The FADER Podcast

Alex Robert Ross is joined by Cady Siregar, Raphael Helfand, and Sandra Song for a run through the songs that didn't make the bracket but couldn't be ignored, before Vivian Medithi, Jordan Darville, and David Renshaw rejoin the pod to hammer out the winner of our Final Four. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We pick the last of our Final Four from the Brat Regional, the quadrant dedicated to the runaway trend of the past few months: bright green, self-confident, totally unbothered. Charli XCX started it, but it doesn’t have to be pop music — it’s a state of mind more than a sound. Alex Robert Ross is joined by Brat experts Sandra Song, Hannah Sung, and Vivian Medithi to look at what the brat aesthetic meant this summer and how music responded. Then there are tracks from Sexyy Red, Rada, skaiwater, and Charli. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we look at the Touch Grass regional. This is warm weather music, the tracks that should be drifting out of Bluetooth speakers in a park at 6 p.m. Alex Robert Ross is joined by Raphael Helfand and Jordan Darville to make the case for songs by Ravyn Lenae & Ty Dolla $ign, Quavo & Lana Del Rey, Amaarae, and more. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

With one song already in the Final Four, we take on the Slacker Regional. This is your soundtrack for waking up at noon, throwing on a shirt you haven’t washed in two weeks, and avoiding getting a summer job. Alex Robert Ross, Cady Siregar, David Renshaw, and Hannah Sung break down tracks from MJ Lenderman, Peggy Gou, and Porter Robinson. We also pronounce Bladee in at least two different ways. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the first day of The FADER's Songs of the Summer Week, presented by Splice, we look at the Main Stage corner of the bracket — the songs you couldn't avoid this year, whether you liked it or not. We look at Chappell Roan's rise, Kendrick Lamar's devastating blows to Drake, and Asake and Central Cee's algorithm-busing collaboration. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A. Savage sits down with The FADER's Alex Robert Ross to discuss his recent move to Paris, the struggle of making art in New York, the challenge of writing timeless music, and his new solo album Several Songs About Fire. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

billy woods and E L U C I D of Armand Hammer join Alex Robert Ross to talk about their new album We Buy Diabetic Test Strips, process, and legacy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

James Blake sits down with The FADER's Arielle Lana LeJarde for a conversation about the differences between DJs and comedians, the recipe for a good dance party, and the problem with parasocial relationships. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis tells The FADER’s Walden Green about the books, musical partnerships, life changes, and premium TV actresses that helped shape the final form of her band’s new album, ‘Rabbit Rabbit.’ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Comedian cum rapper-producer Jaboukie Young-White tells The FADER’s David Renshaw what he wants to explore through his music, sheds light on his influences, opens up about the trepidation he felt making a record in the first place, and discusses the similarities between music and stand-up comedy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices