#VANITY PL8’s unbreakable bond

#VANITY PL8’s unbreakable bond

Anastasiya Bobrova and Brandon Pierce discuss “living viscerally” and their debut EP, Bikini Daycare. VANITY PL8   Jack Angell VANITY PL8‘s Anastasiya Bobrova grew up in Yakutsk, the coldest city on Earth, on the fourth floor of an apartment block surrounded by a thick layer of Siberian permafrost. Her paternal grandpa was a German P.O.W….

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#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

#BRAT’s hot-pink hell

The New Orleans band blast through punk pieties on the path to something much more fun. BRAT (from left: Brenner Moate, Ian Hennessy, Liz Selfish, and Dustin Eagan.) Photo by Vanessa Valadez.   A punk walks into a BRAT show. As his eyes adjust to the pink and red lights washing over the bandstand, he…

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#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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