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Danish alt-pop band LISS was tapped for stardom, then disappeared. Why?
A few years back, the Copenhagen indie pop band caught a buzz. After some healing, they’re ready to share new material with the rest of the world.
Curated by Amy Taylor: The Sniffers’ vocalist on Australia’s punk scene
Rising from Melbourne’s scuzzy punk community, Amyl and The Sniffers’ rowdy frontwoman recommends some Aussie peers.
Get familiar with Megan Thee Stallion’s freestyle powers
From rapping in her hometown to the XXL Freshman cypher, the H-Town Hottie is one of the best MCs when it comes to freestyling.
Curated by Bea Pelea: Barcelona’s reggaeton scene
Meet the movers, shakers and taste-makers of BCN’s ever-growing alt-reggaeton brigade.
Are streaming records actually worth celebrating?
It feels like every week, a superstar shatters yet another record.
Blackburn Ravers
The regeneration game: along with a community of artists, four lads with guitars known as The Illicits are helping reboot their north-west town.
MoStack’s Stacko LP sticks to the script
Review: Afroswing is soundtracking yet another UK summer. Despite his distinctive style, MoStack conforms for a winning formula.
Take Thy Mrs: How come MCs are obsessed with cuckolding?
Rappers are scoring hits by threatening to link your girl. It’s a form of ridicule with a long history in literature and folklore.
Welcome back MUNA – the Harry Styles-approved queer pop trio
The LA group opened for Styles on his 2017 tour, accidentally gifted him a Mapplethorpe book of nudes, and now they’re back with a head-spinning new single.
Liam Gallagher: As It Was
Review: From the head-spinning heights of the Champagne Supernova years to the collapse of Beady Eye, As It Was follows the comeback of the decade.
Rated by The Face: a weekly playlist
The best contemporary music – refreshed weekly.
What’s hot? Chatting music with Zane Lowe
Apple Music’s tastemaker-in-chief sits down with The Face in Ibiza to share his takes on Tyler, the Creator, Slowthai, Billie Eilish, Kanye and Rosalia.
Club Regulars 008: Mila van der Linden
The Dutch party aficionado gives us the low-down on what makes Amsterdam a special raving destination.
100% Baby Blue: techno’s trans-Madonna
The radically-minded artist has written a eulogy to her former self.
CrasHing Around: An interview with ScHoolboy Q
The rapper maintains focus after drugs and death nearly knocked him off course.
100% Nasty Cherry: Charli XCX’s favourite new girl gang
Meet the brash four-piece with a glossy image, a killer sense of humour and a bitch-pop sound to match.
Inside 44KW – Shanghai’s most stylish club
Fashion-loving ravers are congregating at the fresh new venue. The Face gets involved.
Big Joanie’s Steph Phillips picks her favourite three-piece bands
The London band's singer/guitarist talks through the trios who inspired her.
Grime for grown-ups: Skepta’s ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’
Review: Three years since the release of his celebratory Konnichiwa album, the platinum-selling MC reignites the energies of Blacklisted for his 2019 LP.
Meet Laraaji, the 76-year-old sound artist who opened for Solange
At Grace Wales Bonner’s Devotional Sound event, the New York crowd was bathed in soul-calming vibrations from Harlem’s distinguished sound artist.
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Grace Wales Bonner in conversation with Solange
Following the first live performance of When I Get Home documented here, Grace speaks to Solange about devotion, the spectrum of research that informs her work, and the voices that have helped her better understand herself.
