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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SOFIA ISELLA’s artful post-punk for angry women

SOFIA ISELLA’s artful post-punk for angry women

Meet the 20-year-old inspired by Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, and who has already opened for Taylor Swift. Nicolita Bradley The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. One listen to Sofia Isella‘s popular song “The Doll People” — which contains the lyric “We are paintings with legs…

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Snuggle are making slacker pop for slow revolutions

Snuggle are making slacker pop for slow revolutions

The Copenhagen duo’s debut album is a buoy in choppy waters. Get to know them in this week’s Opener interview. Johanna Hvidtved The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Snuggle‘s debut album, Goodbyehouse, is the product of a period of uncertainty. Separately, Andrea Thuesen and Vilhelm Strange…

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Acopia make dream-pop for yearners

Acopia make dream-pop for yearners

The Australian band’s sharply-produced songs are delivered with an icy sigh. Get to know them in this week’s Opener interview. Jess Fine The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Acopia’s music is full of clean lines and messy feelings. The Melbourne band, Kate Durman, Morgan Wright, and…

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Oxis’s electro-pop is a siren’s call

Oxis’s electro-pop is a siren’s call

The LA-based artist makes quietly devastating songs with an oceanic theme. Get to know her in this week’s Opener interview. Jay Bradley The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. There are over 30,000 species of fish in existence, something that must assure Valentina Cy a.k.a. Oxis. For…

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