The FADER Interview

Alex Robert Ross is joined by Cady Siregar, Raphael Helfand, and Sandra Song for a run through the songs that didn't make the bracket but couldn't be ignored, before Vivian Medithi, Jordan Darville, and David Renshaw rejoin the pod to hammer out the winner of our Final Four. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We pick the last of our Final Four from the Brat Regional, the quadrant dedicated to the runaway trend of the past few months: bright green, self-confident, totally unbothered. Charli XCX started it, but it doesn't have to be pop music — it's a state of mind more than a sound. Alex Robert Ross is joined by Brat experts Sandra Song, Hannah Sung, and Vivian Medithi to look at what the brat aesthetic meant this summer and how music responded. Then there are tracks from Sexyy Red, Rada, skaiwater, and Charli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we look at the Touch Grass regional. This is warm weather music, the tracks that should be drifting out of Bluetooth speakers in a park at 6 p.m. Alex Robert Ross is joined by Raphael Helfand and Jordan Darville to make the case for songs by Ravyn Lenae & Ty Dolla $ign, Quavo & Lana Del Rey, Amaarae, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With one song already in the Final Four, we take on the Slacker Regional. This is your soundtrack for waking up at noon, throwing on a shirt you haven't washed in two weeks, and avoiding getting a summer job. Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, David Renshaw, and Hannah Sung break down tracks from MJ Lenderman, Peggy Gou, and Porter Robinson. We also pronounce Bladee in at least two different ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first day of The FADER's Songs of the Summer Week, presented by Splice, we look at the Main Stage corner of the bracket — the songs you couldn't avoid this year, whether you liked it or not. We look at Chappell Roan's rise, Kendrick Lamar's devastating blows to Drake, and Asake and Central Cee's algorithm-busing collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A. Savage sits down with The FADER's Alex Robert Ross to discuss his recent move to Paris, the struggle of making art in New York, the challenge of writing timeless music, and his new solo album Several Songs About Fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

billy woods and E L U C I D of Armand Hammer join Alex Robert Ross to talk about their new album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, process, and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Blake sits down with The FADER's Arielle Lana LeJarde for a conversation about the differences between DJs and comedians, the recipe for a good dance party, and the problem with parasocial relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speedy Ortiz's Sadie Dupuis tells The FADER's Walden Green about the books, musical partnerships, life changes, and premium TV actresses that helped shape the final form of her band's new album, ‘Rabbit Rabbit.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian cum rapper-producer Jaboukie Young-White tells The FADER's David Renshaw what he wants to explore through his music, sheds light on his influences, opens up about the trepidation he felt making a record in the first place, and discusses the similarities between music and stand-up comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mick Jenkins tells FADER contributor Dylan Green about leaving his old label, the true meaning of independence, the state of hip-hop in its 50th year, and how his new album, ‘The Patience,' defines the next chapter of his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nathaniel Ritchie and Parker Corey join The FADER's David Renshaw to discuss the metaphorical passing of the torch from Injury Reserve to By Storm, expand on the process of making their new music, and look back at the previous decade of their work together. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bambii tells The FADER's Jordan Darville about how DJing informed her music, gatekeeping in electronic music, and the pleasure of showing the world stylistic connections that are too often overlooked. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Documentary filmmaker John Wilson joins The FADER's David Renshaw to discuss the third and final season of his HBO series How To, premiering this Friday on Max. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A few days before the release of their new album Mid Air, hip-hop duo Paris Texas talk to FADER contributor Dylan Green about movies, how every Paris Texas project is a timestamp, the pros and cons of the pop-punk revival, artist vs. listener perceptions of their music, and much more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In advance of her album ‘Disenchantment,' Alaska Reid talks to The FADER's Walden Green about the pains of growing up, the poetry of Ray Young Bear, and pushing beyond her creative safe zone to end up somewhere thrilling and new. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In advance of her gorgeous new album, ‘My Back Was a Bridge For You To Cross,' multimedia artist and activist ANOHNI discusses motherhood, volcanoes, and the false dichotomy between darkness and light with The FADER's Raphael Helfand. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In advance of her new album, ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart,' rock-country icon Lucinda Williams talks to FADER contributor Holly Devon, reflecting on her career and describing music as her one true love.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Rochester rap phenom and celebrated Brooklyn-via-Chicago producer join The FADER's Timmhotep Aku to discuss the unexpected creative partnership that led to their new joint album, ‘The ONEderful Nephew.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In conversation with The FADER's Arielle Lana LeJarde, Jayda G discusses the difference between observing crowds and observing animals, tips on curating the perfect DJ set, and how learning about her family has taught her about herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In advance of Protomartyr's sixth album, ‘Formal Growth in the Desert,' frontman and lyricist Joe Casey joined The FADER's Raphael Helfand to discuss wild tigers, the Detroit Tigers, love, late capitalism, stage fright, weak ankles, and grief. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's David Renshaw catches up with Arlo Parks to discuss the many ways her life has changed since Collapsed In Sunbeams, the movies that helped inspire her new album My Soft Machine, and avoiding burnout on tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welsh brothers Tom and Ed Russell join The FADER's Arielle Lana LeJarde to discuss the family ties and gabber bootlegging rings that led to ‘Good Lies,' their long-teased, highly anticipated debut album as Overmono. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SQÜRL's Jim Jarmusch and Carter Logan join The FADER's Raphael Helfand to discuss the making of ‘Silver Haze,' a beautifully strange debut LP over a decade in the making. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tony Shhnow tells The FADER's Jordan Darville about the relationship that inspired his new album ‘Love Streak,' his role as a plugg maestro, and his resolutely underground approach to his career. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In conversation with The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross, international superstar Tiësto discusses his new album ‘Drive,' shares sage advice for up-and-coming DJs, and pays tribute to his late friend Avicii. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In advance of Glorious Game, a collaborative album with El Michels affair, The Roots' frontman Black Thought shares his recipe for career longevity with FADER contributor Timmhotep Aku. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Wednesday frontwoman Karly Hartzman tells The FADER's David Renshaw about the lukewarm bath water, hospital trips, and “piss-colored bright yellow Fanta” that went into the making of her band's new album, ‘Rat Saw God.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Alex Robert Ross calls Eddie Chacon at home in L.A. to discuss the extremely weird path that's led him to his new album ‘Sundown,' and the quest to rid ourselves of excess. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ravenna Hunt-Hendrix joins The FADER's Raphael Helfand in advance of her new album's release to discuss her singular career as Liturgy, the triumphs and pitfalls of religion, and the enduring power of Transcendental Black Metal. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Laura Les and Dylan Brady tell The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross their love of nu metal and ska, taking fun music seriously, and the long road that led to their new album , '10,000 Gecs.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Karin Dreijer calls The FADER's Jordan Darville from the mountains of Sweden to discuss their new album ‘Radical Romantics,' making art about love, and radical solutions to everyday problems. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

slowthai tells The FADER's David Renshaw about his new album ‘UGLY,' a natural evolution of his quest towards happiness, being as honest as possible, and always speaking his mind, no matter how much trouble it gets him in. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Damon Albarn talks about Gorillaz' new album, Cracker Island, and the blurry line between the cartoon world and the real world. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross talks to Linkin Park co-leader Mike Shinoda about how the band's second album, ‘Meteora,' came to light, in advance of the records 20th-anniversary reissue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Raphael Helfand sits down with Velvet Underground co-founder John Cale following the release of his 19th solo album, ‘MERCY,' for a brief but illuminating conversation about experimental music's past and future, John Lennon's smoking habits, and making a scene at the movies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In an early look at B. Cool-Aid's forthcoming album, ‘Leather Boulevard,' The FADER's Arielle Lana LeJarde talks to Pink Siifu and Ahwlee about their synergistic partnership, collaborating with legends, and what it means to be an Aquarius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ahead of the release of their new album ‘One Day,' Fucked Up's Damian Abraham and Mike Haliechuk talk to The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross about punk history, grief, and the constant need to write. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Prolific, 25-year-old New York rapper MIKE joins The FADER's Brandon Callender to discuss touring, sampling, New Year's resolutions, and his new album, ‘Beware of the Monkey.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ghanaian-British rapper, singer, and fashion icon Bree Runway joins The FADER's Gyasi Williams-Kirtley to discuss her new surprise EP, ‘Woah, What a Blur!,' a bite-sized sample of her immeasurable talent and unparalleled confidence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Brandon Callender talks to Detroit rapper Babyface Ray about his city's influence spreading across the country, taking the long road to success, and how he views his artistic evolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With her fifth album, ‘And In The Darkness, Hearts Aglow,' arriving Friday, Weyes Blood joins The FADER's Raphael Helfand for a discussion of invasive algorithms, astrology scams, and avoidant attachment styles. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Jordan Darville talks to Coco & Clair Clair about their newfound commitment to songwriting, transcending TikTok, and the road from Atlanta house parties to sell-out crowds across the country. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Westside Gunn talks working with RZA and Goo Goo Dolls, discusses unannounced forthcoming Griselda projects, and gives Armani Caesar her flowers in conversation with FADER contributor Son Raw. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fred tells The FADER's Salvatore Maicki why he's ready to pivot from documenting life via dance music, what he's learned from working with Brian Eno and Four Tet, and where he's headed next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Carly Rae Jepsen opens up to Alex Robert Ross about the awkwardness of Zoom songwriting sessions, fighting through loneliness while hundreds of miles from family, and writing a love letter to the songwriter who unknowingly convinced her to stick with music in the first place. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Salvatore Maicki catches up with Swedish dance-pop diva Tove Lo for a wide-ranging conversation about going indie, sampling Hot Butter's “Popcorn,” and the wild nights that shaped her new album, ‘Dirt Femme.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WILLOW is, as she told The FADER's Gyasi Williams-Kirtley a few weeks weeks before the new record's release, in her villain era. She also opens up about detachment, growing pains, her new recording process, and how sparks of neon energy helped her pushed through the black void of heartbreak. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Slipknot's seventh studio album, ‘The End, So Far,' drops Friday. On the eve of the record's release, frontman Corey Taylor gave David Renshaw his takes on true crime, political division, and ‘The Sopranos.' Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In honor of releasing his third album, ‘demon time,' Mura Masa tells The FADER's Salvatore Maicki about the demons that got him to where he is, the lessons PinkPantheress taught him about songcraft, and everything he's still got up his sleeve. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The FADER's Alex Robert Ross catches up with Whitney's Julien Ehrlich and Max Kakacek in honor of their new album ‘Spark' to talk about writing through grief and falling back in love with Usher and Gwen Stefani. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices