“I first discovered Shamir’s music through a playlist made by an ex-partner who, one summer before we fell in love with one another, asked me to listen to—among a vast ocean of heavily coded romantic gestures in song form—a track called “Lived and Died Alone.” It was the closing track on Shamir’s first EP Northtown, released in the thick, insurmountable heat of July 2014. “When the sun has set, I w”
“Shamir concocts a conscious movement against upheaval and anxiety on Homo Anxietatem”
“Nearly 10 years ago, Las Vegas-born Shamir was a left-field club-pop sensation signed to UK label XL. Citing musical differences, Shamir soon left for a prolific DIY career making raw, lo-fi guitar music. His last – eighth – album, Heterosexuality (2022), was particularly notable, doubling down on heavier, quasi-industrial sounds. Taking the rebellious icon of Baphomet as a totem, this non-binary,”
“Homo Anxietatem opens with a rug pull and a track that could have been lifted straight from a ’90s drive time radio rotation. It’s a bold move, even given the prolific, experimental approach Shamir has to getting his music out into the world. The track in question, ‘Oversized Sweater’ is an exercise in time travel with its jangling guitar taking us back to an era where the internet was dial-up an”
