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queerish musical explorations
antony and the johnsons – the crying light [2009]
Not much to say on Antony and the Johnsons other than “GENIUS GENIUS OHMYGOD GENIUS.” They’ve been around for a while, but this album is honestly one of my favourites. Pitchfork has a better review than I could possibly come up with {here}, but think about transitions and steps in life as you listen to this album. You’ll see what I mean.
zeigeist – the jade motel
Formed in 2005, the Swedish band/performance art project Zeigeist stayed together long enough to make this one superb album. Julian thinks they’re queer, so I’ll go with that – they certainly seem interested enough in breaking gender/sexuality norms if their album art is any indication. This is dark, sparkling, dangerous and amazing electropop that will eat your brain in the best possible way. Sounds sort of like The Knife.
darren hayes – this delicate thing we’ve made
This Delicate Thing We’ve Made is Hayes’ third studio album, and compromises of two disks. Hayes’ previous album The Tension and the Spark was a complete commercial failure, and many thought that he would revert back to his earlier pop stylings (i.e. Savage Garden). But to his credit, Hayes did not let the failure of the previous album to daunt him, and this album is a culmination of all his experience as a musician. It’s brave, brilliant, and deep. As usual he whips out brilliant lyrics (even better with time) and gutsy, emotional, music.
For fans of: Savage Garden, Daniel Bedingfield, Dannii Minogue, Shayne Ward, Rob Thomas, Ryan Cabrera, Sam Sparro
salem – yes I smoke crack
SALEM is one of those bands that I cannot fucking wax poetic about enough. Possibly one of the most influential albums in my life right now, “Yes I Smoke Crack” is the perfect blend of experimental goodness with low-fi morbid synths and atmospheric or brutally gritty vocals. This album is so gritty that you can practically feel the dirt.
“As a teenager [John Holland] got into heavy drug use and prostitution; by his early twenties his friends Jack Donoghue and Heather Marlatt convinced him to make music instead. Two years ago they started the awesome band Salem, mixing styles that seemingly should never go together: Goth, Juke, Electronic and Hip-hop.” —BUTT Magazine with John Holland of Salem.
Outrageous showtunes and jaw dropping musical numbers fucks the hell out of glam punk–and the result is gen[re]der breaking at its most fabulous. If you haven’t seen the movie, do it.the cliks – snakehouse
Canadian transman Lucas Silveira and his crew have created a fucking awesome sophomore album. Snakehouse is one of those albums that thrives on three-chords with a strong bass line. Sounds like the Pretenders, and “kicks like the White Stripes, bellows cabaret-rock style like Hedwig & the Angry Inch” — New Now Next. Check out “Cry Me a River,” “Soul Back Driver,” and “Complicated.”
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