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Tobias Hess

Reporter · US

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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Tobias Hess

    Max Wolf Friedlich’s The Holes pokes holes in the male loneliness crisis (opens the original)

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    “I think of my work and the marketing [of my plays] in terms of music more than theater,” playwright Max Wolf Friedlich tells The FADER following the first previews of his new play, The Holes. After all, “People like music more than theater,” says Friedlich. Indeed Friedlich, whose new play is the follow up to his Broadway breakout Job, is speaking The FADER’s language when he calls his newest theatrical work his Cherry Bomb, referring to Tyler, The Creator’s controversial, experimen

  2. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Tobias Hess

    The Opener: Clyde Crooks’s haunting pop cuts deep (opens the original)

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    The Opener is The FADER’s mini-interview series with exciting new artists we think you should know. Clyde Crooks is a creature of Los Angeles. The L.A. born-and-raised songwriter and producer’s music boasts the pristine commerciality of his Hollywood milieu. But like California itself, his surrealist sonics are haunted by a strange, at times dark, magic. Crooks’s Lynchian pop floats like a ghost on his new EP Hark, which features standouts like “Maybe Selena,” a smooth bit of rock that

  3. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Tobias Hess

    Tinashe’s “Flashbacks” showcases an artist in perpetual transformation (opens the original)

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    Tinashe has long excelled as both an experimentalist and a technician. On Popstar, her newest album released today, September 25, she applies her dual superpowers of having a sharp ear for crafting evergreen pop melodies and her experimentalist production streak; This is essentially the album's overarching artistic thesis: Tinashe is a "popstar," but under her gaze, that label can mean just about anything. On the new record, there are standard heaters like lead single "Crash Out," which flexes h

  4. Article · Sep 24, 2026 · Tobias Hess

    Renny Conti’s indie rock reckons with the mundane and mortal (opens the original)

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    New York City singer-songwriter Renny Conti’s most cherished moments are the ones where “nothing is really happening.” On his new record’s opening track “Split Second,” he recounts one particular memory of feeling at peace while sitting at the pier: “I sit and watch the boats sway in the pier / The city breathes the seasons in and out.” “I remember feeling calm and free,” he says while nestled on a couch at The FADER office. “Those [moments] feel increasingly rare.” Conti

  5. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Tobias Hess

    Listen to a new FADER Mix by Alif Hilal (fka Lyra Pramuk) (opens the original)

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    Alif Hilal is a "child of Berlin and Berghain." The Pennsylvania-born, Berlin-based vocalist, producer, composer, and nascent DJ — who changed her name from Lyra Pramuk following her conversion to Islam — has become globally renown for her dense and spirited vocal-based compositions. On 2020's Fountain, she stacked her multi-purpose voice on compositions like "Tendril" and "Witness" which move with momentum and mystery. On 2025's Hymnal, Hilal merged her expansive and expressive voice with

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