Joyce Wrice steps out on MACHIKO

The Los Angeles singer’s hotly-anticipated sophomore album expands her omnivorous vision of R&B without losing the human touch. Vivian Medithi / The FADER For the past four years, Joyce Wrice has been ducking the spotlight. Her 2021 debut album Overgrown recast the San Diego-born Wrice as a contemporary R&B star in her own right after…

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Destin Conrad does it all

Destin Conrad does it all After a jazz album and a Grammy-acclaimed R&B project, the L.A.-artist turns to reggae and dancehall on ROADRUNNER for a space to rebel. By Kylah Williams Video Ethan Holland When Destin Conrad set out to make his reggae and dancehall album ROADRUNNER, he knew he wanted it to be a…

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Roland to open a flagship store in New York City

The 9,000-square-foot Meatpacking space opens with a room built around the TR-808. Roland will open its first standalone store in the U.S., a 9,000 square feet space at 414 West 14th Street in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. An invitation-only grand opening is set for Saturday, October 10. The first room visitors walk into is dedicated to…

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Kelela wants her songs to feel as complex as real life

The FADER speaks to Kelela about genre and race, working with Oscar Scheller, and covering Incubus for her new Spotify Live Room sessions. Kelela’s songwriting process can be painstakingly slow. It doesn’t help that sometimes, not even she knows what she’s trying to say. “Oftentimes when I’m singing in gibberish over the instrumental, there are…

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