Album Review: Heterosexuality by Shamir

Album: Heterosexuality
Artist: Shamir
Release Date: February 11, 2022
Label: Antifragile Music
Favorite Tracks:

• Gay Agenda
• Cisgender
• Cold Brew
• Nuclear

Thoughts:

The latest album from Shamir has an industrial sound that underscores the frustrations and rage of queer people suffering continuous trauma and indignities.  Much like last week’s artist Mitski, Shamir has shrunk back from the spotlight of fame. Lyrically the songs deal with hopelessness and harsh introspection.  Above all this is Shamir’s powerful voice which asserts his refusal to conform to expectations.

Rating: ***1/2

Related post: Album Review: Revelations by Shamir 

Album of the Week 2022

January

• Olivia Rodrigo – Sour
• Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
• Adele –30 
• Tran Uy Duc – Came
• Yard Act – The Overload
• Aoife O’Donovan – Age of Apathy

February

• Tanya Taqaq – Tongues
• Various Artists – Summer of Soul soundtrack
• Mitski – Laurel Hell

Song of the Week: “On My Way” by A La Una (feat. Kimmortal)

A La Una – “On My Way” (feat. Kimmortal)

Vancouver-based Kimmortal raps over a bombastic soundscape provided by the Toronto duo A La Una (formerly DATU), who create modern Filipino music with electronic sounds.

Song of the Week 2022

January

• “Colonizer” by Tanya Tagaq
• “Empties” by Pigeon Pit
• “Who Has Seen the Wind” by David Byrne and Yo La Tengo
• “Kurunba” by Rokia Koné & Jacknife Lee

February

• “Hunting Doves” by Rachel Sumner
• “Floating Garden” by The Nunnery