wtferrothorn: LGBTQ+ Artists Recs

wtferrothorn 06.19.17	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOpkr8uNWpk
Asdfp277 06.19.17	k.d. lang Gossip (entire band) (deals with lgbt topics) Jonsi (from Sigur Ros)
ArsMoriendi 06.19.17	Bjork is bi, also yay 3 and 4.
ArsMoriendi 06.19.17	Not that I'm really into them, but 2/3 members of Sleater-Kinney are bi and sing about girls I believe.
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	@asdf I loved that case/lang/veirs record last year so checking her solo stuff should def be on my list! Thank you! @Ars Already luuv Bjork, but thank you! Will is gay goals tbh. Also I've been meaning to check Sleater for a while, all I've heard from them is their latest and one shallow listen of Dig Me Out
hal1ax 06.19.17	tegan and sara ! marika hackman
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	ooooh I really liked Marika's latest record
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 06.19.17	Hair metal - the genre.
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 06.19.17	See also: 99% of satanic metal. Seriously, just pick one at random and odds are in your favor.
Sinternet 06.19.17	lost salt blood purges
GhostOfSarcasticBtrd 06.19.17	^^^ This guy knows.
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	@Ghost giving me a broad suggestion but thanks anyway ; ) lol sin
VaxXi 06.19.17	if you want an album where LGBT stuff is a primary theme: Kevin Abstract - American Boyfriend Joey Walker - Queer If you want an album with an artist who is LGBT: Abernathy - Funny Girl
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	I head some people reppin Kevin hard last year, I'll def give him a listen (and the rest too of course)
clavier 06.19.17	Douglas Dare makes introspective piano-based, electronic-tinged albums (I'm not sure how directly he addresses LGBT themes but it's an important part of his identity) I think Adult Jazz also write about LGBT themes? Experimental art-pop.
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	the former def sounds up my alley. I really didn't like the latter's latest EP, but people have said their album from years back is actually real dope so I'll prob check that.
ArsMoriendi 06.19.17	Roddy Bottum of Faith No More is gay, he wrote Be Aggressive :P
DominionMM1 06.19.17	does human count?
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	I don't really listen to metal, but after doing some research the drummer and guitarist on that album are gay, so sure!
Dewinged 06.19.17	I reviewed MUNA - About U couple of months ago and gathering some info about them they seem to be what you are looking for Ferro. Also, it's a lovely pop album.
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	I'll go and give that review a read
Dewinged 06.19.17	My review sucks but the album is great ;D
tempest-- 06.19.17	Judas Priest
Trebor. 06.19.17	Bloc Party REM
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	thnx y'all < 3
tommygun 06.19.17	tegan + sara the GOAT female fronted indie pop band both rugmunchers
Rolling Girl 06.19.17	Onsind - Dissatisfactions Gossip - Music For Men Bloc Party - A weekend in the city.
Asdfp277 06.19.17	gossip [3]
Koris 06.19.17	Sia
Joeman82 06.19.17	Against Me! - Transgender Dysporia Blues
Papa Universe 06.19.17	Mykki Blanco St. Vincent Frank Ocean (I think)
0GuyMan0 06.19.17	Isn't Brandon from Incubus bi?
Chortles 06.19.17	came here to rec 4, gj 8)
Papa Universe 06.19.17	Placebo Cupcakke
BlushfulHippocrene 06.19.17	Kevin Abstract - American Boyfriend Des Ark - Don't Rock the Boat, Sink the Fucker You've probably heard The Internet, but Syd's solo album was decent. Cool list, too. Still have to check Arca. (:
zakalwe 06.19.17	Husker Du
Deathconscious 06.19.17	Torche - Harmonicraft
Rik VII 06.19.17	Don't really understand why you'd call queer artists a "scene". Check out Cynic though. The sexuality of the musicians is hell of a nonsensical thing to look out for in music tho imo
Rik VII 06.19.17	Delete yourself. It's a shame that something like it is even necessary, but it sadly is Edit: wow it worked
Papa Universe 06.19.17	@RikRoach7: I suppose that you can call a 'queer scene' only those artists who make their sexuality some kind of gimmick and a main conceptual focus in their music either lyrically (such as PWR BTTM) or in their often flamboyant personality (such as Perfume Genius). St. Vincent for example never adressed her sexuality in her songs, and I think that is why nobody ever puts her on a piedestal of any 'queer scene'. Hope this answers your question.
Rowan5215 06.19.17	BROCKHAMPTON - Saturation (frontman/rapper/singer/video director is gay) Frank Ocean ofc The Hotelier (lead singer is transgender, the song Life in Drag talks specifically and pretty brutally about it) prolly some more I can't think of rn
Oceandrowned 06.19.17	What I really dont understand about the minorities like gays and black people, is focus on their sexual life and skin color rather than being a good person overall. I dont mind to listen to gay musicians if their music is good, but if its shit, its shit, no matter what kind of sexual intercourse you prefer. This, almost schizophrenic focus on their sexual behavior and lists like this one makes gay people being a bit out of pace.
RadicalEd 06.19.17	LGBTQANIXTRMPW++
DoofusWainwright 06.19.17	Mark Eitzel
butcherboy 06.19.17	there's a difference between artists who are gay, and artists for whom sexuality is a prime characteristic, whether done out of an ideological statement or for lack of any other commercial personality (Perfume genius vs. PWR BTTM).. that being said, if you're looking for queercore artists, most gay people I know consider both Bowie and Morrissey to encapsulate the scene far better than most of actually openly gay artists.. if you're looking for just artists who are gay, BOB MOULD!!!
Rik VII 06.19.17	@UniqueUniverse: I understand what you mean. First though, that would mean that like 95% of all recommended artists on here have nothing to do with that scene (including Cynic and stuff), and second, I still think it's kinda weird, since it's so general. It's like having a scene of blonde-haired people because they sing about it hahah. (Well, people will hate that comparison, so I better add that I'm aware that it's not the most fitting one, but it brings across what I mean.) On the other hand, I guess it's because a lgbtq-oriented song is always bound to be provoking to some degree in the society we live in (sadly) and because of that can be considered as some kind of protest song, which would explain why it could be called a "scene". But on the other hand, I wouldn't call every politically left-centered music part of the same scene for instance, that would be weird. Ah, well.
Papa Universe 06.19.17	@RikRoach7: Sure, but you would sum up every artist pandering to the same audience with similar messages into one specific group, wouldn't you? I guess that's what people mean by the word 'queer scene'. But that's just my naive interpretation of the word. Naive, because I didn't realise that people just throw everyone, who identify themselves with a certain group, into a basket of sameness calling them 'scene' and expecting them to only create music based for and around that said 'scene'.
TwigTW 06.19.17	John Grant - Queen of Denmark, or Pale Green Ghosts
bgillesp 06.19.17	Hunx and His Punx and Rainbow Kitten Surprise are some unknown but great bands in this category
bgillesp 06.19.17	RKS doesn't really do much in their lyrics about it though, but Hunx definitely does
hesperus 06.19.17	Le1f Mimisiku Anything involving Brian Cook (Botch, Russian Circles, These Arms Are Snakes, SUMAC) G.L.O.S.S.
botb 06.19.17	I swear this list gets made like biweekly
hobblepot 06.19.17	PVRIS, Grimes
literallyzach 06.19.17	le1f [2] his early tapes are especially dope, i love fly zone and dark york but they're kind of hard to find these days. all my recs address queerness in some aspect, unlike artists like sam smith who identify as gay but make explicitly non-gay music: -limp wrist -pansy division (if u like melodic punk, there early stuff is really fun) -julien baker -arthur russell
wtferrothorn 06.19.17	Appreciate the recs everyone! @RikRoach7, Oceandrowned, etc. I had a feeling I'd get questions about why I'm seeking out LGBTQ artists, so imma just give my reasons here. But first off, maybe "scene" wasn't the right word to use, so excuse that. But the reason I seek out music from LGBTQ voices is the perspective they bring to the table. Even something a simple as a love song can have an entirely different angle put on it when a gay person delivers it. Plus, on a more personal level, artists like Perfume Genius genuinely speak speak to me, and probably many other gay people who listen to him, on a personal level. Living in a place like Indiana can be frustrating; it makes me think twice about being my true self. But a song like "Just Like Love" or "Go Ahead" are really inspirational for me in that case. I hope I explained my position well. Also yes, that blonde haired comparison is really dumb because I'm pretty sure blonde people haven't been denied the right to marry just based off their hair color and faced discrimination based off it either (unless I'm unknowing of something. There's been discrimination against left-handed people, anything is possible).
Rik VII 06.19.17	Yeah, that makes sense. The things you said about my comment are what I said in the very same comment in some ways though
tastepolice 06.19.17	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EVKy35L7MM
runaways 06.19.17	Frank of course, Kevin Abstract and Brockhampton