#Dani Kiyoko has already forgotten your favorite trend

#Dani Kiyoko has already forgotten your favorite trend

Dani Kiyoko has already forgotten your favorite trend The 21-year-old rapper-producer-designer is much more than SoundCloud’s best curator. By Raphael Helfand Dani Kiyoko. Photo by Dani Kiyoko.   Dani Kiyoko is one of the internet’s most tapped-in individuals. The Louisiana digital native is constantly trawling SoundCloud for new music to share with a following just…

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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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#Black Fondu’s secret is simplicity

#Black Fondu’s secret is simplicity

With only one song out, the enigmatic 20-year-old rapper-producer maintains his mystique as he discusses his patient approach to life and music. Black Fondu. Photo by Richard Mukuze.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Black Fondu keeps his camera off during our video call. Over…

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#Quiet Light, through the cracks

#Quiet Light, through the cracks

The experimental folk-pop artist and producer finds new limits of her chosen forms. Quiet Light. Photo by Leah Blom.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Two weeks ago, Riya Mahesh took her monthly trip from Boston to New York City, where she spent last summer…

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#Purest Form brings Madonna to the mosh pit

#Purest Form brings Madonna to the mosh pit

The hardcore industrial metal trio are ready to piss off the “über purists.” Purest Form. Photo by Kris Kirk.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. It’s 2013, and Riley Joyner is about to leave on tour to play bass in her old band. The florist…

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#It’s Superfan, honest

#It’s Superfan, honest

The fast-rising songwriter discusses finding his voice on the pathway to his new album Tow Truck Jesus. Adam Alonzo / Press The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Kali Flanagan works at a record shop in Los Angeles where, at the moment, he’s being yelled at by…

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#Sheherazaad’s new roots

#Sheherazaad’s new roots

The American singer-songwriter’s new EP Qasr creates a transcendent grammar from the music of her heart. Sheharazaad. Photo by Ronit Sarkar.   The Opener is The FADER’s short-form profile series of casual conversations with exciting new artists. Sheherazaad is in a hurry. The songwriter and composer is on her way from rehearsals in New York…

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