Fever Ray's "Radical Romantics" is the month's best album. It's a thought-provoking and highly creative work that explores complex themes through haunting vocals and experimental sound. It's a must-listen for fans of experimental music and an essential addition to any music lover's collection.
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Listen to new Lana Del Rey song “The Grants”
The third single from Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is here.
The third single from Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd is here.
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Tame Impala embrace prog rock on new song “_Wings of Time_”
Tame Impala have shared a new song that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (due in theaters on March 31). The track is called “Wings of Time” and is described by Kevin Parker in a statement as representing "an unmissable opportunity to indulge in my long time love of fantasy prog rock.”
Tame Impala have shared a new song that will appear on the soundtrack to the upcoming movie Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (due in theaters on March 31). The track is called “Wings of Time” and is described by Kevin Parker in a statement as representing "an unmissable opportunity to indulge in my long time love of fantasy prog rock.”
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Song You Need: Tinariwen’s Tuareg fight song
“Tenere Den” is the lead single from their newly announced album Amatssou, due out May 19 via Wedge Records.
“Tenere Den” is the lead single from their newly announced album Amatssou, due out May 19 via Wedge Records.
Sofia Kourtesis reckons with mortality and family on “Madres”
Sofia Kourtesis' latest single arrives with a dedication to a brain surgeon whose work she says is giving hope to her mother with an unnamed medical situation. "Madres," like Kourtesis' 2021 EP Fresia Magdalena, or last year's "Estación Esperanza," is house music that feels as fresh as a spring breeze.
Sofia Kourtesis' latest single arrives with a dedication to a brain surgeon whose work she says is giving hope to her mother with an unnamed medical situation. "Madres," like Kourtesis' 2021 EP Fresia Magdalena, or last year's "Estación Esperanza," is house music that feels as fresh as a spring breeze.
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Joanne Robertson’s ever-present “Jeans”
"Jeans" is a clear window through which Robertson offers a view into her interior life. Her voice is a Vashti Bunyan fantasy recorded on a laptop's onboard mic with GarageBand reverb — one can easily envision the overheated machine resting on Robertson's bed as she plays. The lyrics of the song are cloudy, though her desert blues-inflected guitar lines leave one content to lie back and watch them drift by. Would a pricey microphone and some studio time have led to a more polished sound? Almost certainly. But then the song would have lost some of its indefinable and revelatory quality: froth on our soul's subatomic soup, waiting for an unguarded moment to reveal itself to us.
"Jeans" is a clear window through which Robertson offers a view into her interior life. Her voice is a Vashti Bunyan fantasy recorded on a laptop's onboard mic with GarageBand reverb — one can easily envision the overheated machine resting on Robertson's bed as she plays. The lyrics of the song are cloudy, though her desert blues-inflected guitar lines leave one content to lie back and watch them drift by. Would a pricey microphone and some studio time have led to a more polished sound? Almost certainly. But then the song would have lost some of its indefinable and revelatory quality: froth on our soul's subatomic soup, waiting for an unguarded moment to reveal itself to us.
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YUNGMORPHEUS’ refreshing clarity
“Playin’ the Same Game,” the second single from his forthcoming album From Whence It Came, is exactly what it wants to be.
“Playin’ the Same Game,” the second single from his forthcoming album From Whence It Came, is exactly what it wants to be.
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Yves Tumor shares new song “Parody”
Tumor’s latest track arrives ahead of new album Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), out later this week.
Tumor’s latest track arrives ahead of new album Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds), out later this week.
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Saba and No I.D.’s highly anticipated union
Today, they’ve unveiled “Back In Office,” their first single of the year, delivered “from the private collection of Saba & No I.D.” Following his well-received Few Good Things LP from last year, Saba spits braggadocious bars over the Grammy-winning producer’s lustrous beats, proving he’s not a one-note artist. “Got ns askin’ ‘is it jazz or is it rap? / I’m a bit imaginative, I’m where the ribbon at / In the sky I can write like Jack Kerouac / I can say anything, it don’t even have to match,” he raps. With a homegrown connection, the two Chicago artists work side-by-side seamlessly to showcase the city’s soulful, effortless groove.
Today, they’ve unveiled “Back In Office,” their first single of the year, delivered “from the private collection of Saba & No I.D.” Following his well-received Few Good Things LP from last year, Saba spits braggadocious bars over the Grammy-winning producer’s lustrous beats, proving he’s not a one-note artist. “Got ns askin’ ‘is it jazz or is it rap? / I’m a bit imaginative, I’m where the ribbon at / In the sky I can write like Jack Kerouac / I can say anything, it don’t even have to match,” he raps. With a homegrown connection, the two Chicago artists work side-by-side seamlessly to showcase the city’s soulful, effortless groove.
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*billy woods and [Kenny Sega](https://www.instagram.com/kennysegal/)l share Maps’ lead single, “FaceTime*”
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SZA has shared a remix of her SOS track “Kill Bill” featuring Doja Cat. The pair reunite for the first time following their 2021 single "Kiss Me," which was awarded a Grammy the following year and led to a memorably chaotic acceptance speech. Check out the Doja Cat version of "Kill Bill" below.
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Post Malone shares new song “Chemical”
10 months after the release of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone has returned with his first new music of 2023, a lovesick pop ballad called “Chemical.” The song is three-and-a-half of sugary guitars and persistently upbeat automated drumming, over which Post belts lines like “You break me, then I break my rules / Last time was the last time too,” and “Outside of the party, smokin’ in the car with you / ‘Seven Nation Army,’ fighting at the bar with you.”
Post Malone NEVER disapoints
10 months after the release of his fourth studio album, Twelve Carat Toothache, Post Malone has returned with his first new music of 2023, a lovesick pop ballad called “Chemical.” The song is three-and-a-half of sugary guitars and persistently upbeat automated drumming, over which Post belts lines like “You break me, then I break my rules / Last time was the last time too,” and “Outside of the party, smokin’ in the car with you / ‘Seven Nation Army,’ fighting at the bar with you.”
Post Malone NEVER disapoints
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Jorja Smith returns with “_Try Me_”
English R&B singer Jorja Smith has taken her time with her follow-up to her 2018 debut Lost & Found, sharing the stopgap project Be Right Back in 2021 and the Joy Orbison collab "Rose Rouge" in 2022. The wait may be finally ending: on Thursday (April 13), Smith shared "Try Me," her first new song of the year and the debut track released on her new label FAMM.
English R&B singer Jorja Smith has taken her time with her follow-up to her 2018 debut Lost & Found, sharing the stopgap project Be Right Back in 2021 and the Joy Orbison collab "Rose Rouge" in 2022. The wait may be finally ending: on Thursday (April 13), Smith shared "Try Me," her first new song of the year and the debut track released on her new label FAMM.
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Konyikeh’s voice is impossible to ignore
In an era of smooth, stream-friendly music that often slips into the background Konyikeh stands out instantly. Her voice, rich and velvety yet textured enough to make her songs ache on a deep level, is something of a behemoth. On debut single "Sorrow," which is premiering below, Konyikeh sings from the position of inexperience. Written when she was just 13, the song speaks about love, loss, and all that falls between with an anticipatory tone. Like a balloon slowly inflating, it's a song that grows in size and disguises the gaps between its surfaces.
In an era of smooth, stream-friendly music that often slips into the background Konyikeh stands out instantly. Her voice, rich and velvety yet textured enough to make her songs ache on a deep level, is something of a behemoth. On debut single "Sorrow," which is premiering below, Konyikeh sings from the position of inexperience. Written when she was just 13, the song speaks about love, loss, and all that falls between with an anticipatory tone. Like a balloon slowly inflating, it's a song that grows in size and disguises the gaps between its surfaces.
Listen to “Pretty,” the first song from Puma Blue’s new album
Puma Blue is the alias of Jacob Allen, a London-born artist who now lives in Atlanta. For the past half decade or so he has created a lane of jazz-inflected late night comfort music. Across early EPs Swum Baby and 2018's Blood Loss, his music has been a nook to clamber into, shutting the rest of the world out as you enter.
Puma Blue is the alias of Jacob Allen, a London-born artist who now lives in Atlanta. For the past half decade or so he has created a lane of jazz-inflected late night comfort music. Across early EPs Swum Baby and 2018's Blood Loss, his music has been a nook to clamber into, shutting the rest of the world out as you enter.
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Listen to Gabe ‘Nandez’s bullish new project Pangea
At his best Gabe ’Nandez‘s raps like a carousel; there’s an energy to his sharp wordplay that makes it feel as if he could carry on spitting as long as the beat runs. Lyrically, meanwhile, he packs plenty of meat onto the bones of the pared-back Tony Seltzer beats he favors. On his new album Pangea, premiering with The FADER today (April 19) before its April 20 release date via P.O.W. Recordings, he takes a bird’s eye view of society over the past few years and boldly chooses optimism.
At his best Gabe ’Nandez‘s raps like a carousel; there’s an energy to his sharp wordplay that makes it feel as if he could carry on spitting as long as the beat runs. Lyrically, meanwhile, he packs plenty of meat onto the bones of the pared-back Tony Seltzer beats he favors. On his new album Pangea, premiering with The FADER today (April 19) before its April 20 release date via P.O.W. Recordings, he takes a bird’s eye view of society over the past few years and boldly chooses optimism.
Song You Need: cumgirl8 pay tribute to a porn star politician
Latter-day punk provocateurs cumgirl8 have signed with the venerated UK indie label 4AD — home of Big Thief, Deerhunter, Dry Cleaning, Holly Herndon, Jenny Hval, and many other FADER favorites past and present. To honor the occasion, they’ve released “cicciolina,” their first new single in nearly a year. Their most recent release, May 2022’s “dumb bitch,” was also a certified Song You Need.
Latter-day punk provocateurs cumgirl8 have signed with the venerated UK indie label 4AD — home of Big Thief, Deerhunter, Dry Cleaning, Holly Herndon, Jenny Hval, and many other FADER favorites past and present. To honor the occasion, they’ve released “cicciolina,” their first new single in nearly a year. Their most recent release, May 2022’s “dumb bitch,” was also a certified Song You Need.