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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#Momma and the summer that changed them

#Momma and the summer that changed them

Momma and the summer that changed them Chaos, turmoil, and infidelity inspired the Brooklyn rock band’s new album Welcome To My Blue Sky. They’re better off for it. By Cady Siregar Momma. By Cady Siregar Summer is a drug. The seemingly endless days have an inebriating, almost delirious effect where, when it comes, you feel…

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#The 9 projects you should stream right now

#The 9 projects you should stream right now

“The 9 projects you should stream right now” New albums from Moor Mother, Momma, Naima Bock, and more. Moor Mother. Photo by Bob Sweeney.   Moor Mother, Jazz Codes Camae Ayewa’s unending prolific stream continues with a new project under her experimental rap alias Moor Mother. Jazz Codes is billed as a companion release to…

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#Momma melt faces on “Rockstar”

#Momma melt faces on “Rockstar”

“#Momma melt faces on “Rockstar”” The new single comes with a School of Rock-inspired video. Photo by Cooper Winterson.   Momma make music that feels urgent while maintaining a cool, unbothered ethos that harkens back to ’90s slacker rock. Their respective masteries of both these poles are indebted to their current city of residence (New…

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