GEN F: daine can’t be killed

At just 23, the Australian pop star has already flopped, been dropped, and considered calling music quits. Then they made their playful and poetic breakthrough record. By Tobias Hess Photographer Taryn Segal The FADER's longstanding series GEN F profiles emerging artists to know now. ADVERTISEMENT daine arrives to their interview in Manhattan with a matcha in hand and a long to-do list. There is a lot to juggle during their visit to New York City from Melbourne, Australia — mainly because things are going really well. “I've never been D-list famous before,” they say in a buzzy downtown cafe on a sunny October day. They have a monotone matter of speaking and tend to slouch their shoulders while gazing ahead, their green eyes glinting. “But now we're here." Earlier in the week, they received an offer to open for a major rising pop star on a run of arena shows next year. It’s an immense opportunity, but it has daine questioning if they want to be the kind of musician who tours that much.

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