The Opener: Lelo has a winning mindset

The Opener: Lelo has a winning mindset

The New Detroit rapper is nimble, unpredictable, and preternaturally poised no matter the setting. Lelo.   Akhil Sesh via publicist. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Lelo knows confidence is more than half the battle. So it’s no surprise the Detroit rapper sounds cool and collected…

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The Opener: aeter won’t wait to live his dreams

The Opener: aeter won’t wait to live his dreams

The SoundCloud indie musician is contemplative and cutting beyond his years on SKIN TURNS RED aeter.   via the artist The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. North Carolina artist aeter might be young, but the almost-18-year-old puts his own spin on indie music. No, not indie…

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The Opener: Six Sex’s campy club carnage

The Opener: Six Sex’s campy club carnage

The Argentine princess of perreo-rave will tour the U.S. ahead of her forthcoming debut album. Six Sex.   Catalina Jacobo The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Six Sex wants you to lose your mind tonight. The Argentine princess of perreo-rave demands her listeners let go and…

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Naïka dreams of borderless pop music

Naïka dreams of borderless pop music

The French-Haitian singer’s debut album ECLESIA hits a pancontinental groove The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Naïka has an omnivorous vision for the future of pop. The French-Haitian singer built a dedicated following over the past five years thanks to her genre-melding twist on global pop…

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ira glass are unafraid of entropy

ira glass are unafraid of entropy

The Chicago post-post-hardcore quartet strive for catharsis amidst saxophone-and-guitar-induced carnage. ira glass: (L-R) Landon Kerouac, Jill Roth, Kaleb Wallace, and Lise Ivanova.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. ira glass make post-post hardcore that is playful, piercing and prodigiously loud. The Chicago quartet’s November EP…

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ERIS THE PLANET is a renaissance woman

ERIS THE PLANET is a renaissance woman

The 25-year-old DC rapper cosigned by SZA cuts her own irresistible groove The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. “I just killed the old me, this a renaissance,” ERIS THE PLANET purrs at the start of her April 2025 breakout “GEEZER.” Her undulating flow taps out gentle…

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