The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Peewee Longway talks about his rap career the same way true believers speak of miracles.
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The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. When an artist reflects on their own shortcomings or those of the world around them, most usually choose to do so in a way that's approachable and easily consumable.
This has never been of much interest to Noname, her public statements, or art. As her career progressed across three albums — Telefone, Room 25, and now Sundial, released last week — Noname showcases her inadequacies with plush jazz-rap and a unique flow that turns syllables into a Gordian Knot of love, sex, politics, and career anxieties. Read Next: New Music Friday: This week’s essential new projects Noname's method of reflection and that of one of her most popular contemporaries was apparent during a brief firestorm in 2021.
J. Cole, long heralded as a rapper's rapper with a conscious heart, shared a song called "Snow on the Bluff" which criticized Noname for adopting a condescending tone in her tweets about politics and police brutality. J Cole's defensive, strangely slighted verse was criticized; Noname responded with "Song 33" and then apologized.
She had allowed an outsider to dictate the terms of her reflection, a mistake she has not repeated since. "namesake" is one of the best songs on Sundial because of how pure and vibrant Noname's contemplation is. Her first verse offers a way out of a collapsing civilization — communes built on friendship, trust, and education.
Then, she analyzes why this will likely never happen with a wry smile that would make The Coup proud: it's nice to have money. Distractions like celebrity billionaires and the Super Bowl are hard to resist. Coachella, which Noname raps about
.The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Peewee Longway talks about his rap career the same way true believers speak of miracles.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Gwyneth Paltrow redirected one Marvel fan to studio executives after she was asked about no longer appearing as Pepper Potts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Paltrow debuted as the character in 2008’s “Iron Man,” the very first MCU movie. She had sizable roles in “Iron Man 2” and “Iron Man 3,” and she also appeared as Pepper in other MCU films such as “Spider-Man: Homecoming” (which she infamously forgot about) and “Avengers: Endgame.” The latter film marked her final MCU appearance for now.
It seems we can’t get enough of food-themed beauty trends right now, with strawberry and tomato girl summer makeup looks and blueberry nails dominating our inspiration boards, and it’s not slowing down any time soon.The latest manicure trend to hit social media is coconut milk nails, which are giving us all the last-minute summer vibes in a deliciously understated way. Spotted on celebs like Jennifer Aniston and Kim Kardashian, the milky manicure is all about giving your nails a semi-sheer wash of colour, and unlike the blueberry milk nails, this time you’ll want to stick to the creamy white hues of – you guessed it – coconut milk.
The summer holidays aren’t over yet which means there’s still time to squeeze in a trip to the beach. Even if wall-to-wall sunshine isn't in the forecast, it’s always nice to visit the coast and soak up the sea views.
Billie Eilish is making it crystal clear that she’s on good terms with ex Jesse Rutherford.
Tim McGraw is opening up about the love of his life — his wife Faith Hill — and his new song all about her, appropriately titled «Her.»ET's Cassie DiLaura spoke to McGraw, who recently announced his Standing Room Only Tour, and he shared Hill's reaction to the beautiful tune.«Oh, she loves it!» McGraw said, beaming. «She makes me play it all the time… I've had enough of it, I don't wanna hear it, [but] she loves it!»And it was love at first listen for Hill.
The Killers have today (August 25) released their new single, ‘Your Side Of Town’ – listen to the synth-filled track below.The song comes after the band teased an ambiguous new black and white video featuring a dancer dressed in carnival-style attire in the desert earlier this week (August 31).Produced by The Killers with Stuart Price and Shawn Everett, the new single sees the band experiment with new sounds, tapping into the synth-heavy music that inspired them. “And yet, somehow, it feels completely our own,” the band wrote on social media earlier this week.Listen to The Killers’ new song ‘Your Side of Town’ below.‘Your Side of Town’ marks the band’s first single of the year, as well as their first release since last year’s standalone single ‘boy’.The Killers’ last album, ‘Pressure Machine‘, came out in 2021.
The Kennedy family are the closest thing to royals in America. Their legacy is long, revered, and tragic, packed with presidents, politicians, celebrities, and some great hairlines which began with John F.
Christopher Vourlias Receiving a lifetime achievement award this week at the Sarajevo Film Festival, Scottish director Lynne Ramsay teased a slew of projects currently in the pipeline, heralding her much-anticipated return to the director’s chair since wowing Cannes in 2017 with the Joaquin Phoenix-starring thriller “You Were Never Really Here.” Among them are a second collaboration with Phoenix, who earned best actor honors on the Croisette for that performance, as well as “Stone Mattress,” a revenge thriller set aboard a luxury Arctic cruise that stars Julianne Moore and Sandra Oh. There’s also “Die, My Love,” starring Jennifer Lawrence, which is based on the novel by Argentinian writer Ariana Harwicz about a woman living in isolation in rural France who loses her mind amid marriage and motherhood.
More than 150 traders will be taking part in the 18th anniversary of Bolton Food and Drink Festival - known far and wide amongst foodie fans.
The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist.
Miley Cyrus has her fans saying, “Mother, we are ready.” The incredibly talented artist seems to turn anything she touches into gold, and she is making sure her next project is bigger than the rest with impressive marketing. On Tuesday, posters popped up around Los Angeles with lyrics to some of her old tracks and one on the horizon. She used quotes from “It’s the Climb,” “Party in the USA,” and “Wrecking Ball.” Cyrus shared a video on social media sharing the posters with no audio, captioning the post, “I know I used to be crazy.
The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Jasper Marsalis (a.k.a.
Greater Manchester's junior doctors and consultants are heading out on the ninth month of strike action across NHS hospitals from today (August 11).
latte makeup, a sleek bronze look, Hailey Bieber recently hopped on TikTok to share her latest makeup look: everyday strawberry makeup.The strawberry makeup is fresher and brighter than the bronzed coffee-inspired look or yester-week, and we are on board with her sun-kissed, glowy «Strawberry Girl» makeup. In a voiceover TikTok how-to, Bieber shares steps for viewers to recreate this fresh hot look at home.
The streets of Wigan will be a lot more colourful this weekend as Wigan Pride returns with a jam-packed day of festivities and fun.
In a new comedy sketch, Drake attempts to steal comedian and content creator BenDaDonnn’s girl.