Hey y'all, I hope this is appropriate for here. I'm somewhat of a music junky and love finding new artists to check out, and while I don't usually seek anyone out based on sexuality/gender/etc., I have discovered a few artists who are gay and don't fit into the mainstream "gay" music box of "nails, hair, hips, heels, yas, thworp" EDM or bubblegum pop. Don't get me wrong, I love some of that stuff and there's great art being made in those genres! I just figured this community's about finding commonality outside of mainstream queer culture and I wanted to feature some gay artists expressing themselves in other genres.

I'll just add a note that my tastes outside of pop and EDM tend to lean towards rock and metal, so I didn't try to actively ignore hip hop or other genres, I'm just not as well-versed in those. Also, I can't think of a good rhyme or reason for why I focused on some artists' solo material over groups they're in, aside from maybe personal preference or whether they take on