Frank Ocean-Channel Orange Review

  Frank Ocean-Channel Orange Since making a splash with his mixtape ‘nostalgia, ULTRA’ last year, Frank Ocean has been going from strength to strength in the RnB music world. Despite gaining critical acclaim as a member of OFWGKTA (Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All) the Odd Future boys failed, as a group, to appeal to a diverse enough market and gain the levels of success Frank Ocean has…

Q&A—FALLULAH

Copenhagen babe Fallulah — a.k.a. Maria Apertri — is the latest woman spear-heading the rise of avant-garde pop music. Her debut album The Black Cat Nieghbourhood stands out from all of the rest because of its Romanian roots and distinctive melodies that are woven with sinister energies, folk guitar riffs, Balkan beats and explosive lyrics. — Emily Marucci FAULT: When you were growing up you…

GILDAS & JERRY OF KITSUNÉ RELEASE THEIR LATEST COMPILATION.

Gildas & Jerry release kitsuné’s latest compilation, Soleil, just in time for summer to really get started — featuring Citizens! (pictured below), Housse De Racket, The Rapture, M83, Friendly Fires and more. We chatted with the Paris-based duo about making the album, the music label and creating the clothing line Masion Kitsuné.     FAULT: One of the things Kitsuné is known for are…

Q&A—The Hundred In The Hands

We sat down with Brooklyn-based duo The Hundred In The Hands — Eleanore Everdell (vocals, keyboards) and Jason Friedman (guitar, programming) — to talk about their latest album, experimenting with new grounds and what it’s like to work together musically and emotionally. FAULT: Hello! You’ve recently just starting touring your new album, Red Night. Congratulations. First off, you’ve both…

FAULT EXCLUSIVE: METRIC

Recuperating from a night of olives, inebriation and half a bottle of cough syrup, Emily Haines and James Shaw of Metric spoke exclusively to FAULT ahead of the forthcoming fifth studio album Synthetica and a host of UK shows throughout the summer. More from Metric in FAULT Issue 11, out this Summer. Interview by Jacob Perlmutter Image © Jacob Perlmutter   At the launch last night you described…

Andre 3000 to play Jimi Hendrix

Andre 3000 vs Jimi Hendrix OutKast's André 3000 will be starring as Jimi Henrix in an upcoming biopic. The Irish Film & Television Network (via Entertainment Weekly) reports that his starring role in the Jimi Hendrix biography has been confirmed. The film, titled All Is By My Side, will begin shooting in Ireland in three weeks. Written by John Ridley, the film chronicles the period during…

Kid Cudi for FAULT Issue 10 – first look

Internationally acclaimed crossover musician Kid Cudi & producing partner Dot Da Genius (who together make up rock group WZRD) cover FAULT Music in Issue 10. WZRD cover FAULT Music for Issue 10. Photo by Michael Casker; styling by Rachel Eleanor Sutton & Anastasia Kudrashova WZRD was started by Cudi & Dot in 2010 as a rock band (the name was inspired by Black Sabbath's track…