#Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots

#Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots

“Song You Need: Bladee returns to his Sadboy roots” “Blue Crush Angel” is the sixth track from the Drain Gang leader’s new album, Spiderr. Hendrik Schneider The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Bladee’s new album…

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#The 15 projects you should stream right now

#The 15 projects you should stream right now

“The 15 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Freddie Gibbs, Bladee, Björk, and more. Freddie Gibbs: Photo by Nick Walker.   Freddie Gibbs, $oul $old $eperately Gary, Indiana rapper Freddie Gibbs reached a new high in his career with 2020’s Alfredo, a collaborative album with The Alchemist that was nominated at the…

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#The 8 projects you should stream right now

#The 8 projects you should stream right now

“The 8 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Charli XCX, Rosalía, Blanck Mass, and more. Charli XCX, Crash For her final Atlantic Records album, Charli XCX is leaving everything on the field. Crash, the pop iconoclast’s fifth studio album (not including four mixtapes), is an embrace of her influence and another commendable…

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#Ecco2k and Bladee share new single “Amygdala”

#Ecco2k and Bladee share new single “Amygdala”

“#Ecco2k and Bladee share new single “Amygdala”” Machatok produces the song, which comes with a rave-heavy visual from Anton Tammi. Bladee and Ecco2k are the two most visible artists in Drain Gang, the Stockholm-based collective whose influence in underground scenes like hyperpop and digicore cannot be overstated. They’re still creating exciting work individually, with Bladee…

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#Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails will headline Primavera Sound L.A. 2022

#Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails will headline Primavera Sound L.A. 2022

“#Arctic Monkeys, Lorde, and Nine Inch Nails will headline Primavera Sound L.A. 2022” The festival’s inaugural U.S. edition will take place September 19–20 in Los Angeles State Historic Park. Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys), Ella Marija Lani Yelich-O’Connor (Lorde), and Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails). Photos by Santiago Bluguermann, Dimitrios Kambouris, and Jose Manuel Ribeiro /…

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#Bladee shares “egobaby” music video

#Bladee shares “egobaby” music video

“#Bladee shares “egobaby” music video” The Fool is out now. Bladee’s album The Fool dropped in May, giving fans of the Stockholm rapper another formidable full-length project a few months after teaming up with Mechatok for the tape Good Luck. The music video for The Fool standout “ego baby” is out today, and it’s pretty…

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#10 songs you need in your life this week

#10 songs you need in your life this week

“#10 songs you need in your life this week” Tracks we love, in no particular order. L-R: Moor Mother (Bob Sweeney), Yendry (Seba), Sigrid (Amanda Hakan for The FADER) Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can’t get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order. Subscribe to Songs You Need…

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#The 7 projects you should stream now

#The 7 projects you should stream now

“#The 7 projects you should stream now” New albums from DMX, black midi, Mustafa, and more. DMX. Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Imagess.   DMX, Exodus Completed before DMX’s tragic passing, Exodus marks the rapper’s first posthumous full-length release and eighth studio album. His longtime collaborator Swizz Beatz executive produced the project and shepherded it to…

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