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The FADER Podcast

The FADERwww.thefader.com
The FADER Podcast is the new home for The FADER Interview, plus brand new podcasts like Songs You Need In Your Life, The FADER Culture Show, and New Music Friday.
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Episodes

James Blake

James Blake talks to The FADER's David Renshaw about new album Friends That Break Your Heart and why you rarely hear a break-up song about a friendship. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 07, 202134 minEp. 22

Wiki

New York rapper Wiki talks to The FADER's Jordan Darville about songwriting, gentrification, and coming into his own as an artist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oct 01, 202133 minEp. 22

Tom Delonge

The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross calls Tom Delonge to talk about Angels & Airwaves's new album Lifeforms , but the conversation quickly turns to the unknown, the likelihood that the Star of Bethlehem was a UFO, and the ways in which consciousness can manipulate matter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 23, 202140 minEp. 20

Moor Mother

Experimental artist Moor Mother talks to The FADER's Jordan Darville about paying tribute to people’s stories through music, her new album Black Encyclopedia of the Air , and her favorite song on Kanye West’s Donda . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 16, 202122 minEp. 19

Usain Bolt

The FADER's Sajae Elder talks to Usain Bolt, the fastest man in history, about his favorite music, his desire to be the DJ Khaled of dancehall, and his new album Country Yutes . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sep 01, 202120 minEp. 18

Turnstile

The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross catches up with Turnstile's Brendan Yates to talk about the band's experimental instincts, their return to the road after a long hiatus, and the experience of recording their wild new album GLOW ON on a farm in the middle of nowhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 25, 202131 minEp. 17

Deafheaven

George Clarke and Kerry McCoy of blackgaze titans Deafheaven tell The FADER's Editorial Director Alex Robert Ross about the band's first decade, their ability to turn off the critical noise when they need to, and Clark's struggles in inventing a new voice from scratch on new album Infinite Granite . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 18, 202137 minEp. 16

Glaive

Sixteen-year-old pop phenom Glaive tells The FADER's Alex Robert Ross about his unexpected rise to fame through lockdown, the way his process has changed as he's gone from his bedroom in North Carolina to studios in L.A., and his mom's favorite song on All Dogs Go To Heaven . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 11, 202135 minEp. 15

Perfume Genius

Mike Hadreas, a.k.a. Perfume Genius, tells The FADER’s Shaad D’Souza about his new Substack, his excellent last album Set My Heart On Fire Immediately , and his music for the 2019 dance piece The Sun Still Burns Here . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Aug 04, 202129 minEp. 14

Torres

Mackenzie Scott, better known as Torres, tells Alex Robert Ross about time, space, past lives, and her new album Thirstier . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 29, 202133 minEp. 13

Holly Herndon

The FADER's Jordan Darville talks to Holly Herndon about Holly+, her new deepfake "digital twin." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 21, 202129 minEp. 12

Charlotte Day Wilson

Toronto R&B star Charlotte Day Wilson tells The FADER’s Jordan Darville about learning new skills, navigating the music industry on her own terms, and two very key, very different influences. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 14, 202131 minEp. 11

Shygirl

London rapper and DJ Shygirl talks to The FADER’s Salvatore Maicki to talk about the aftermath of her last EP ALIAS , the challenges of filming her new short film BLU , and her many current textural fascinations. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jul 07, 202136 minEp. 10

Lucy Dacus

Lucy Dacus calls The FADER’s Alex Robert Ross from her home in Philadelphia, where she moved shortly before lockdowns swept across the States, to talk about the way her relationship to a song changes before it’s released, the challenges of writing autobiography, and her unlikely spiritual journey to Tarot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 30, 202131 minEp. 9

Faye Webster

Atlanta-based indie singer-songwriter Faye Webster catches up with The FADER’s Shaad D’Souza to talk about finding inspiration in happiness, releasing a record on her birthday, and her favorite games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 23, 202128 minEp. 8

Juan Wauters

Uruguayan-American indie artist Juan Wauters talks to The FADER's Alex Robert Ross about the importance of radio, the need for collaboration in lockdown, and the unconventional process behind his new album Real Life Situations . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 16, 202128 minEp. 7

Sharon Van Etten & Angel Olsen

Sharon Van Etten and Angel Olsen talk to The FADER's Shaad D'Souza about how they first connected, the fast-intersecting worlds of pop and indie, and the heartland rock power of their new single “Like I Used To.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 09, 202128 minEp. 6

Rostam

Rostam Batmanglij sits down with The FADER's Salvatore Maicki to talk about the the techniques and conversations that shaped his new album, Changephobia , into his loosest and liveliest yet. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 02, 202128 minEp. 5

Flying Lotus

Flying Lotus tells The FADER's David Renshaw about adapting his sound for his new Netflix series Yasuke, his deep love of anime, and how LaKieth Stanfield came to be an honorary member of the Brainfeeder crew. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 26, 202128 minEp. 4

girl in red

Marie Ulven, the 22-year-old singer-songwriter from Norway better known as girl in red, writes music that sounds as volatile, passionate, and dramatic as the final scene from a great romance film. Her early songs about queer identity — singles like 2017’s “we fell in love in october” and 2018’s “i wanna be your girlfriend” — amassed hundreds of millions of streams, and they turned Ulven into a Gen-Z it-girl, with the phrase “do you listen to girl in red?” becoming code for young queer girls to a...

May 19, 202126 minEp. 3

Kero Kero Bonito

The FADER’s Salvatore Maicki catches up with Kero Kero Bonito to talk about their new EP Civilization II, the thrill of revisiting their early aesthetic to soundtrack the video game Bugsnax , and the challenges of realizing pop potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 12, 202128 minEp. 2

Porter Robinson

Porter Robinson tells The FADER's Jordan Darville about his new album Nurture , meeting his heroes in Japan, and making the writing process a part of his sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 03, 202128 minEp. 1
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