Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

A: Bronski Beat
S: Smalltown Boy

HAPPY PRIDE Y'ALL. It's been 50 years since Stonewall so let's make sure, as we gargle Listerine from a rainbow-striped bottle and and dance shirtless on a Budweiser float, we own it all to fed-up drag queens & trans sisters of colour who literally started throwing bricks at cops.

... the answers you seek will never be found at home.

Roisin Murphy - Incapable

A: Roisin Murphy
S: Incapable

Many of Murphy’s best songs hinge upon a single word - Jealousy, Simulation, Overpowered - terse incantations wrung for every iota of their potency. On Incapable, the Irish singer invokes a particularly loaded term, singing from the perspective of a woman estranged from the very ability to love. Relate below.

... I'm gonna leave 'em out of breath.

Bon Iver - Hey Ma

A: Bon Iver
S: Hey Ma

The sound of Bon Iver’s last album, 2016’s pioneering 22, A Million, was a monument to the strengths of singer-songwriter Justin Vernon: orchestral folk fed into an old motherboard, unwieldy lyrics sourced from the well of his subconscious, old-timey terms for smoking weed. The newest single, Hey Ma pulls a little weaker. It’s less of a step forward and more of an amalgam of everything Vernon has done with this project since its inception. But he sings, “I was toking on dope” so he’s still got that going for him.

... you're back and forth with light.

Edith Piaf - L'Hymne à l'Amour

A: Edith Piaf
S: L'Hymne à l'Amour

I know this is an ad, but it is beautiful, maybe the most beautiful ad ever, just like Lacoste polo shirts might just be the nicest polos. And no this is no ad so I won't classify the post like one. Either way, it comes with Edith Piaf's stunning power ballad so enjoy that below.

... dieu réunit ceux qui s'aiment.

The Spinners - I'll Be Around

A: The Spinners
S: I'll Be Around

Big Little Lies is back and bigger than ever with La Streep joining the cast on this already star studessed cast line up. If season two will be even better than the first one remains to be seen but last nights first episode featured the same fantastic soundtrack you already know and love from the show's debut season.

... love can burn once again, but I know you know.

Sufjan Stevens - Love Yourself

A: Sufjan Stevens
S: Love Yourself

Sufjan’s relationship to the LGBTQ community has always been somewhat uneasy. That doesn’t mean Stevens’ measured gestures toward the queer community are half-hearted, or unappreciated. Two weeks ago, Stevens released a four-track EP for Pride Month, with two new songs, along with a reprise version of Love Yourself and a demo of the song from 1996. Enjoy below.

... show me the things that you believe in.

Keane - The Way I Feel

A: Keane
S: The Way I Feel

2012 was seven years ago, and it was the year Keane released its most recent album - but on September 20, the long-running English rock/pop band will return with Cause and Effect, the first bit of music released after the group’s five-year hiatus. The album, the band’s fifth overall, was previewed on Thursday with the premiere of a music video for The Way I Feel, a cut, catchy and powerful anthem that ought to do quite well on the charts.

... it's the voices in your head now.