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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.

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.

This week’s episode feels a bit special. Firstly, because THE FACE’s new editorial team member Eni Subair makes her podcast debut. Eni tells us all about London Fashion Week June, where she enjoyed triumphant shows by Craig Green and Charles Jeffrey as well as the delicious spread at the British Fashion Council’s pub quiz. Our good friend Shaad D’Souza (who profiled Charli for THE FACE’s Spring cover story) also joins us to talk all things Brat: the sweat-soaked club beats, the rowdy DJ sets, the raw and provocative lyrics and where the album ranks in Charli’s impressive discography.Angels: if you like what you hear, please feel free to like this podcast or leave us a review.