Over the past few years, Randy Finell—the enigmatic 21-year-old Ohioan releasing music as Brakence—has avoided interviews and other press appearances while racking up tens of millions of streams. He ...

The FADER’s “Songs You Need” are the tracks we can’t stop playing. Check back every day for new music and follow along on our Spotify playlist. Restlessness, angst, and an insatiable curiosity for ...

Brakence is a singer-songwriter perpetually interrupted by his music. On the Ohio artist’s Punk2, out since March, he writes forlorn, confessional guitar songs that would communicate his discontent ...