Malibu on making Vanities, being inspired by Enya

Malibu on making Vanities, being inspired by Enya

Beat Construction: How Malibu made her ambient heaven on Vanities The French artist’s long-awaited debut album is effortlessly engaging. By Jordan Darville Malibu. Photo by Igor Pjörrt.   The FADER’s longstanding series Beat Construction interviews today’s most crucial producers and their craft. “I could never do a beat,” Malibu says. “If somebody had a gun…

Read More
The 30 coolest artists right now

The 30 coolest artists right now

Meet the singers, rappers, and bands defining 2025. Ray Warren The music coming out of 2025 so far has been exciting. On Monday, we published our list of the best albums we’ve heard and have had on repeat this year, but that’s just a fraction of what’s being made by music’s most talented noisemakers and…

Read More
The best albums of 2025 so far

The best albums of 2025 so far

The best albums of 2025 so far From projects by billy woods to YHWH Nailgun, these are the records we can’t stop spinning. By The FADER Illustration Sabrina Kaune art by Sabrina Kaune Around June is when we start to get a good sense of what this year in music will look like. So far,…

Read More
#The 50 best songs of 2024

#The 50 best songs of 2024

The 50 best songs of 2024 From “Not Like Us” to “Nasty” and “Slut Me Out 2” to “You a Stepper,” these are the songs we had on repeat this year. By Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, Jordan Darville, Raphael Helfand, Steffanee Wang, Wale Oloworekende, Shaad D’Souza, Lucas Villa, Colin Joyce, Emma Madden, Vivian Medithi,…

Read More