Scissor Sisters
Magic Hour
(Cassablanca)
Sounds Like: The biggest, queerest electro-dance rock band comes back strong and keeps evolving with strong production and dancefloor bombs.
Free Association: The anticipation of these songs blasting on a dancefloor is electric.
For Fans Of: Fischerspooner x Peaches, Sylvester x the Bee Gees, Jake Shears’ nips.
Azealia Banks
1991 EP
(Interscope)
Sounds Like: A queer-friendly diva who’s hard in her flow, knows how to use a house beat (and a street hook), and has a nasty sense of humor/fresh perspective.
Free Association: This is just the beginning for her, with mixtapes and LPs on the way.
For Fans Of: Grace Jones x Lil’ Kim, Rye Rye/Santi + Harlem realness, Stash/Woody’s.
Simian Mobile Disco
Unpatterns
(Wichita)
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