Ninajirachi on making “girl EDM,” Coachella, and ’I Love My Computer’

Ninajirachi on making “girl EDM,” Coachella, and ’I Love My Computer’

Ninajirachi has big-tent feelings As the Australian producer’s “girl EDM” takes her to Coachella and beyond, she’s scaling her sound without losing the intimacy. By Vivian Medithi Photographer Aria Zarzycki The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. Ninajirachi is backstage beneath the blacklights and the whole…

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GEN F: Feng’s uplifting guide to life

GEN F: Feng’s uplifting guide to life

GEN F: Feng’s uplifting guide to life The 19-year-old’s blend of 2010s rap and dayglo indie rock is made for chasing your dreams. By David Renshaw Photographer Sinistermind On a wet and miserable January afternoon in west London, Feng is sheltering in front of a TV blasting Stranger Things. Dressed in a pair of grey…

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Theodora’s globe-trotting pop is France right now

Theodora’s globe-trotting pop is France right now

Gen F: Theodora’s globe-trotting pop is France right now The 22-year-old singer makes songs to unabashedly live to using sounds from France’s diaspora. By Steffanee Wang Photographer Liesel Fritsch The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. There’s a lyric on Theodora’s breakout single “KONGOLESE SOUS BBL”…

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GEN F: aya’s supernatural horrortronics

GEN F: aya’s supernatural horrortronics

GEN F: aya’s supernatural horrortronics The London musician channels terrors both worldly and witchy into hexed!, one of the best electronic albums of 2025. By Safi Bugel Photographer Ayomide Tejuoso The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. Before aya became one of the most fascinating new…

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Nate Sib is pop’s new aura prince

Nate Sib is pop’s new aura prince

GEN F: Nate Sib is pop’s new aura prince 2hollis’s BFF has Justin Bieber-level runs and an ear on the underground. What comes next might surprise everyone. By Eli Enis Photographer Alex Hodor-Lee The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. Nate Sib is almost ready for…

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Jackzebra’s global ennui

Jackzebra’s global ennui

GEN F: Jackzebra’s global ennui A night at a frat house with the Chengdu rapper creating dreamy downer rap using the “magic” of Mandarin. By Tasbeeh Herwees Photographer Allan Potter The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. On a Friday night in April, the hottest show…

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YT owns U.K. rap’s new swag

YT owns U.K. rap’s new swag

GEN F: YT owns U.K. rap’s new swag The east London rapper wants to transform his city’s underground and he’s doing it with a bunch of his friends. By David Renshaw Photographer Nelta Kasparian The FADER’s longstanding GEN F series profiles the emerging artists you need to know right now. YT says he’s always felt…

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