#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

The New Orleans band blast through punk pieties on the path to something much more fun. BRAT (from left: Brenner Moate, Ian Hennessy, Liz Selfish, and Dustin Eagan.) Photo by Vanessa Valadez.   A punk walks into a BRAT show. As his eyes adjust to the pink and red lights washing over the bandstand, he…

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#Lutalo’s story-truth fuzz rock

#Lutalo’s story-truth fuzz rock

Lutalo’s story-truth fuzz rock On The Academy, the Vermont singer-songwriter plays with auto-fiction and folky post-punk to blend elements from their childhood with their imagination. By Cady Siregar Lutalo. Photo by Adam Alonzo   Story-truth — or emotional truth — is just as significant and meaningful as what’s real. On Lutalo Jones’s debut album, out…

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#Songs You Need In Your Life This Week

#Songs You Need In Your Life This Week

Songs You Need In Your Life This Week Tracks we love right now, in no particular order. By The FADER Each week, The FADER staff rounds up the songs we can’t get enough of. Here they are, in no particular order. Listen on our Spotify and Apple Music playlists or hear them all below. FKA…

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#New Music Friday: Stream projects from Floating Points, Wendy Eisenberg, and more

#New Music Friday: Stream projects from Floating Points, Wendy Eisenberg, and more

Stream every standout album released this Friday with The FADER’s weekly roundup. Floating Points. Photo by Genevieve Reeves.   Every Friday, The FADER’s writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Floating Points’ Cascade, Wendy Eisenberg’s Viewfinder, Nilüfer Yanya’s My Method Actor, and more. Floating Points: Cascade…

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#Nilüfer Yanya is taking it in her stride

#Nilüfer Yanya is taking it in her stride

On her third studio album My Method Actor , the London-born songwriter goes in search of meaning as she exits her 20s. Nilüfer Yanya   Molly Daniel On My Method Actor, Nilüfer Yanya draws deeply from a search for meaning with vulnerability and humor. “What you looking for? / Shut up and raise your glass…

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#Molchat Doma are fun now

#Molchat Doma are fun now

On their fourth studio album Belaya Polosa, the Belarusian trio reveal a brighter, dancier take on the grim, EBM-inspired sound that made them viral sensations. Molchat Doma. Image via publicist.   Molchat Doma are guys who like to have fun. Seriously. They play video games, watch hockey, and go to concerts: since moving from Minsk…

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#The many jerks of MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks

#The many jerks of MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks

On his fourth solo album, the Wednesday guitarist and budding indie alt-country star weaves absurd imagery into every melancholic verse. Karly Hartzman / PR It’s telling that Wednesday’s version of Drive-By Truckers’ “Women Without Whiskey” is the most faithful on their covers compilation Mowing the Leaves Instead of Piling ’Em Up. Like many of Mike…

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#New Music Friday: Stream projects from MJ Lenderman, Molchat Doma, Hinds, and more

#New Music Friday: Stream projects from MJ Lenderman, Molchat Doma, Hinds, and more

Stream every standout album released this Friday with The FADER’s weekly roundup. MJ Lenderman. Photo by Sam Resetarits.   Every Friday, The FADER’s writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on MJ Lenderman’s Manning Fireworks, Molchat Doma’s Belaya Polosa, Hinds’ VIVA HINDS, and more. MJ Lenderman: Manning…

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