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…

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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,…

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Revisiting Scott Walker’s final masterpiece

Revisiting Scott Walker’s final masterpiece

In a late career full of absurdly experimental works, Scott Walker’s “SDSS1416+13B (Zercon, A Flagpole Sitter)” stands out as one of his most ambitious. Jamie Hawkesworth via 4AD Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, we dive into American-British auteur Scott Walker’s most unhinged…

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A drone journey at a Brooklyn funeral parlor

A drone journey at a Brooklyn funeral parlor

While on a first date. Photo by Christopher Bruno Photography Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, the writer experiences Psychedelic Sangha’s Bardo Bath at a funeral home. Have you ever brought a first date to an ambient show at a funeral home? I…

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Star remnants inspired this percussion masterpiece

Star remnants inspired this percussion masterpiece

French composer Gérard Grisey’s Le Noir de l’Etoile is a portal to deep space and an awe-inspiring live experience. Jack Beal for Bang on a Can “Apollo Frequencies” is a new series that explores music that seems to come from another world. The first edition deals with French composer Gérard Grisey’s sounds from deep space….

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