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Sophie Saint Thomas

Sophie Saint Thomas is a writer and editor based in Brooklyn. She has written for VICE, Playboy, Marie Claire, High Times and more. She has more than one David Bowie tattoo.

Album Review

Shawna Virago "Heaven Sent Delinquent"

With queer rebel heroes, with "flame-colored hair, and rhinestoned suits," Heaven Sent Delinquent paints the landscape of your mind with a cast of outsiders on road trips and love stories, enjoying escape with whiskey out of paper cups.

EP Review

Black Heart "Alekto" (Remix Ep)

It's music so powerful you'll be able to blast straight through Mercury retrograde with this on repeat.

Upcoming Events

Preview + CALL FOR Submissions: "Angry Women": A Group Exhibition Curated by Indira Cesarine

Tribeca-based gallery The Untitled Space is currently accepting artist submissions for its forthcoming group exhibition, "Angry Women", running 1/17/17-1/22/17 featuring the work of 20 up and coming female artists in the community. The opening reception will mark the 44th anniversary of Roe v Wade,...

Track of the Week

"Ivan (Revisited)"

Our boy Von Sell is back with a sparkly new version of his 2015 hit, "Ivan", reviewed today on Audiofemme. This iteration, "revisited", is like the original but on steroids - with new percussion arrangements, higher bass levels, new guitar lines and a dramatic twist at the end containing a totally...

Reviews · Video Premiere

Snow Angel "Trampoline of Emotion"

End your Friday by celebrating girl power with Snow Angel's latest release, "Trampoline of Emotion," off their upcoming full-length.

Reviews · Video Premiere

A Place Both Wonderful and Strange "Prom Night" (Plus a Remix!)

AudioFemme premieres the music video for A Place Both Wonderful and Strange's "Prom Night" along with a remix by Chicago-based Hiding.

Interviews

Artist Inverview: Von Sell

1. Tell us about “Miss Me”? What went into the production? Your musical inspiration behind it? Of the songs on this EP, 'Miss Me' is the first song I started, and the last song I finished writing. I kept revisiting it on a monthly basis, kept gently tweaking it - so unlike some of the other songs,...

Video Premiere

Jean Miche "La La La La La"

Dark yet danceable, "La La La La La" is the ultimate bounce to get ready for your week of Halloween parties.

Reviews · EP Premiere

Milán "Time"

"I would like to inspire my listeners to reflect upon what they can do, in their own lives, to make their environment a better one, and what kind of choices they are making each day. A change in one person's heart will create a ripple effect of change. I want people to become more aware of their own power."

Reviews · Video Premiere

The Vigils "Night Flight"

Los Angeles-based The Vigils pay tribute to the USA Network's 1980's influential music video show Night Flight with their luring new video for forthcoming single of the same name.

Interviews

Artist Interview: Decorum

Moody, romantically gloomy, and fit for a horror film soundtrack (intentionally) as summer fades to fall, calling forth longer nights, Scorpio season seances and Halloween, we sat down with Sable, who is also an accomplished beauty writer, to talk about her favorite horror films, tour beauty regimes, and racism she's dealt with while performing.

Upcoming Events

Preview: Gold Child + Anni Rossi + Elayo @ Manhattan Inn on 9/18

Catch up-and-coming psych folk artist, Gold Child, as she's joined by Anni Rossi and Ellayo for an intimate performance at Manhattan Inn on 9/18. Manhattan Inn, once known as an experimental music mecca has been curating more and more indie shows over the past year, slowly becoming the new "It"...

Reviews · Video Premiere

Lovecat "Song for Eternity"

Despite the optimistic initial associations upon hearing a title such as "Song for Eternity," Haering and Possible delivery cold realities.

Interviews · Live Review

Review and Interview: A Place Both Wonderful and Strange @ Morbid Anatomy Museum

At Brooklyn's Morbid Anatomy Museum, occult-feminist-doom-gaze-dance-pop (possible the best descriptors in the universe) group A Place Both Wonderful and Strange released their new record The Laura Palmer Deviations in the form of a visual performance.

Reviews · Track Premiere

AMARA "True Romance"

AMARA, former known as Viola Ellis, is a Los-Angeles based haunting new sadcore star fans of Banks and Lana Del Rey will go gaga for.

Upcoming Events

EVENT OF THE Week: Lifeforce - a Group Show of 24 Female Artists Curated by Kelsey and Rémy Bennett @ the Untitled Space

Featured in "LIFEFORCE" Exhibit, Untitled Space Gallery, New York Bourgeoning art gallery, The Untitled Space will be launching a group show on 7/26 featuring the work of 24 female artists curated by Kelsey and Rémy Bennett. The show will run through 8/6 and is absolutely not to be missed. Peep...

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Kamau "Boodha"

You need to know Kamau.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Cordelia and the Buffalo "7Th Sea"

This week's New Music Monday features the single "7th Sea" from “tribal fusion” stars Cordelia and The Buffalo.

Interviews

Artist Interview: Aaradhna

AudioFemme go the chance to chat with AARADHNA about race, breaking into the American music scene, and those gorgeous tattoos.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Lina Tullgren "Older"

The melancholy new tune “Older” perfectly captures that tragically beautiful feeling of displacement.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: MIYNT "the Strangest Game"

Today's New Music Monday features the first single, "The Strangest Game," from MIYNT's forthcoming debut EP.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Skott "Porcelain"

Appealing to fans of Edward Sharpe, Birdy, and Say Lou Lou, "Porcelain" is a magical, modern take on traditional folk sensibilities.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: SATE "Feel"

AudioFemme's pick for this week's New Music Monday track is SATE's "Feel" off her debut album RedBlack and Blue.

Reviews · Track Premiere

Merrily James "Another Day"

London-born, Seattle-raisedn and now here in Brooklyn - songstress Merrily James has a brand new track titled "Another Day" off her pcoming debut EP, "Opia," set to drop June 3.

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Yoke Lore "Heavy Love"

"Heavy Love," is a slice of emotive dreamy indie pop that is on-point in touch with the complicated pain that is modern love.

Track Premiere

Marks "the Modern Life"

" I realized I was allowing my subconscious to make a lot of the decisions with the lyrics. To me, it felt like an honest way of songwriting."

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Jinn Grin "the Answer"

As your Monday descents into evening, spines uncurl from desk chairs, and you're allowed to go where you want to be, allow Jinn Grin to ease the transition with the title track of his forthcoming EP, "The Answer."

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Beyond the Wizards Sleeve "Diagram Girl"

"Diagram Girl" is a cool, dreamy track that will melt into your day like a truly deep breath or a cup of lavender tea.

Track Premiere

West AM “Honey”

"Honey" is about the desire for something other than what we have.

Video Premiere

The Loom “Fire Makes”

The new video from The Loom's "Fire Makes" feels ominous. Set in a group self-help meeting, could be 12-steps, could be grief support, the band's krautrock with a psych streak thunders through the metal folding chairs as individuals bang and stomp and express their own fiery pain. The video is...

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Elohim "Sensations"

To pick you up on this dreary Monday, we have "Sensations," the lead single from Los Angeles alt pop artist Elohim's forthcoming self-titled debut EP. The enchanting synth-driven track starts slow and picks up to a frantic climax, as Elohim admits: "I kind of like how it gives you chills." The song...

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Yumi Zouma "Keep It Close to Me"

After our hiatus leading up to our makeover, AudioFemme is back - and so is New Music Monday. To celebrate our favorite column on the most hated day of the week, we have something extra lovely for you today. The debut single from Yumi Zouma is called "Keep It Close To Me," from the band's upcoming...

Track Review

Milán "Meaning"

Milán is Austrian-born singer/songwriter Maria Neckam. Currently happily located in Brooklyn, “Meaning” is the first single of her sophomore EP, which will be released later this month and was produced by electronic duo Pax Humana. Inspired by the pop-rock music of the late 80's and 90's, “Meaning”...

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Sara Diamond "Just Give In"

For this week's New Music Monday we have the debut track from Sara Diamond. "Just Give In" is an R and B laced pop number about giving into emotion and turning anticipation into experience. The song showcases Diamond's sultry vocals, complete with a throwback voicemail moment. The Montreal-based singer...

New Music Mondays

#Newmusicmonday: Driskill "Worn"

For this week's New Music Monday, we have the debut track "Worn" from indie-folk rockers DRISKILL. DRISKILL was birthed in Wilmington, NC by the joined forces of banjo player Ethan Driskill, and guitarist JD Williamson. The duo is climbing their way through the Wilmington music scene and out across...

Video Premiere

Milán "Dk6"

Austrian-born, Brooklyn-based singer/songwriter Maria Neckam is Milán, and we're here to give a new meaning to Super Tuesday by premiering new music video. The closer Trump gets to securing that nomination, the more we need our artists to prepare for the revolution. The song, "DK6" is off Milán's...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Littler "of Wandering"

Recently premiered on Stereogum, Madeline Meyer plays with concepts of mindfulness, singing of staring past tattoos and wandering away from the moment, yet wanting to be right back...

MUSING · Track Review

Wolkoff "the Homecoming"

A star by any names, Joanie Wolkoff, formerly performing under Her Habits, an AudioFemme Artist of the Month, is back. Wolkoff's addictive collaboration with The Hood Internet, "Going Back" is still stuck in my head, yet her latest release, "The Homecoming" might just be the first song by any...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Valerie Broussard "a Little Wicked"

To set you up for the come down from Valentine's Day, for this New Music Monday, take a listen to Philadelphia newcomer Valerie Broussard's "A Little Wicked." The soulful, dark, and hauntingly full vocals are just what you need to forget about sweet nothings and boxes of chocolate to invoke the...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Francesca Loeber "Sanity"

This week's New Music Monday track is "Sanity," the first single from soul artist Francesca Loeber's debut EP of the same name. It's a slow and sultry number that will make it even harder to get out of bed today, as it's a song fit for lighting red candles and making a cocoon out of bed sheets....

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Raveena "You Give Me That"

Today for New Music Monday, we have for you the debut single "You Give Me That" from New York's soul singer Raveena. In an email to The Fader, she wrote: "The lyrics I wrote are about submission, perhaps not even in a sexual sense, but completely losing yourself in something sensual and human with...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: 4Am "More"

The mysterious electro-R and B 4am released their debut track, "More," and we're here to share it with you on this New Music Monday. There's little known about the male/female duo, but fans of The XX, James Blake, and Chvrches will dig the haunted, sexy cool electro beats, as staticky female vocals...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: RYAL "Jill"

Coming off last week, one filled with mourning for the moving on of icons from earth to constellations, we found it important to kick off this cold January Monday with something you can dance to. Labeled alt pop, but twinkling like alt disco, RYAL’s single "Jill" will audibly fill your room like a...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Stranded Horse "Monde"

Today for New Music Monday we have the debut track "Monde" from Stranded Horse. The African-influenced French language track is one of many magnificent gems from their latest LP Luxe. Soothing and introspective, the song warms like a bath surrounded by candles, the room filled with vocal...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Seramic "People Say"

This New Music Monday, the first of 2016, we have a debut track from mysterious electro-soul artist Seramic. "People Say" is the calm and choral first piece of the puzzle of what will surely assemble a magnificent embodiment of nu-soul. Soaring vocals and soothing melodies are just the pill to...

#Newmusicmonday: Hotline "Don't Look Away"

This New Music Monday we have a debut track from Hotline, Mike Zorrilla and Mike Kirby of Tiger Dare's new project. The duo are joined by drummer Ian Vidaurre and recently premiered their new song "Don't Look Away" off their upcoming 7" on Stereogum. It's a beautiful and nostalgic indie rock track...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Goldensuns "I Feel This Place"

Enjoy New Music Monday with an otherworldly track from Los Angeles-based Goldensuns. The three-piece band consists of three brothers: Chase (bass/lead singer), Jantzen (guitar/vocals), and Weston Meier (drums/vocals). "I Feel This Place" is the debut track from the indie-rockers' upcoming project,...

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: New Madrid "Don't Hold Me Now"

Today we have a fresh track from Athens-based indie rock quartet New Madrid for New Music Monday. What a delightful sentence to type, with delightful music to back it up. Coming at you from their third album, magnetkingmagnetqueen, due in April via New West Records' imprint, Normaltown Records....

Reviews

#Newmusicmonday: Crater “Habits Die Slow”

This New Music Monday, meet Crater. Crater is a Seattle-based duo, Ceci Gomez and Kessiah Gordon. “Habits Die Slow” is the first song off their debut album, Talk To Me so I Can Fall Asleep! They won me over immediately with the lyrics "Got too Stoned on the weekend...." Apparently, the album was...

Track Premiere

Lara Maxen and Mickey Valen "Your Anything"

Today we have a double hit of premiere for you, all in one sultry song. In "Your Anything" vocalist Lara Maxen purrs brazen lyrics elevated with production by Mickey Valen. "Your Anything" is the 18-year-old Lara Maxen's debut track, as well as the debut track in a series of collaborations producer...

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