Five artists making my Spotify year in review already
queer, mental health, and yeah BLACKPINK
I am committed to being more mindful of my music listening this year. Is much of that because I want to present a really good Spotify roundup at the end of the year? Yes. I am really vain. But I also like music that is queer and mental health focused and angry and helps me when I feel “in a mood” (which is always). So, I’m looking at a few artists or groups that have been playing repeatedly so far in 2023 and sharing them with you.
Scene Queen
Holy. I turned the enhance playlist feature on my own playlist and this came up and I am now firmly in the can’t stop listening to the bimbocore genre. And documenting mental illness? Yeah, I can get behind that. I just really want to be able to scream like she can and since I can’t, being able to feel it through her is so helpful.
Rio Romeo
When a song called Butch 4 Butch comes up on your playlist you sit up and listen and pay attention and dream and think where was this song when I was 13? This stuff is just so queer is makes my trans heart sing.
Delilah Bon
I suspect many people enter the Delilah fandom at the Dead Men Don’t Rape level but wow there is just so much amazing stuff going on here. Godzilla and I Don’t Listen to You are repeat plays that have her probably the most listened to so far this year. This music does not calm me down in the least but it is absolutely fantastic and gay and angry.
Kimmortal
I have listened to Kimmortal for a while now but the most recent launch of This Dyke has me in love once again and I am committed to listening to it so frequently that it singlehandedly puts them into my Spotify year in review list. If you haven’t listened to all of their stuff, just use this is a launching point, ok? Do not stop here, dive in really deep with songs like Sad Femme Club.
BLACKPINK
Ok, I realize I am not blowing anyone’s mind or bringing new information to the masses right now but I am old and open to making new discoveries about myself always and I can’t stop listening to Pink Venom at the moment. I don’t know what was holding me back from listening to them sooner, perhaps I was too stubborn or old or unintelligent but hey, I am better now.