haloplus+ bring romance to the Copenhagen music scene

haloplus+ bring romance to the Copenhagen music scene

The innovative Danish alt-pop trio find escape in reverie with their new project Musicality. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Daydreaming plays a bit role in Musicality, the new project from artfully cool Copenhagen band haloplus+. The album’s title track rides a wave of glacial synths…

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prblm’s ever-shifting rap visions

prblm’s ever-shifting rap visions

The Nova Gang co-founder is already a cult legend. His new music only cements it. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Since 2018, prblm’s internet collective Nova Gang has had a slow-burning influence on rap’s underground, outlasting microtrends and copycats to build something long-lasting. Even as…

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Grumpy’s avant-pop wonderland

Grumpy’s avant-pop wonderland

The N.Y.C singer-songwriter behind the deliciously fried EP Piebald, out September 26, shares their favorite Hinder song, memories of iTunes, and how to act nonchalant at a Demi Lovato concert. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Grumpy’s music sounds tapped straight from an underground pop scene…

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Halima makes club music to heal to

Halima makes club music to heal to

The Brooklyn-based artist shares photos and answers FADER’s questionnaire ahead of the release of her debut album SWEET TOOTH. The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. SWEET TOOTH, the debut full-length by Halima, is structured like a long night out. Starting out with moments of tranquility and…

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Wallice brings the circus to indie rock

Wallice brings the circus to indie rock

Ahead of performances at Summer Sonic in Tokyo and Osaka, Wallice talks the worst advice she’s received, her favorite song to play right now, and more. Wallice. Photo by Nicole Busch   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. In her genre-bending 2024 debut album The Jester,…

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Anna Shoemaker lived her best life on tour with Mallrat

Anna Shoemaker lived her best life on tour with Mallrat

We caught up with the Los Angeles folk-pop singer as she wrapped a series of intimate acoustic shows. Lexi Yob In February, Anna Shoemaker quietly released one of the year’s standout folk-pop records. Someone Should Stop Her, the Philly singer-songwriter’s sophomore album, is 12 resonate songs soundtracking a young woman’s discovery of who she is…

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