounds-dignan-porch/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/fresh-and-onlys-diamond-in-the-dark-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/fresh-and-onlys-diamond-in-the-dark-mp3/#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:30:55 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=22955 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/05/fresh-and-onlys-diamond-in-the-dark-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/ http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/#comments Wed, 03 Mar 2010 20:30:26 +0000 Scott Wright http://www.thefader.com/?p=22874 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2010/03/03/dollars-to-pounds-veronica-falls/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/16/listen-to-the-procedure-clubs-artificial-light/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/16/listen-to-the-procedure-clubs-artificial-light/#comments Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:18:23 +0000 Nat Roe http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=32169 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/16/listen-to-the-procedure-clubs-artificial-light/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/01/listen-to-grass-widows-celebrate-the-mundane-live-at-wfmu/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/01/listen-to-grass-widows-celebrate-the-mundane-live-at-wfmu/#comments Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:09:04 +0000 Nat Roe http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=31984 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/01/listen-to-grass-widows-celebrate-the-mundane-live-at-wfmu/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 22:05:32 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=8869 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/07/07/fader-tv-a-gang-of-videos-from-the-woodsistcaptured-tracks-festival/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/captured-tracks-and-woodsist-throw-4th-of-july-fest/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/captured-tracks-and-woodsist-throw-4th-of-july-fest/#comments Wed, 17 Jun 2009 22:34:31 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=25152 read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/06/17/captured-tracks-and-woodsist-throw-4th-of-july-fest/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/new-music-thursday-gary-war/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/new-music-thursday-gary-war/#comments Thu, 23 Apr 2009 18:01:04 +0000 P. Elizabeth Cawein http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=21651 Gary War's got a new live tape just released on Blank Dog Mike Sniper's Captured Tracks, a full-length, Galactic Citizens, coming soon and new 12-inch, Horrible Parade on Woodsist as well as a new 12-inch EP on Captured Tracks and a new 7-inch on Bad Press. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/04/23/new-music-thursday-gary-war/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/ http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/#comments Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:22:08 +0000 Jason Jackowiak http://www.thetripwire.com/?p=19706 Singles Collection is awash in the boozy afterglow of South by Southwest, a festival we survived for the 10th year running... but just barely. Soap-boxing aside, all of the bands featured this week were part of SxSW in one way or another (ie - lots of unofficial shows) and are well-deserving of your listening time and hard-earned stimulus cash. read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2009/03/25/singles-collection-the-mayfair-set-the-box-elders-kim-phuc/feed/ 0