transmusicmonday

#TransMusicMonday

Artist: Laura Jane Grace (she/her)

Album: Hole In My Head
https://laurajanegrace.bandcamp.com/album/hole-in-my-head

Why? Because Laura Jane Grace's music has been a companion to so many of us over the last decade, and she just released a new album!

Where to start?
"Dysphoria Hoodie" has quickly become a favorite of a lot of trans people, speaking to those days when shit is hard and we reach for our most comforting wardrobe item.
https://youtu.be/miGIgIqcsXA?si=lF7OM95fzC49W7ZE

I'm also really loving "I'm Not A Cop." Really speaks to the way we start policing each other in leftist and queer communities, and reinstitute the same crap.
https://youtu.be/nk5UnxIqgRQ?si=wPKtgzjXe7LdSJ6r

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Aritst: Chelsea Wolfe (she/her)

Why? Her music captures this amazing tension between delicate and powerful that holds one in the place of unresolved liminality. Not to mention, one of the few artists who has really coalesced what I want most from goth music.

Where to start?

Her latest album is brilliant.

"House of Self-Undoing" is probably one of the best songs to start with, being a great example of delicate possibility riding waves of intensity.
https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/house-of-self-undoing

My other favorite song is probably "The Liminal," as it hits the feels of being a genderqueer and neurodivergent weirdo that lives in liminality.
https://chelseawolfe.bandcamp.com/track/the-liminal

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Artist: Bridge City Sinners (Libby Lux, she/they)

Why? Mix country and metal vocals, add in bluegrass and folk instrumentation, and run wild with goth, emo, and psychobilly themes. This is the unique magic that is Bridge City Sinners.

Where to start?

One of my favorite songs and just a gorgeous music video is "Devil Like You." It tells a campfire scary story like a folk song, while also bringing in themes of the dangers of heteronormativity and more.

https://youtu.be/ZDgp1Z3EPVU?si=Oh_XGCznCYip5ZRM

Their latest album centers themes of living with mental illness, decentering neurotypical norms. Many of these songs highlight the possibilities of this distinct musical creativity too. "Doubt" speaks to my disordered heart while being a tour of the breadth of their talent.

https://youtu.be/3cu1dDFjH0M?si=T51cTG3Gsy4Xf5gK

"Crazy" is another one of these, it's both fun and affirms "maybe it's okay" we'll never be okay.

https://youtu.be/pIc7THicdtk?si=IMPoeyYD137Rhr6x

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