Reneé Rapp has drastically switched up her game since her excellent 2023 debut, Snow Angel — and it’s a glorious noise to hear. She spends her second album, Bite Me, enjoying what a rowdy-and-proud mess she is, for one of the year’s most delightful pop blowouts, an uproarious 33-minute celebration …
Read More »Reneé Rapp: 'I'm Really F-cking Stubborn and Very Defiant'
In some ways, Reneé Rapp was burnt out before she even really got started. The singer-songwriter-actor’s 2023 debut album, Snow Angel, preceded a major tour, a starring role in the blockbuster movie musical adaptation of Mean Girls and the end of her run on the hit HBO series The Sex …
Read More »Inside the Highs and Lows of Sapphic Pop's Banner Year
H alfway through their set, Muna address the elephant in the stadium. “We just wanted to acknowledge that someone very special is missing tonight,” says the indie-pop trio’s lead singer, Katie Gavin. It’s day one of All Things Go, an independent music festival that fans nicknamed Lesbopalooza due to its …
Read More »Towa Bird is Ready To Be Everyone's New Guitar Hero
Towa Bird is the rock & roll firecracker we need right now. She’s the kind of upstart guitar shredder who comes along saying things like “I just want to be the lesbian Paul McCartney.” That takes attitude, kind of like calling your debut album American Hero. But Bird doesn’t lack …
Read More »Towa Bird Says 'Sorry Sorry' on Bittersweet New Single
Towa Bird is gearing up to release her debut album American Hero this June — but before she does, she’s got a new single to tide everyone over. The singer and guitar player has dropped “Sorry Sorry” ahead of her new LP. On the catchy, bubbly tune, the singer details …
Read More »Towa Bird Celebrates the 'Sick Privilege' of Opening for Reneé Rapp in 'Drain Me' Video
Towa Bird is just on the come-up — but she already has so much to celebrate. On Friday night, the Filipina-British singer premiered the video for “messy and fun” single “Drain Me,” which she’s performed on the road with Reneé Rapp. “I have been documenting this tour on my handy …
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