Need something new for your headphones? We’ve rounded up three queer women serving different musical flavours for you to enjoy.
From sapphic punk to dreamy indie-folk and country-pop attitude, there’s plenty on the fresh queer playlist this week.
Caitlin Starr with Pass Me By
New York melodic punk rocker Caitlin Starr is turning existential FOMO into a banger with her latest single, Pass Me By.
The crunchy guitar track arrives ahead of Starr’s EP, Speed Saves, out October 9.
Starr describes the song as a high-energy take on the feeling that life is racing past while you’re stuck watching it happen.
The music video takes that idea literally, following Starr on an aimless rollerblade trip through New York City.
There’s also plenty more sapphic content in Starr’s discography, perfect for lesbians with a love of 90s-inspired alt-rock.
Her previous single, Will U B My Girlfriend, spirals through an intense lesbian crush with grungy guitars and plenty of anxious energy.
Caitlin Starr is definitely one to keep an eye on.
Elke Louie with Unoccupied
Queensland singer-songwriter Elke Louie has released a new video for Unoccupied, taken from her five-track Lavender EP.
Written during the pandemic, Unoccupied explores dissociation, slowing down and giving yourself permission to simply exist.
The video was filmed in Melbourne and Louie’s hometown of Gympie, capturing winter streets, quiet moments and familiar surroundings.
It shows an intimate look at growing up and learning that you don’t always need to be productive, busy or have everything figured out.
Her next Lavender single, This Town, arrives September 25, with its video being developed through the Heart of Gold International Short Film Festival.
Abby Nissenbaum with Gentleman
Abby Nissenbaum is bringing a little sapphic attitude to country music with Gentleman.
The track is the highlight of her new EP, Want to Be Wrong, and aims for the familiar country fantasy of the perfect straight-coded dream man.
Nissenbaum flips the script with a queer country song, mixing 80s and 90s country-pop with what she calls a “Sapphic honky-tonk attitude.”
Instead of tractors, beer and football, Nissenbaum’s version of the country dream involves a “barely-five-foot-tall femme lesbian playing tennis.”
It’s playful, but there’s plenty of emotional weight underneath her music.
Nissenbaum writes about depression, isolation, heartbreak and self-worth while balancing heavier themes with catchy melodies and humour.
Queer women to the front please
It’s always empowering to hear women telling their stories through music, no matter how heartbreaking or silly they may be.
Throw in some sapphic love, and you’ve got yourself a perfectly baked queer music pie.
And our mouths are watering.
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