Music for 2017 | Part II

These are the soundtracks for my summer. What will be yours?

Arca

by Arca
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"Arca, it is told, was conceived at a Victorian burial ground. “[O]ne of London’s largest cemeteries, and a famous spot for cruising,” a press kit states. “They became part of the material of the album: it just felt right to be around the dead; and gay men cruising around the dead. There was so much poetry: life. Death. Gayness.” Yes, an icon is born." — Ben Levinson, Tiny Mix Tapes
Anspieltipp: ▶︎ Desafío

Everything Is Forgotten

by Methyl Ethel
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"Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your hair?
Why'd you have to go and cut your hair?
Why'd you cut your..." — Ubu by Methyl Ethel
Anspieltipp: ▶︎ Ubu

Slowdive

by Slowdive
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"Slowdive don’t sound as young as they once did, but they’ve aged in a way that sounds natural." — Joe Davenport, Tiny Mix Tapes
Anspieltipp: ▶︎ Sugar For The Pill

No Shape

by Perfume Genius
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"Star-like ripples burst through an operatic crescendo, glistening with glittery, electronic swells and angelic vocals that give the promise of an album that is both tenacious and sensitive." — Sammy Maine, The Quietus
Anspieltipp: ▶︎ Slip Away

See also: Part I | Part III