[Weekly Playlist] ABISHA

British R&B artist ABISHA's music speaks to the urgency of representation, and the radical beauty of self-acceptance. Growing up as the only mixed-race student in her school (her mother’s English and from Devon, her father’s of Jamaican descent), ABISHA felt she didn't quite fit in. Once she settled in London, ABISHA began to find the sense of belonging that had eluded her back home. “For the…

Songs of the Week: Harry Styles, Free Nationals, RAYE and more

Welcome to our songs of the week column which represent the best tracks released over the last week. Dive into our selects to boogie, cry, or make a TikTok video to from both emerging and established artists below. https://open.spotify.com/track/3RDgzyHD6uMNdCVnQIkD32?si=BQLz9RL6QkO_utmQ3Q-XGA 070 Shake - Under The Moon G.O.O.D. Music finds another rising star in 070 Shake as evident in…

FAULT Magazine Interview with Speakman Sound

  Todd and Guy Speakman sit facing me in their hand-built studio, surrounded by vintage synthesisers, coils of wires and a mattress taped to the ceiling, backed by a massive mixing desk and a single psychedelic poster at the room’s head. Tucked away in North London, its occasionally aggressive surroundings have alarmed the boys’ visitors over the past five years, but the inside has…

KSI Exclusive FAULT Magazine Cover Shoot and Interview

KSI X FAULT Magazine Jacket: Coach | Glasses: Ace & Tate   Photographer: Joseph Sinclair Stylist: Krishan Parmar  Grooming: Rachael Thomas @ Beautii Shot on location at Duo London   Words: Miles Holder Olajide Olayinka Williams Olatunji more popularly known as the Internet sensation 'KSI' is one of 2019's biggest success stories. While his longtime career as one…

[Premiere] French singer HEZEN’s “Whole” broods with dark pop intensity

London-based French singer/producer HEZEN's cinematic dark pop is coming for you witches. With Caribbean, Tamil, and Jewish origins, she grew up outside Paris with a family history of displacement, resistance, and resilience. Finding escape in fairy tales, myths, and science fiction, she began writing songs as a young teenager. Her postgrad studies would bring her to London where she'd discover…

[Premiere] Rising singer/songwriter CHARLOTTE is tipped for greatness

21-year-old Hull, England native CHARLOTTE has a penchant for writing emotive, piano-led and soul influenced ballads. Discovered in 2018 by Grammy-nominated hit-maker Toby Gad - whose credits include John Legend and Madonna - CHARLOTTE was well on her way to stardom. For CHARLOTTE, music has always been a solitary refuge. She grew up with a love of soul artists including Aretha Franklin,…

Songs of the Week: Ciara, Juanes, LAUNDRY DAY and more

We were on holiday last week so this week's songs of the week column represent the best tracks released over the last 14 days. Dive into our selects to boogie, cry, or make a TikTok video to from both emerging and established artists below. https://open.spotify.com/track/5DxXgozhkPLgrbKFY91w0c?si=n4JuWmZQSwuKRfRJYYOj9A Bad Bunny - Vete The Puerto Rican artist hits us with a break up song…

‘Maya Jane Coles’ Nocturnal Sunshine – Photoshoot & Interview

Words: Will Soer It’s a cool, late summer’s evening, and this does feel strange. I walk between sparse, sharp, modern apartment blocks on my way to interview Maya Jane Coles, her signature beats playing through my headphones; delicately crafted, emotionally layered, rhythmically devious. She’s about to punctuate a decade hot-streak of bewitching records and massive, hyperintense DJ sets, with…