Music

The best new tracks, picked by our staff

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Kwengface, Travis Scott, Burna Boy and Offset & Cardi B.

Jazz musician Yussef Dayes goes at it alone… kind of

100%: After more than a decade in the music “biz”, one of London’s greatest drummers is finally releasing his debut album, Black Classical Music.

Say Zen

The angry Irish girl – the Sinéad of the savage crop and mouth to match – is a thing of the past. At 22, Sinéad is discovering the joys of marriage, motherhood and, not least, mysticism. You can hear this in the softer, more spiritual songs written for her new LP. It is, says Sinéad, like being visited by the Holy Ghost…

A trip to South Africa with K‑Trap and Kojey Radical

In partnership with Nando’s

We need to talk about Fred… Again

Frederick John Philip Gibson hasn’t exactly built his career from the ground up, but his tunes are huge, he has a mega fanbase and he's just been nominated for the Mercury Prize. So, Clive Martin asks, is it really fair to paint him as the enemy of dance music?

The best new tracks, picked by our staff

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Harmony, Travis Scott, Llainwire and Paris Texas.

C.FRIM: “If you’re not dancing, you’re not listening”

100%: In the run up to her Dekmantel debut, we ask the Aussie DJ about weird voice notes, Filipino delicacies and how she went from DJing house parties to festivals.

How fans are unravelling the mysteries of K‑pop music videos

As more and more groups launch with ever-evolving back stories, a digital cottage industry of analysis has sprung up, with fandoms seeking to decode the hidden messages in each release.

The best new tracks, picked by our staff

Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring J Hus, PinkPantheress and Destroy Lonely, Hannah Diamond and Erick the Architect.

Sexyy Red doesn’t get the controversy

The St. Louisian rapper laughs at critics and her own jokes. With the viral success of Pound Town and a raucous appearance at the BET Awards, she's bringing "raw shit" back into the rap game.

Vamp Mode: the day Wireless went goth

Inspired by Friday's headliner Playboi Carti, thousands of fans braved the scorching sun in a rap and metal merging style known as "opium" (think: Mayhem meets The Matrix). Who said subculture was dead?

Bras to brie: why people throw things on stage

Pink, Harry Styles, Drake... It seems no artist is safe from the recent onslaught of inanimate objects getting chucked at them. What the hell is going on?

’Tis the season of hot, trashy bangers

From Padam Padam to (It Goes Like) Nanana, we are living through a wave of unapologetic splashy, trashy music. About time we got over ourselves...

Last orders: are sober ravers drying up UK nightlife?

Studies show that Gen Z are drinking less, which could be catastrophic for small venues that rely on booze sales. But instead of blaming young non-drinkers, shouldn't the model be overhauled entirely? As further discussed on THE FACE podcast, which you can listen to here.