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Joy Oladokun’s “Proof of Life” Will Save Your Soul

With soulful refrains and sounds that wrap you in warmth, it’s a reminder that we’re not so alone in this sh*t of a world.

shea wesley martin —

May 5, 2023

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“Forever Means” EP Creates Perfect Bridge Between Angel Olsen’s Past, Present, and Future

As I finished the EP, I found myself immediately starting it over to listen again from the beginning.

Stef Rubino —

Apr 24, 2023

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beyonce

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Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” Is an Unapologetic Dedication to Blackness and Queerness

I’ve grown to see sampling, when done well, as a love language, a way to remain connected to our history and communicate with the musical innovators who shaped, and continue…

Amari Gaiter —

Aug 5, 2022

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Hayley Kiyoko

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Lesbian Jesus Rises! Hayley Kiyoko Gets Vulnerable on Sophomore Album “PANORAMA”

Hayley Kiyoko’s sophomore album, filled with passion, vulnerability, and heart, is out now.

Lily Alvarado —

Aug 1, 2022

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MUNA Songs Ranked by Their Song-of-the-Summer Potential

MUNA knows how to make a song of the season, and I’m here to encourage you to find your song of the summer from their new album.

Analyssa —

Jun 30, 2022

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070 Shake Is Free In “You Can’t Kill Me”

If I could describe 070 Shake’s sophomore album in one word, it’d be freedom. She embraces the infinite.

Lily Alvarado —

Jun 9, 2022

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kehlani

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Kehlani’s New Album “Blue Water Road” Is a Sensual Exploration of Self

Sensuality is the overarching theme of the album, even in songs that are not explicitly about romantic entanglements. You can find it in bass lines, or just the overall vibe.

Sa’iyda Shabazz —

May 13, 2022

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Chika

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It’s Chika 1, Rap Industry 0 With Her Debut EP “Industry Games”

Chika’s debut EP drops TODAY an she’s re-introducing herself with a major bang! Conscious, thoughtful, craftsperson-ly lyricism and bombastic beats. I can’t wait.

Abbie Jones —

Mar 13, 2020

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Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

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Tegan and Sara are Just Like You on Their Excellent New Album

Tegan and Sara have mined through their pasts, found the gems, and put together a poignant ode to their past selves. We can live vicariously through their public vulnerability and…

Abbie Jones —

Oct 16, 2019

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Lesbian Musicians & Queer Female Artists

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ROOM 25: I Swear Noname Look So Regal

“ROOM 25 brings a Noname more sure of herself, secure in the knowledge that she can’t be anything other than who she is, and if you don’t rock with the…

A. Tony Jerome —

Sep 15, 2018

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mental health

first person

Sad Enough Songs: On Julien Baker and Depression

Depression is not forever because it always ends, and depression is forever because it always comes back. It won’t work if I only want to stay on the days when…

Adrian —

Nov 14, 2017

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kesha

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Well Damn, Kesha’s “Rainbow” Is a Complicated Reclamation of Pride and Strength

It’s got the desperate earnestness of a confession, the tenderness of sharing a secret with your best friend and the raw emotion and heart of a bridesmaid’s speech, graduation speech…

Mey —

Aug 22, 2017