{"id":1532439,"date":"2026-01-25T18:08:43","date_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1532439"},"modified":"2026-01-25T18:08:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-25T15:08:43","slug":"fakemink-announces-new-mixtape-the-boy-who-cried-terrified","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1532439","title":{"rendered":"fakemink Announces New Mixtape The Boy Who Cried Terrified"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article main-content story\" lang=\"en-US\">\n<div class=\"AIContentWrapper-gOOlQO fHyaAp\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageLedeBackground-JMVDp bIwRjk\">\n<header class=\"ContentHeaderWrapper-cqMZiN lbDgHU content-header article__content-header inset\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderContainer\" class=\"ContentHeaderContainer-cMdHiZ fxttZl\">\n<div class=\"ContentHeaderHedAccreditationWrapper-WaWBW fTkfBu\">\n<div data-testid=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper\" class=\"ContentHeaderTitleBlockWrapper-cyIGwg 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class=\"CaptionWrapper-jYrTxZ lffKHz caption ContentHeaderLeadAssetCaption-ifsaEE cSYNPH\" data-testid=\"caption-wrapper\"><span class=\"BaseWrap-sc-gzmcOU BaseText-eqOrNE CaptionCredit-eowWKH deqABF kSRRkI gxwcqg caption__credit\">fakemink (Photo by Katie Flores\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-attribute-verso-pattern=\"article-body\" class=\"ArticlePageContentBackGround-dcEtzE kUtTlG article-body__content\">\n<div class=\"ArticlePageChunksContent-enJWmu ilcJfn\">\n<div data-testid=\"ArticlePageChunks\" class=\"ArticlePageChunks-fwcPjP cAlDKu\">\n<div class=\"GridWrapper-cFSKbf cxzKYj grid grid-margins grid-items-2 ArticlePageChunksGrid-hkPQhP lnoYVP grid-layout--adrail narrow wide-adrail\" data-journey-hook=\"grid-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"GridItem-beYvyV kCPYUp grid--item grid-layout__content\">\n<div class=\"BodyWrapper-kzyFNv gGoeHn body body__container article__body\" data-journey-hook=\"client-content\" 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Although details around the release remain scarce, you can check out the cover art below.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside the tape, the UK artist has also begun teasing a new album, <em>Terrified<\/em>. There&#8217;s even less information currently available about this record\u2014all we know so far is that it&#8217;s due out sometime in 2026, and that it&#8217;s a separate project from <em>The Boy Who Cried Terrified<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Since releasing his debut self-produced mixtape, <em>London&#8217;s Saviour<\/em>, in 2023, fakemink has shared a string of singles including \u201cGivenchy,\u201d \u201cEaster Pink,\u201d and \u201cMAKKA\u201d with Ecco2k and Mechatok. This year, he&#8217;ll also appear at a number of festivals, including Coachella in April, Rolling Loud in May, Primavera Sound in June, and All Points East in August.<\/p>\n<p>Read more about fakemink in Kieran Press-Reynolds&#8217; column \u201cfakemink Deserves the Hype.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"AssetEmbedWrapper-fkZDUs kHRAYC asset-embed\">\n<div class=\"AssetEmbedAssetContainer-eEeytc eRSvCP asset-embed__asset-container\"><span class=\"SpanWrapper-zEXFr koTknX responsive-asset AssetEmbedResponsiveAsset-cIfZLr fHIkTW asset-embed__responsive-asset\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Image may contain Mena Suvari Adult Person Text Child Animal Elephant Mammal Wildlife Figurine Face and Head\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"ResponsiveImageContainer-eNxvmU cfBbTk responsive-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/boycried.png\" title=\"boycried\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p> Source URL: http:\/\/pitchfork.com\/news\/fakemink-announces-new-mixtape-the-boy-who-cried-terrified\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News fakemink Announces New Mixtape The Boy Who Cried Terrified The British rapper&#8217;s new release is out January 29 By Hattie Lindert January 25, 2026 fakemink (Photo by Katie Flores\/Getty Images) fakemink has a new mixtape on the way. The Boy Who Cried Terrified is out January 29 on EtnaVeraVela. Although details around the release [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-1532439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-pitchfork-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1532439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1532439\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1532439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1532439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1532439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}