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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Love Spells’ swoon-worthy bedroom pop

Love Spells’ swoon-worthy bedroom pop

The Houston-born artist makes music for falling in, and out of, love. Get to know him in this week’s Opener interview. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Sir Taegen C’aion Harris, the Houston artist better known as Love Spells, feels the ups and downs of romance…

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