#Mabe Fratti’s tension-release game

#Mabe Fratti’s tension-release game

The Guatemalan cellist talks about paranoia, elastic thoughts, FOMO, and the rockstar moves of her new album, Sentir que no sabes. Mabe Fratti. Photo by Melissa Lunar.   Mabe Fratti’s fourth album begins with conviction. Over slow, determined drums, she fingers her cello like a furious bassist, its C string rattling with the aftershock of…

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#Sex Week are here to get messy

#Sex Week are here to get messy

Pearl Amanda Dickson and Richard Orofino drag their lovingly crafted indie rock songs through the dirt. Sex Week   Christian Michael Filardo The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Richard Orofino and Pearl Amanda Dickson, the duo that makes up the Brooklyn band Sex Week, have a…

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#New Music Friday: Listen to new projects from Been Stellar, Daniel Davies, Kronos Quartet, and more

#New Music Friday: Listen to new projects from Been Stellar, Daniel Davies, Kronos Quartet, and more

Stream every standout album released this Friday with The FADER’s weekly roundup. Been Stellar. Photo by Gabe Long.   Every Friday, The FADER’s writers dive into the most exciting new projects released that week. Today, read our thoughts on Been Stellar’s Scream from New York, NY, Daniel Davies Ghost of the Heart, Kronos Quartet’s Outer…

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