The Face Podcast

This week, we caught Eni during her brief stop in London between Milan and Paris Fashion Weeks, so that she could give us her verdict on the hottest shows, celebs and snacks. With SOPHIE’s posthumous album dropping this Friday, we also discussed the visionary musician’s impact on contemporary music and Charli xcx’s career, as well as our initial thoughts on the new record. Jade recommends – with a degree of caution –  Coralie Fargeat’s hyped-up body-horror The Substance, which is apparently as disgusting as everyone says it is.

This episode was recorded at The Standard, London.

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This week, we kick off with a debrief on our Starface-studded London Fashion Week party, before Matthew and Eni run through their LFW highlights, including shows by Aaron Esh, Tolu Coker, Chopova Lowena (featuring a Hellmann’s mayonnaise collab) and S.S. Daley (featuring Harry Styles’s new mullet). 
As you’ve probably noticed, we’re really proud of our new Chappell Roan cover story. And so we take the opportunity to discuss Chappell's unconventional rise, her stunning songwriting craft and our head-turning shoot by Sharna Osborne. The writer Delia Cai also dials in to discuss her experience of interviewing Chappell in Beverly Hills and share her thoughts on her intense relationship with fame.
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We’re back after a little break, and there’s loads to chat about. Having just returned from a trip to NYC, Matthew discusses New York Fashion Week highlights with Eni (who also gives us some tips for the forthcoming LFW). Last week happened to be a big one for the downtown music scene, with both Fcukers and The Dare dropping their debut EP and album, respectively. Do they live up to the hype? Why do these ex-indie kids love dancing now? And are we allowed to call it “indie sleaze”? Press play to find out. 

On this episode, THE FACE’s Senior Fashion Features Editor Eni Subair gets us hyped for Copenhagen Fashion Week – which is slowly but surely gaining credibility and respect in the industry – as well as the potential highlights at Fashion Weeks in New York, London, Milan and Paris next month. Our Assistant Editor Jade Wickes sifts through the most intriguing movies premiering at Venice film festival, from Babygirl (an erotic thriller starring Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson) to Baby Invasion (a presumably disturbing action flick from Harmony Korine). With Ice Spice dropping her 23 minute-long debut album Y2K, we discuss the Bronx star’s turbulent trajectory, the merits and flaws of the record and – yep – her scatological fixations.

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For all our UK listeners who have been looking out the window and seeing ominous grey clouds, it might not feel like we’ve had much of a summer. Nevertheless, we’ve been blessed with a bunch of sun-soaked anthems to soundtrack spontaneous house parties, aimless drives through the city with the windows down and guzzling cans of Whiteclaw in muddy fields.So this week, we’re joined by our good friend Shaad D’Souza to sift through the definitive list of 2024 songs of the summer. We discuss topics such as the ingenious gibberish of Espresso, Chappell Roan’s long road to success, Tinashe going viral thanks to a British nerd named Nate, Tommy Richman’s unlikely rizz, Kendrick’s dark diss becoming a dancefloor-filler and which track – if any – is thee official Brat Summer anthem. We also check out THE FACE readers' own summer hits, pick out a couple of niche tracks from our personal playlists and provide context for the alarming price inflation of Mr Whippy ice cream.If you like what you hear, please feel free to like, subscribe or leave us a review.

This week, our Senior Fashion Features Editor Eni Subair fills us in on Peter Hawkings leaving Tom Ford, the whispers about turbulence in the industry and the potency of New York’s nutcracker cocktails. We also speculate on the intentions behind Charli xcx endorsing Kamala Harris, the controversy around Charli’s song Mean Girls and the risk of Brat summer being claimed by right-wingers. With the release of JT’s debut album City Cinderella, we chart the Florida rapper’s style evolution, and we also back the platinum blonde underground star 2hollis.

For all our UK listeners who have been looking out the window and seeing ominous grey clouds, it might not feel like we’ve had much of a summer. Nevertheless, we’ve been blessed with a bunch of sun-soaked anthems to soundtrack spontaneous house parties, aimless drives through the city with the windows down and guzzling cans of Whiteclaw in muddy fields. So this week, we’re joined by our good friend Shaad D’Souza to sift through the definitive list of 2024 songs of the summer. We discuss topics such as the ingenious gibberish of Espresso, Chappell Roan’s long road to success, Tinashe going viral thanks to a British nerd named Nate, Tommy Richman’s unlikely rizz, Kendrick’s dark diss becoming a dancefloor-filler and which track – if any – is thee official Brat Summer anthem. We also check out THE FACE readers' own summer hits, pick out a couple of niche tracks from our personal playlists and provide context for the alarming price inflation of Mr Whippy ice cream.

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This week, we report on Mustafa’s star-studded Gaza and Sudan fundraiser concert in London as well as Jeremy O’Harris’ Slave Play, which is currently causing a stir over here following condemnation from the UK’s ex-prime minister, Rishi Sunak. Speaking of which, we’re less than a week into having a new prime minister and there’s already loads to discuss – from Labour’s green policies, to their plans to protect worker’s rights. Can we be cautiously optimistic? We also assess the surprise victory of a leftwing alliance in the French election, and the unsettling popularity of Reform UK among Gen Z.

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This week, our team is sounding a bit hoarse having just returned from Worthy Farm, so apologies in advance. However, we do manage to string together some coherent sentences about this year’s festival. We report on our best celeb spots, Charli XCX’s debauched Party Girl show, Kneecap’s political provocations, the unwarranted negativity around SZA’s set and the adorable trend of bringing kids out on stage. A wonderful time was had, but on the off-chance any Glasto organisers are reading this – please can you sell less tickets next year so we can all get into the Block9 area? Cheers.

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This week, we’re still buzzing after THE FACE’s epic joint birthday party with The Standard. We’re currently less buzzing about the Euros, although our editor Matthew might catch the football fever after his trip to Frankfurt to watch England play Denmark. We also chat about Glastonbury’s controversial line-up clashes and the remarkable trajectories of Mustafa, Tommy Richman and the 17-year-old underground rap star Nettspend.

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This episode was recorded at The Standard, London.