Addded Dec 6, 2024
The 10 Best Albums of 2023
In a year dominated by 2022’s biggest releases, new albums by SZA, Lana Del Rey, and more invigorated the music landscape of 2023.
Addded Jan 1, 2024
The 100 best songs of 2023
From Sexyy Redd to Liturgy and Fever Ray to Ralphie Choo, these are the songs we loved in 2023.
Addded Dec 18, 2023
The 50 best albums of 2023
From bar italia to billy woods and yeule to Yves Tumor, these are the albums The FADER loved in 2023.
Addded Dec 15, 2023
Victony is counting his blessings
Read a Q&A with Nigerian artist Victony about his hit single "Soweto," 2022 EP Outlaw, his recovery from surgery, and future plans.
Addded Mar 23, 2023
slowthai’s guide to life (if you want it)
Ty talks about his new album 'Ugly,' a natural evolution in his quest towards happiness, on The Fader Interview.
Addded Mar 2, 2023
The 100 best songs of 2022
From Jockstrap to Carly Ray Jepsen and Karol G to Alex G, these are the songs we had on repeat this year.
Addded Dec 16, 2022
The 50 best albums of 2022
From Bad Bunny to Freddie Gibbs and Rachika Nayar to Jockstrap, these are the albums that soundtracked the past year.
Addded Dec 13, 2022
Ready or not, Rina Sawayama is in her pop star era
Ascendant megastar Rina Sawayama tells David Renshaw about the making of her supersized sophomore album on the new episode of The FADER Interview.
Addded Sep 8, 2022
Lil Silva doesn’t regret taking it slow
David Renshaw talks to U.K. producer Lil Silva about his newly released LP "Yesterday Is Heavy," a debut album a decade in the making.
Addded Jul 21, 2022
Let’s Eat Grandma feel it all
Read an interview with Let's Eat Grandma duo Rosa Walton and Jenny Hollingworth as the U.K. duo release their third album, "Two Ribbons."
Addded Apr 29, 2022
The perfectionism and posthumanist pop of yeule’s 'Glitch Princess'
The London-based artist speaks on artificial intelligence and learning their lyrics backwards.
Addded Feb 4, 2022
How PinkPantheress’s samples are bridging the generational gap
Despite the critics, PinkPantheress' keen ear for samples both tried-and-true and underground is helping young listeners discover new music.
Addded Jan 29, 2022
The Fader's 100 best songs of 2021
From RXK Nephew’s thrilling “American tterroristt” to Lucy Dacus’s poised and startling “Thumbs,” and everything in between, these are the songs that reflected a deeply strange year.
Addded Dec 16, 2021
The Fader's 50 best albums of 2021
Our list of the albums that defined and transcended 2021, from Tyler, The Creator to Porter Robinson, Jazmine Sullivan to Doja Cat.
Addded Dec 14, 2021
Listen to Jessy Lanza on the new episode of The FADER Interview
Canadian producer and songwriter Jessy Lanza is the latest guest on The FADER Interview.
Addded Nov 20, 2021
‘The rug can be ripped at any point’: how rapper Cashh reinvented himself after being deported
The Jamaica-born Londoner had just released a star-studded mixtape in 2014 when he was removed from the country. Now back in the UK, he has channelled his experience into a debut album.
Addded Aug 13, 2021
Torres on perceptions of time and crafting her most joyful music yet
In the latest episode of The FADER Interview podcast, Torres talks about her new album "Thirstier."
Addded Jul 30, 2021
‘It was the easiest thing I’ve done’: how the dad of a rock star wrote his first album at 72
After his father suffered a heart scare, psych-popper Connan Mockasin enlisted him to make an experimental EP. Who knew it would be such a breeze?
Addded Jul 16, 2021
12 essential tracks by SOPHIE, the producer of a generation
Remembering SOPHIE’s legacy through 12 of the pioneering producer’s best and most important tracks.
Addded Feb 2, 2021
The Fader's 100 best songs of 2020
From Phoebe Bridgers’ apocalyptic visions to Bad Bunny’s masterful chaos to Koffee’s uplifting riddims, these were the songs that defined 2020.
Addded Dec 18, 2020
The Fader's 50 best albums of 2020
Creating and releasing art in the middle of a plague is hard work, but great music still shone through this year.
Addded Dec 16, 2020
The Cribs Survived Landfill Indie But What Came Next Almost Finished Them
Wakefield’s finest trio of punk siblings are back with an eighth album after escaping a music industry nightmare.
Addded Nov 11, 2020
Shygirl wants your attention
London-based rapper and provocateur Shygirl’s freaky bars have caught the attention of SOPHIE and Arca. She discusses her individual growth and the rise of her collective, Nuxxe.
Addded Sep 23, 2020
How Drake finessed rap history and made singing the norm
Rappers have been singing on their songs from the very beginning. You only have to listen to Kevie Kev's "All Night Long," to hear melody making its way into some of the earliest rhymes. However, it has become a popular train of thought in recent years to give acclaim to Drake for not only popularising the melding of rap and R&B, but also pioneering it.
Addded Aug 4, 2020
Mike Skinner’s long road back to The Streets
It took nine years for Mike Skinner to bring The Streets back with a new mixtape. From his home in London, in his own inimitable way, he tells us why.
Addded May 21, 2020
How Whitmer Thomas turned tragedy into the year’s funniest album
In his new comedy special, "The Golden One," Whitmer Thomas brings together the beautifully dumb and the painfully tender.
Addded Apr 9, 2020
A running list of your favorite artists’ lockdown livestreams
A running list of artists, including Coldplay -- Miley Cyrus, and John Legend -- who are livestreaming concerts and performances amid the coronavirus lockdown.
Addded Mar 17, 2020
Sorry: Not Sorry
London-based indie rock band Sorry craft sleazily hedonistic love songs that aren’t always what they seem.
Addded Feb 25, 2020
The Fader's best albums of 2019
From Charli XCX to Burial and everything in between, this is the music we loved this year.
Addded Dec 19, 2019
The Fader's favorite songs of 2019
From Ariana Grande to (Sandy) Alex G and everything in between, this is the music we loved this year.
Addded Dec 18, 2019
La Roux isn't scared anymore
La Roux's Elly Jackson discusses the long road to making new album "Supervision," working with Tyler, The Creator, and ten years of her 2009 debut album.
Addded Dec 5, 2019
How Blink-182's Travis Barker became rap's favorite drummer
Blink-182's Travis Barker discusses his new project with 03 Greedo, touring to celebrate Enema of the State, and working with XXXTentacion.
Addded Jul 17, 2019
Watch Cardi B perform 'Old Town Road' with Lil Nas X
Cardi B brought out Lil Nas X to perform "Old Town Road" as she celebrated the launch of her Fashion Nova line at a Hollywood party.
Addded May 9, 2019
The FADER's 100 best songs of 2018
Ariana Grande, Rico Nasty, Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper, Tirzah, Kacey Musgraves...
Addded Dec 12, 2018
The M.I.A. documentary tells a story about political activism in the age of celebrity
A review of Steve Loveridge’s clear-eyed film, ’MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A.’
Addded Sep 24, 2018
Tyler, The Creator and Earl Sweatshirt reunite at final Low End Theory
Watch footage of Odd Future members and A$AP Rocky performing at the last ever Low End Theory night in Los Angeles.
Addded Aug 9, 2018
Meet Flohio, one of U.K. rap's most intriguing talents
Hard-hitting Londoner Flohio has spent the past two years spitting on underground beats, now she’s ready to spread her wings.
Addded Jul 10, 2018
The world is nuts, so Lykke Li is surviving by being honest
A conversation with Lykke Li about motherhood, the L.A. pop machine, and her new album, "so sad so sexy."
Addded Jun 7, 2018
How French electronic group Her are finding hope in the wake of tragedy
Watch Her's "We Choose" video and read an interview with Victor Solf on the death of his bandmate Simon Carpentier, and their debut album due March 30 on Island Records.
Addded Jan 11, 2018