http://www.thefader.com The FADER is the definitive voice of emerging music and the lifestyle that surrounds it. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:03:16 +0000 en hourly 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/download-human-tetris-album-happy-way-in-the-maze-of-rebirth/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/download-human-tetris-album-happy-way-in-the-maze-of-rebirth/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:15:40 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=175108 While it’s undeniable that Moscow-based band Human Tetris take the skeletal desolation of Joy Division very seriously, they also come off as more optimistic. Filtering sunrays through gorgeous guitar lines and propulsive bass. The vocals … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/10/download-human-tetris-album-happy-way-in-the-maze-of-rebirth/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lee-ranaldo-off-the-wall/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lee-ranaldo-off-the-wall/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:45:48 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=174801 Lee Ranaldo’s “Off the Wall” is a far cry from Sonic Youth’s more experimental days, but that’s not necessarily a surprise. Isn’t that the way it normally goes? When you’re young and brash, it’s about … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-lee-ranaldo-off-the-wall/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-justin-vernon-and-the-roots-perform-an-extended-version-of-perth/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-justin-vernon-and-the-roots-perform-an-extended-version-of-perth/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:15:47 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=174901 During a recent trip to New York, Justin Vernon bka Bon Iver stopped by 30 Rock to visit the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Along with The Roots, Vernon performed an extended version … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/video-justin-vernon-and-the-roots-perform-an-extended-version-of-perth/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:15:02 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=174812 The cool thing about Battles is that although their music is distinct and hyper-complicated, it still manages to be open to interpretation. The band and their label, Warp, obviously know this just as well as … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/stream-battles-white-electric-shabazz-palaces-remix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/fader-label-yuna-live-in-brooklyn/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/fader-label-yuna-live-in-brooklyn/#comments Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:35 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=174730 Yuna played to an intimate but rapt audience last night in Brooklyn at Coverse Rubber Tracks. Pharrell made a brief guest appearance, jumping on stage to introduce her to the audience, but it was Yuna’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/09/fader-label-yuna-live-in-brooklyn/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-dustin-wong-pink-diamond/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-dustin-wong-pink-diamond/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:15:34 +0000 Thomas Collins http://www.thefader.com/?p=174204 You probably have at least one friend with a collection of black light posters, who is always on psychedelics and is always trying to show you trippy YouTube videos. To avoid watching randomly flashing lights … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/08/video-dustin-wong-pink-diamond/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/white-fence-swagger-vets-and-double-moon-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/white-fence-swagger-vets-and-double-moon-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:45:44 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=174170 At what point did hanging in the basement get glamorous? Maybe just right now, because White Fence’s “Swagger Vets and Double Moon” sounds like basement psych. The kind made by dudes that have only a … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/white-fence-swagger-vets-and-double-moon-mp3/feed/ 6 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-twerps-through-the-day/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-twerps-through-the-day/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:00:49 +0000 Thomas Collins http://www.thefader.com/?p=173855 Melbourne’s Twerps just released a video for “Through the Day,” a melancholy song from their debut self-titled LP. Without singing along to the refrain of your love gets me through the day, and that’s all … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/video-twerps-through-the-day/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/woodsman-supernal-radionics-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/woodsman-supernal-radionics-mp3/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:00:34 +0000 Maia Stern http://www.thefader.com/?p=173575 After relocating to New York City from Denver and beginning work on a third full-length, the guys of Woodsman are reflecting on their past. They made Humdrum and Indoor Days in Colorado in 2008, and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/woodsman-supernal-radionics-mp3/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/stream-boy-friend-bad-dreams/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/stream-boy-friend-bad-dreams/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:45:35 +0000 Frances Capell http://www.thefader.com/?p=173758 Austin duo Boy Friend have released another lush, atmospheric selection from their upcoming album Egyptian Wrinkle, out March 5th via Hell, Yes. Like most stuff we’ve heard from best pals Christa Palazzolo and Sarah Brown, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/07/stream-boy-friend-bad-dreams/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/stream-lotus-plaza-come-back/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/stream-lotus-plaza-come-back/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:45:46 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=173759 The only downside, if you can even call it a downside, to being part of a band like Deerhunter is that the records from both that project and Bradford Cox’s Atlas Sound are so colossal … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/06/stream-lotus-plaza-come-back/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/stream-frankie-rose-interstellar/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/stream-frankie-rose-interstellar/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:10:47 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=173466 “Interstellar,” Frankie Rose’s third leak from her upcoming album of the same title, suits up quite nicely to its name. What starts off reminiscent of a planetarium’s star-gazing soundtrack blooms into something more ecstatic than … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/stream-frankie-rose-interstellar/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:20 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=173215 When Po Po first showed up on the Mad Decent roster, it was a serious WTF moment. It seemed kinda weird that Diplo felt the need to sign a bunch of lanky lo-fi scuzz rockers … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/03/video-po-po-teen-dreamzlets-get-away/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/rhye-open-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/rhye-open-mp3/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 17:00:27 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=172930 Details are being withheld about the identities of the duo behind Rhye. They live in LA, but both have European backgrounds; they’re signed to Innovative Leisure, and they’re both members of other (possibly well-known) bands. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/02/rhye-open-mp3/feed/ 17 http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:00:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172406 We shot Cloud Nothings’ second Open Bar session at Veronica Peoples Club on a 50-degree day in the middle of this unseasonably warm winter. It’s been more than a year since principle songwriter Dylan Baldi … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/02/01/open-bar-cloud-nothings/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/by-the-numbers-lana-del-reys-born-to-die/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/by-the-numbers-lana-del-reys-born-to-die/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:15:15 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=172109 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Lana Del Rey’s Born To Die, a record that … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/by-the-numbers-lana-del-reys-born-to-die/feed/ 8 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-keep-shelly-in-athens-just-like-honey-jesus-and-mary-chain-cover/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-keep-shelly-in-athens-just-like-honey-jesus-and-mary-chain-cover/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 18:15:56 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=172108 Keep Shelly In Athens have made an appropriately sweet and delicate cover of Jesus and Mary Chain’s “Just Like Honey” for a charity compilation of the same name. All proceeds will go to benefit Breast … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/stream-keep-shelly-in-athens-just-like-honey-jesus-and-mary-chain-cover/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-trailer-trash-tracys-engelhardts-arizona/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-trailer-trash-tracys-engelhardts-arizona/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:45:29 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=172137 It’s easy to sound old any time you start anything with, “When I was a kid and MTV actually played music videos…” but whatever: When I was a kid and MTV actually played music videos, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-trailer-trash-tracys-engelhardts-arizona/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-noah-wall-in-canada/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-noah-wall-in-canada/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:15:16 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=172184 This is the second consecutive Noah Wall video—here’s the last one—with grainy, appropriated footage stuttering by way faster than eyes/brains can reasonably stand. I go cross-eyed instantly. And that’s no knock to director Daniel Brantley, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-noah-wall-in-canada/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-gary-clark-jr-dont-owe-you-a-thang/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-gary-clark-jr-dont-owe-you-a-thang/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 15:45:16 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=172014 Gary Clark Jr. is being touted as the newest savior of the blues. “Don’t Owe You a Thang” is from his Warner Bros. EP, The Bright Lights. It’s great song, built from the same quick … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/31/video-gary-clark-jr-dont-owe-you-a-thang/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/oh-hey-neil-young-is-jamming-with-crazy-horse-again/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/oh-hey-neil-young-is-jamming-with-crazy-horse-again/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 23:03:52 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=172023 When was the last time you hopped on the internet and were like, OH YEAH TIME TO VISIT THAT MAJOR ARTIST’S OFFICIAL WEBSITE TO SEE WHAT IS GOING ON THERE! It’s just not really done, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/oh-hey-neil-young-is-jamming-with-crazy-horse-again/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/sophia-knapp-close-to-me-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/sophia-knapp-close-to-me-mp3/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:30:37 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=171891 You get the feeling Sophia Knapp doesn’t spend much time online. Or like, spends her time online exclusively in deep Live-in-Japan bootleg YouTube territory. Early on “Close to Me,” the delicate acoustic guitar and Knapp’s … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/sophia-knapp-close-to-me-mp3/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-jack-white-love-interruption/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-jack-white-love-interruption/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:15:00 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=171934 Jack White has announced he’ll release a debut solo LP, his first since The White Stripes’ February 2011 breakup. Below, stream “Love Interruption,” the first single from Blunderbuss, out April 24th on Third Man. The … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/stream-jack-white-love-interruption/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/pond-moth-wings-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/pond-moth-wings-mp3/#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:00:46 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=171806 One time (maybe more than one time) in the FADER office, I went on a half-formed rant about how there hasn’t been a really in-depth look at the white dude skunky weed and psych guitar … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/30/pond-moth-wings-mp3/feed/ 0 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/2012/01/26/terry-malts-nauseous-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/terry-malts-nauseous-mp3/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 23:00:21 +0000 Drew Millard http://www.thefader.com/?p=171205 San Fancisco’s Terry Malts traverse in the same scuzzy waters as fellow Californians Wavves, Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees. What sets their racket out from the pack is the alarming clarity with which you … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/terry-malts-nauseous-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:15:51 +0000 Frances Capell http://www.thefader.com/?p=171134 Philadelphia’s The War on Drugs have released a video for “Brothers” from 2011′s Slave Ambient. Directed by brothers Ben and Alex Brewer, the video features a couple old cowboys engaged in a perplexing shoot out … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/video-the-war-on-drugs-brothers/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/download-fader-vitaminwaters-winter-mixxxtape/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/download-fader-vitaminwaters-winter-mixxxtape/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:32 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=170037 To celebrate this year’s Winter X Games, FADER and vitaminwater got together to create our Winter Mixxxtape, a mix worthy of blasting through your headphones in the snow. Mixed by Nick Catchdubs, these ten tracks … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/26/download-fader-vitaminwaters-winter-mixxxtape/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/bonnie-prince-billy-has-his-own-coffee-blend/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/bonnie-prince-billy-has-his-own-coffee-blend/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:00:40 +0000 Amber Bravo http://www.thefader.com/?p=170712 Will Oldham was traveling in Hawaii, and when in Rome, got so into Kona Rose Coffee that they made him his own limited-edition flavor. Each half pound of whole beans comes in a re-sealable black … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/bonnie-prince-billy-has-his-own-coffee-blend/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/by-the-numbers-cloud-nothings-attack-on-memory/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/by-the-numbers-cloud-nothings-attack-on-memory/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:00:29 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=170744 In By The Numbers, FADER looks at a big record release and breaks it down in basic digits and primary colors. This week, we look at Cloud Nothing’s aggressive third album, recorded with a full … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/by-the-numbers-cloud-nothings-attack-on-memory/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/po-po-final-fight-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/po-po-final-fight-mp3/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:30:38 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=170534 Former FADER cover stars Po Po, once a band of brothers—literally, a trio of Maliks—is now an army of one. Zeb, who is now the sole Po Po, in addition to being extremely tall, knows … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/po-po-final-fight-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/video-porcelain-raft-unless-you-speak-from-your-heart/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/video-porcelain-raft-unless-you-speak-from-your-heart/#comments Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:04:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=170535 Mauro Remiddi bka Porcelain Raft directed the video for sweet and psychedelic “Unless You Speak from Your Heart,” placing himself, a mic stand and two minimally-choreographed alter egos in a crisp white New York room. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/25/video-porcelain-raft-unless-you-speak-from-your-heart/feed/ 3 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-jack-penate-no-one-lied/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-jack-penate-no-one-lied/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 22:21:24 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=170424 The pleasant surprise of the day comes via Jack Peñate, who, as Abeano correctly says, released a heavily underrated sophomore album. “No One Lied” is much less bombastic than anything from Everything is New. Recorded … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-jack-penate-no-one-lied/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-miike-snow-f-lykke-li-black-tin-box/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-miike-snow-f-lykke-li-black-tin-box/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:23:48 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170448 If you were to ship island music over to Scandinavia for the winter, it might turn out like Miike Snow and Lykke Li’s, “Black Tin Box”—thumping with tropical persuasion, but frozen into something chilly and … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-miike-snow-f-lykke-li-black-tin-box/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-the-men-open-your-heart/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-the-men-open-your-heart/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:00:53 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=170330 Straining at the very top of his vocal register, The Men’s Nick Chiericozzi sounds as emotional as he ever has on “Open Your Heart,” now streaming at NPR. Chiericozzi turns any urgency or anger once … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/stream-the-men-open-your-heart/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:52:51 +0000 Naomi Zeichner http://www.thefader.com/?p=170225 With a rifle at her hip, Alexis Krauss gives her nails a fresh clear-coat on a plush, suburban bedspread in the “Comeback Kid” video, directed by Miller and Gregory Kohn. Watch the clip above, via … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/24/video-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/video-cloud-nothings-no-futureno-past/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/video-cloud-nothings-no-futureno-past/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:50:49 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=170009 Talking about his clip for Cloud Nothings’ “No Future/No Past,” director Ryan Manning says, “I just like to make the viewers feel uncomfortable, for the most part.” He’s done a good job—the permanent look of … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/video-cloud-nothings-no-futureno-past/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/hear-leonard-cohens-new-album-old-ideas/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/hear-leonard-cohens-new-album-old-ideas/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:35:30 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=170001 Leonard Cohen has a new album, Old Ideas. It is now appropriately streaming on National Public Radio. Cohen, punning on the fact that he is in his seventies, is living proof that old ideas can … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/23/hear-leonard-cohens-new-album-old-ideas/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/brooklyn-bound-an-exclusive-download-from-king-krule%e2%80%99s-converse-rubber-tracks-performance/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/brooklyn-bound-an-exclusive-download-from-king-krule%e2%80%99s-converse-rubber-tracks-performance/#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 17:00:57 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=169661 There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/20/brooklyn-bound-an-exclusive-download-from-king-krule%e2%80%99s-converse-rubber-tracks-performance/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/florence-and-the-machine-no-light-no-light-spector-ryan-gosling-mix/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/florence-and-the-machine-no-light-no-light-spector-ryan-gosling-mix/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:00:08 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169535 Florence and the Machine’s original “No Light No Light” is church-primed and ultimately barrels into Florence Welsh’s quintessential stampeding percussion. Trying their hand at the song, UK band Spector have coated it with a layer … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/florence-and-the-machine-no-light-no-light-spector-ryan-gosling-mix/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/stream-frankie-rose-night-swim/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/stream-frankie-rose-night-swim/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:41:30 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169525 Frankie Rose’s gilded girl group-influenced career continues to take a darker turn with her new single, “Night Swim.” Like “Know Me” before it, the song is prom night-appropriate. Rose’s voice has never sounded more sweetly … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/stream-frankie-rose-night-swim/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/video-bleached-searching-through-the-past/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/video-bleached-searching-through-the-past/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:01:59 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=169435 As if being the guitar-and-drum-playing sonic embodiment of everything we already like about the West Coast wasn’t enough, director Molly Schiot catches the Bleached sisters on a horse ride through some insane California mountains with … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/19/video-bleached-searching-through-the-past/feed/ 2 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/daniel-rossen-of-grizzly-bear-announces-new-ep/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/daniel-rossen-of-grizzly-bear-announces-new-ep/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:27:31 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=169014 Singer and guitarist Daniel Rossen of Grizzly Bear is set to release a solo EP, Silent Hour/Golden Mile with Warp Records on March 20th. Take a listen to a somber piano track from the project, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/daniel-rossen-of-grizzly-bear-announces-new-ep/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-solarsolar-pilot/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-solarsolar-pilot/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:15:52 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=168925 Toronto duo SolarSolar have shared the first track off their debut album, Pilot. Over tiny drums, strings and periodic guitar sounding like the world’s most passive cowboy standoff, the track (and much of the album) … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-solarsolar-pilot/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-chairlifts-new-album-something/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-chairlifts-new-album-something/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:25:08 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168958 It’s been almost four years since Chairlift released Do You Inspire You?, the album that gave them a slightly wider reach when the single “Bruises” was featured in an iPod commercial. While band member Patrick … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/stream-chairlifts-new-album-something/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-interview-at-kinfolk-studios/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-interview-at-kinfolk-studios/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 15:42:51 +0000 Alex Frank http://www.thefader.com/?p=168145 There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/18/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-interview-at-kinfolk-studios/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/stream-cloud-nothings-album-attack-on-memory/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/stream-cloud-nothings-album-attack-on-memory/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:49:51 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168728 Cloud Nothings’ have been showing fierce maturity with the first few songs off of their upcoming album, Attack on Memory. Now you can hear the entire Steve Albini-produced effort, out January 24th on Carpark, over … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/stream-cloud-nothings-album-attack-on-memory/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 17:45:32 +0000 Felipe Delerme http://www.thefader.com/?p=168658 There’s a great American tradition of New York being a welcoming port and FADER teamed up with Converse’s new Rubber Tracks studio in Brooklyn to further it. Once a month, we’ll be welcoming touring artists … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/brooklyn-bound-king-krule-live-at-converse-rubber-tracks/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/lower-dens-brains-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/lower-dens-brains-mp3/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:11:06 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168593 Baltimore band Lower Dens has just announced a new album, Nootropics, slated for North American release on May 1st. The first single from Jana Hunter and the boys is hazy, but still runs blissfully pop. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/17/lower-dens-brains-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/16/stream-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/16/stream-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:41:59 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168492 “Comeback Kid,” the official first single from Sleigh Bells’ upcoming second album, Reign of Terror, is pop-thrash with an even sweeter vocal showing from singer Alexis Krauss than we heard from her on “Born to … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/16/stream-sleigh-bells-comeback-kid/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-real-estate-in-my-car/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-real-estate-in-my-car/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:00:15 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=168351 FADER #76 cover stars Real Estate recently played a new song, called “In My Car,” and songs from their album Days on WXPN’s “World Cafe Live”. You can stream the set over at NPR Music; … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/stream-real-estate-in-my-car/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/cloud-nothings-no-sentiment-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/cloud-nothings-no-sentiment-mp3/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 18:00:28 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=168201 The new Cloud Nothings album is ballsy! It’s got super long songs and plodding guitars, and unabashed angst. To do that, you’ve got to pretty much let go of any self-consciousness you might have about … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/cloud-nothings-no-sentiment-mp3/feed/ 4 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/download-bathetic-records-expressway-compilation/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/download-bathetic-records-expressway-compilation/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:45:36 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=168116 When I first moved to New York, I came with just my clothes and a few books. I left all my CDs and records at home. Ripping what I could, figuring anything I left behind … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/download-bathetic-records-expressway-compilation/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/what-were-reading-the-big-pink/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/what-were-reading-the-big-pink/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:45:13 +0000 THE FADER http://www.thefader.com/?p=168078 Tired of reading the same recommended books from the usual sources? Just think of our weekly What We’re Reading column as your non-committal book club with The FADER and some of your favorite bands. For … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/what-were-reading-the-big-pink/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/hear-cut-copy-and-aeroplanes-remixes-for-the-rapture/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/hear-cut-copy-and-aeroplanes-remixes-for-the-rapture/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:24:08 +0000 Matthew Schnipper http://www.thefader.com/?p=168083 “Sail Away” was one of the most ecstatic songs from The Rapture’s In the Grace of Your Love. Now the song has a set of remixes by heavy hitters Cut Copy, Aeroplane and Cosmic Kids. … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/13/hear-cut-copy-and-aeroplanes-remixes-for-the-rapture/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/bon-iver-to-collaborate-with-the-flaming-lips/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/bon-iver-to-collaborate-with-the-flaming-lips/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:03:34 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167977 The Flaming Lips have previously announced that they are cooking up a special collaborative album, slated for April, featuring guest spots from Plastic Ono Band, Nick Cave and Neon Indian. Rolling Stone is now reporting … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/bon-iver-to-collaborate-with-the-flaming-lips/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/wavves-hybrid-moments-misfits-cover-mp3/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/wavves-hybrid-moments-misfits-cover-mp3/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:45:56 +0000 Sam Hockley-Smith http://www.thefader.com/?p=167958 Usually when we see that a newer artist has covered an older artist we get all excited and start thinking about how inspired the new artist must have been by this legendary band. So inspired … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/12/wavves-hybrid-moments-misfits-cover-mp3/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/watch-the-trailer-for-the-lcd-soundsystem-documentary-shut-up-and-play-the-hits/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/watch-the-trailer-for-the-lcd-soundsystem-documentary-shut-up-and-play-the-hits/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 22:44:10 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167641 LCD Soundsystem fans rejoice! Shut Up and Play the Hits is a new documentary—and official Sundance selection—that takes a look into Murphy’s life as LCD Soundsystem’s break-up approached, as well as footage from their final, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/watch-the-trailer-for-the-lcd-soundsystem-documentary-shut-up-and-play-the-hits/feed/ 1 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/video-trash-talk-slander/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/video-trash-talk-slander/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 21:15:22 +0000 Claire Lobenfeld http://www.thefader.com/?p=167555 In the Jim Dirschberger-animated clip for Trash Talk’s “Slander,” we’re taken down a brief but treacherous rabbit hole into what happens when you do too many drugs at a hardcore show—a fever dream of missed … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/video-trash-talk-slander/feed/ 0 http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/stream-thieves-like-us-marie-marie/ http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/stream-thieves-like-us-marie-marie/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:19:32 +0000 Duncan Cooper http://www.thefader.com/?p=167448 Since their aughts-standout “Drugs in my Body,” Thieves Like Us have cultivated a weirdly tense form of cokey disinterest, always clearly laid out by their cover art: girls falling down stairs, for example, or now, … read more »]]> http://www.thefader.com/2012/01/11/stream-thieves-like-us-marie-marie/feed/ 1