Beth Gibbons vocals don't seem to instantly engaging as they once were. Read More
As today, December 10th, is International Human Rights Day and a key element of The FADER's history is illumination of artists in societies lacking many basic rights and our former EIC Alex Wagner now directly works to help those denied their rights, it is with great ease that we post this epic krautrock jammer from Portishead, who are releasing it exclusively with Amnesty International, with all proceeds from its sales going towards the organization's human rights work. Read More
Going solo can be a tricky business, no matter how talented the artist. Read More
Manchester-baed Kin has one of the strangest and most compelling voices you're ever likely to hear. Read More
The debut film by Amanda Sthers can easily be described as the French answer to " Love Actually ". Read More
Is there a more sneeringly dismissive term in pop criticism than 'dinner party music'? Read More
Efterklang are a seven-piece from the tiny Danish island of Als who have big ideas involving strings, brass and symphonic harmonies, refusing to let a lack of classical training serve as a deterrent. Read More
But my position has shifted somewhat as the year's gone on. Read More
Beth Gibbons, lead singer of the important British alternative band Portishead, is not so much mysterious as intensely private. ... Read the full Beth Gibbons bio.