LGBTQ+ Pride Month: Music

Celebrating Pride Month by highlighting LGBTQIA+ musicians.

 

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100 gecs

10,000 gecs is the second studio album by American hyperpop duo 100 gecs, as well as their first release on a major label. It features the singles “mememe,” "Doritos & Fritos," and "Hollywood Baby." 

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boygenius

the record is the debut studio album by American indie rock supergroup boygenius, consisting of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus. After releasing their debut self-titled EP, boygenius in 2018, the trio had been working on their solo projects and had all released their respective albums; Little Oblivions by Julien Baker, Punisher by Phoebe Bridgers, and Home Video by Lucy Dacus, before performing as a group for the first time in 3 years in 2021 and releasing the record in 2023.

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Cain, Ethel

Willoughby Tucker, I'll Always Love You is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter and record producer Ethel Cain. It was released by her independent record label Daughters of Cain. The album serves as a prequel to her debut album, Preacher's Daughter. The album is a return to the Americana music featured on her debut, and incorporates elements of slowcore, contemporary folk, indie pop, and shoegaze genres. 

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Case, Neko

Neon Grey Midnight Green is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Neko Case. Her first entirely self-produced album, it marks her follow-up to Hell-On. She has described it as being "for and about musicians, a love letter, and a testimony."

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Cavetown

The first full length since 2020’s Sleepyhead, worm food finds Cavetown unpacking the inner workings of his mind and delivers some of his most intricate lyricism to date. Since the age of 14, Robin (he/they) has created self-produced songs both intensely diaristic and touched with offbeat imagination. Now the Cambridge, UK-based artist has emerged as one of the preeminent voices in the DIY bedroom pop scene, with more than 2.5 billion global streams to date. Featuring the singles “1994” which Robin says is “a message to myself, to help me see that there’s still a child inside of me that is deserving of love and care” and “Fall In Love With A Girl” with beabadoobee which Billboard named one of the Best Pride Songs of 2022. 

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Dacus, Lucy

Following a career-defining run with boygenius that earned her three Grammy Awards, Lucy Dacus's fourth solo studio album explores falling in and out of love, the tumult of desire, and larger than life romance. Across 13 tracks that range from lush arrangements to simple declarations, Dacus makes a serious inquiry into what it looks like to dedicate one's life to true love, and a valiant attempt to capture the elusive, fleeting feeling of forever.

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Doechii

"With her GRAMMY Award-winning mixtape, rapper, singer and visionary artist Doechii delivers nineteen tracks following the weekly "Swamp Session" installments that lit the internet on fire with eye-catching visuals and equally compelling bars. The Best Rap Album-winning project, features "Denial Is A River" and "Nissan Altima" and captures a rare talent in her rawest form yet, giving listeners distinct windows into her one-of-a- kind artistry.

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Fever Ray

Fever Ray is the critically acclaimed solo project of Swedish singer-songwriter Karin Dreijer, formerly of the electronic duo the Knife. Known for their shape-shifting electronic pop, pitch-shifted vocals, and theatrical visuals, their music deeply explores themes of identity, queerness, and politics. Radical Romantics is their third studio album. It features contributions from producers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails, and Dreijer's brother, Olof, of Knife.

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jasmine.4.t

You Are the Morning is the critically acclaimed debut album by Manchester-based trans singer-songwriter jasmine.4.t (Jasmine Cruickshank), released on Phoebe Bridgers' label, Saddest Factory Records. It blends fragile indie-folk and rock to explore themes of queer love, community healing, and self-discovery.

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Peck, Orville

Stampede. Vol. 1 is an EP containing songs that were later included on the LP, Stampede. As on the full-length album, all songs are duets between South African singer-songwriter Orville Peck and other artists of various genres, such as "Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other" with Willie Nelson (who first covered the song solo in 2006), “Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" with Elton John, and “Conquer the Heart” with Nathaniel Rateliff.

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Rapp, Reneé

Bite Me is the second studio album by the American singer-songwriter Reneé Rapp. It follows her debut album, Snow Angel, and it is supported by the release of singles "Leave Me Alone," "Why Is She Still Here?,” and "Mad."

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serpentwithfeet

Jonathan Josiah Wise, known professionally as serpentwithfeet, is an R&B singer based in Brooklyn, New York City. Grip is his third studio album. It was primarily produced by I Like That, with additional production from Mike Irish, and features collaborations with Ty Dolla Sign, Mick Jenkins, Orion Sun, and Yanga YaYa.

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