Mulatu Plays Mulatu and shaping the future of Ethio-jazz”> Photo credit: Alexis Maryon Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s…
Uy Scuti review: half-baked and not weird enough”> Young Thug. Photo by Garfield Larmond In 2019 Young Thug gave me his definition of “real rap” as we sat in…
The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. The opening three song titles on Amie Blu‘s when all is said and done give…
Here For It All, Mariah Carey exposes her soft side”> Mariah Carey In the seven years since her last studio album Caution, Mariah Carey has publicly been on a hot…
no scope review: underground pop as cool as dark denim “> crushed. Photo by Ben Rayner “Does your star still burn on its own? / Or did it shiver…
Mulatu Plays Mulatu review: Mulatu Astatke reimagines himself”> 81-year-old Ethio-jazz Godfather Mulatu Astatke’s self-covers album Mulatu Plays Mulatu could easily have been an exercise in ego, a simple greatest-hits record,…
Getting Killed review: wild-eyed and surprisingly referential”> Geese. Photo by Lewis Evans. It wasn’t supposed to go this way. When Cameron Winter released his excellent solo album Heavy Metal…
UY Scuti: See the full credits with Mariah The Scientist and more”> Garfield Larmond Young Thug‘s UY Scuti is here. A week later than first planned, Thug has returned with…
Eusexua Afterglow release date”> Photo by Jim Dyson/Getty Images This summer FKA twigs told fans at Dutch festival Lowlands that she was “ready to give birth” to a new album….
Lil Wolf has just unveiled his brand-new EP, Nomad Tapes: Africa, a seven-track journey born entirely on the continent. Created during his time traveling through Africa, the project is deeply…