All the music that matters to me: Azure Ray, Cocorosie, M.I.A., Noe Venable, PJ Harvey, Neulander...

[belenen]

Life-changing, soul-etched, cynosure, trulymadlydeeply loved, would definitely cry a shitton at their shows, love the artists as well as the music:
Azure Ray -- indie dream-pop/folk -- Athens, GA
Bat For Lashes* -- indie rock/folktronica -- London, England
Cocorosie* -- experimental electric/folk -- France, Iowa, Hawaii, etc.
Dream Art Science --

Comments

[kiwi]

I think you're the first person I know who's ever mentioned Laura Veirs! I really like her - she has a concert in my neck of the woods at the end of August and if I have an income, I'm strongly considering going...(two hour ferry ride be damned!)

[belenen]

Yeah, I think last.fm recommended Veirs to me. I find such good music that way! I saw zir once but it was at a terrible venue where everyone was talking and not paying attention and it made me so angry I had a hard time enjoying the concert. I'd like to see zir again at a better venue!

[blimeyzawn1]

I'm curious about how your relationship to Ani Difranco has changed over the years, given the big plantation kerfuffle a few years back. Has that affected how you hear her music at all?

[belenen]

yes. Ani is one of those where I appreciate the music but I don't admire the person. I can't connect on a deep level because of it. But that's partly because I only became aware of Ani shortly before the plantation thing -- if I had had years of investment I might feel differently.

Cocorosie is like that too, even though I love them so dearly. They still play a song that is both racist and transphobic. I didn't know the song when I heard them play it and I didn't note the lyrics, so maybe they changed up the lyrics when they play it nowadays but I can't tell and there is way to successfully get in contact with them (I tried).

[belenen]

<3 you are most welcome. I would love to listen to music with you.

[ext_2718720]

OH, hey. There're a lot of the artists you listed that I'm familiar with or listen to myself.

Yaaaay PJ Harvey and Laura Veirs!