Racism is insidious and will likely be part of our cultural lexicon for decades to come. When confronted with equality and love, as Alicia Blue describes in “Incognito,” we can defeat it. Source: SoundCloud / Alicia Blue Continue reading
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The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Photo Credit: Michael Tyrone Delaney II Originally appeared on Ones to Watch. Kera Armendariz is aggressively human. Watch them onstage, and you may feel the freedom that reaches beyond their extremities or giggle at the many expressions that flash across their face. Speaking one-on-one, you’ll notice their boundless charm. … Before they had the vocabulary for it, Armendariz has always centered their art on identity. They … Continue reading The Future Is Bright: KERA’s Queer Journey and an Optimistic New Song
Kera and Devendra Banhart Join Forces on Hopeful New Song, Proceeds to Benefit Trans Charities Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Emphatic folk songwriter KERA (fka Kera and the Lesbians) recently revealed a new recording of a song they penned years ago. “Bright Future Ahead” features some additional vocals by friend and now collaborator, Devendra Banhart; all proceeds for the song will be donated to Trans … Continue reading
Try Not to Get Caught in Paul Bergmann’s “MaL.A.ise” Originally appeared on Grimy Goods. Our sunny city provides plenty of reasons to brood. Recently, the rain has not been a positive influence on anyone’s mood. Though he doesn’t officially live here anymore, Paul Bergmann can relate—he wrote a song to that end. “MaL.A.ise” will appear on the next album from the Fair Moans, Make Yourself … Continue reading
Mirrors and doubly-exposed film catch more than what our protagonist can see in Kuri’s clip for “ Human Nature.” Continue reading
Escape with Jason Bemis Lawrence in his new video for “How Fast Can You Pack?” Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Brutalist architecture is the first image to greet you in Jason Bemis Lawrence’s new video for ‘How Fast Can You Pack?’ which appears on Another Hotel Hallway, his debut album. The song features vocalist Heather Woods Broderick, who has also worked … Continue reading
The forest in Taft’s video clip for “Winters” contains the perfect ratio of greens to earthy browns. The track is one of six new songs on the band’s next EP, goodnight, plum. goodnight, plum by Taft Continue reading
The heartwarming honesty of Charlotte Cornfield justifies its surprisingly noisy foundation. Continue reading
A golden, Baroque hymn. JOY by hackedepicciotto Continue reading
Learn patience in pessimism through Ian Wayne’s new video Originally appeared on the 405, view archived article here. Pessimism infects people like disease. Its cousin, cynicism, can also have broad consequences, but coming from Brooklyn-based songwriter Ian Wayne, it feels more like melancholy. His recent album, A Place Where Nothing Matters, was saturated with both perspectives of the same feeling. In addition, the downtempo, deliberate … Continue reading
Sawdust & Gin 