Welcome to season two of Object of Sound! As the world opens back up, we’re entering a moment of collective renewal and return, so it feels right to speak with an artist who is versed in reinvention: Mykki Blanco. Hanif sits down with Mykki to talk about the release of their new album ‘Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep’ coming out today, and the two enter into a layered conversation about what it means for an artist to be labeled as ‘ahead of their time.’ Visit www.mixcloud.com/sonos to check out the playlist of songs curated for this episode. /Music In This Week's Playlist/ Love Me, Mykki Blanco Cruel Cruel World, Jackie Shane Rent, Big Freedia Koi, Le1f Queen Of This Shit, Quay Dash Coytada, Linn de Quebrada Don’t Despair, Beverly Glenn-Copeland Adore, Dreamcrusher
Welcome to season two of Object of Sound! As the world opens back up, we’re entering a moment of collective renewal and return, so it feels right to speak with an artist who is versed in reinvention: Mykki Blanco. Hanif sits down with Mykki to talk about the release of their new album ‘Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep’ coming out today, and the two enter into a layered conversation about what it means for an artist to be labeled as ‘ahead of their time.’ Visit https://bit.ly/oos-mykki to check out the playlist of songs curated for this episode.
/Show Notes/
Mykki Blanco’s newest album is Broken Hearts and Beauty Sleep.
Mykki brings up their previous projects, Betty Rubble: The Initiation and Gay Dog Food as examples of their evolution as an artist.
Mykki Blanco cites Big Freedia, Madonna, Prince and David Bowie as legends who inspire them.
/Music in This Week's Playlist/
Love Me, Mykki Blanco
Cruel Cruel World, Jackie Shane
Rent, Big Freedia
Koi, Le1f
Queen Of This Shit, Quay Dash
Coytada, Linn de Quebrada
Don’t Despair, Beverly Glenn-Copeland
Adore, Dreamcrusher
/Credits/
This show is produced by work by work: Scott Newman, Jemma Rose Brown, Babette Thomas, Mayari Sherina Ong and by Hanif Abdurraqib. The show is mixed by Sam Bair.