At the end of each month, Afterglow presents a staff-picked list of new albums and singles that left a lasting impression on our ears.
Xiu Xiu’s music abides by no genre. The avant-rock group’s core comes in iconoclasm, desperately and aggressively challenging the status quo. During Donald Trump’s first presidential term, the former duo hardly refrained from criticizing the populist and alt-right politics of the day. Their 2019 release, Girl With Basket of Fruit, teems with queer and anti-racist anger.
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SOPHIE’s innovative releases and collaborations marked pop music forever. Her first studio album, Oil of Every Pearl's Un-Insides, defied labels and her production for pop royalty such as Charli XCX and Madonna showed the genre’s radical and queer potential. SOPHIE’s legacy is truly forever and always.
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