James Massiah is the new sheriff in town

James Massiah is the new sheriff in town

On his new album Bounty Law, the poet, MC, DJ, and Dean Blunt collaborator documents his liberation from society’s rules, and the making of his own. James Massiah. Photo by Will Wright   Apollo Frequencies is a series exploring sounds that seem to come from another world. In this week’s edition, James Massiah (aka DJ…

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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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