Abra, Kelela and Yaeji announced for new London festival All Points East
The 10-day event will take over Victoria Park from 25 May to 3 June
Abra releases new track Deja U with Da$H
The RnB auteur has shared a new song featuring the New Jersey rapper
Abra announces limited edition Rose vinyl
The vinyl will land on 6 October via Ninja Tune
We Love Green brings its organic charm to Paris
Heatwaves, Champagne and Solange at the 2017 edition of the eco-friendly festival
Abra announces special edition ROSE vinyl
In honour of the album’s two year anniversary
Parties and politics at Field Day 2017
For the last ten years, Field Day has asserted its place among London’s booming festival calendar, but my, how it’s grown
Abra, Konstantin, Giegling’s Ateq and more announced for Lowlands Festival 2017
The Dutch festival celebrates its 25th anniversary this year
Charli XCX drops Number 1 Angel mixtape
Featuring Uffie, MØ and former Crack cover star Abra
EPs Of The Year 2016
The 10 best EPs of the last 12 months, according to Crack Magazine
In GIFs: Simple Things 2016
Experience Simple Things in a gallery of eight-frame glory featuring ABRA, Kano, Throwing Shade, Teklife and Charlotte Church
Dizzee Rascal to perform Boy In Da Corner in full
Red Bull Music Academy will be bringing his Mercury Prize-winning debut to a secret London…
6 New Videos You Need To See
Death Grips’ broken shoe, Jamie xx’s surreal dystopian nightmare and several Gucci Manes appear in this week’s roundup of notable new music videos
Stream Boiler Room’s documentary about Awful Records
Boiler Room have shared an in-depth documentary about Atlanta creative collective Awful Records. Directed by…
Tyler Mitchell: Analogue Exposure
Tyler Mitchell is the 20-year-old photographer behind our June cover with RnB auteur Abra. Read our Q+A with the rising star now
Abra Surprise Set at Crack Magazine Launch Party
For our Issue 65 launch party, we teamed up with American Apparel to host a surprise show with our cover star on the 7th floor of Shoreditch’s ACE Hotel
In GIFs: Abra
at Ace Hotel
We hosted our incredible cover star Abra at London’s Ace Hotel in association with our…
ABRA:
Wishes Granted
As a core member of tight-knit Atlanta collective Awful Records, Abra’s private kingdom of soft focus future pop left audiences spellbound. As she gazes toward the next step of her career, Alex Russell tells the story of the Darkwave Duchess preparing to take her throne
Abra shares minute-long new song Come 4 Me with lucid new video
The Awful Records artist has dropped a surprise new jam alongside some hypnotising visuals A prominent member…
Outlook announce full lineup details for 2016
Croatia’s biggest bass-led festival is back for a ninth year. Outlook festival have revealed full…
Father announces new album I’m A Piece of Shit
The Awful Records leader plots his first full length of 2016 Atlanta rapper/producer Father has…
Crack to present Abra’s Berlin show
The Awful Records singer will perform live in the Berghain complex Atlanta-based “darkwave duchess” Abra…
Awful Records:
DIY rap vampires
From the dark shadows of Atlanta’s music scene, Awful Records cautiously shuffle towards the limelight, Crack’s Davy Reed peers into the label’s murky world
October 2015 Playlist
Choosing the right music at any social gathering can be nerve-wracking. As your quivering hands…
July 2015 Playlist
Compiled on the hottest July day in the UK since the records began