The FADER Podcast

The FADER Podcast

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.

Episodes

August 23, 2024 41 mins
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
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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 re...
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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
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August 20, 2024 31 mins
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. Vis...
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August 19, 2024 36 mins
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
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October 26, 2023 34 mins
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
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October 18, 2023 38 mins
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
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September 5, 2023 27 mins
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
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August 28, 2023 39 mins
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
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August 23, 2023 40 mins
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
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August 18, 2023 35 mins
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
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August 8, 2023 39 mins
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
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August 1, 2023 40 mins
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
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July 27, 2023 30 mins
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
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July 21, 2023 31 mins
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
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July 12, 2023 36 mins
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
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July 5, 2023 30 mins
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
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June 27, 2023 31 mins
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
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June 22, 2023 30 mins
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
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June 12, 2023 33 mins
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
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