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Trans musician Bells Larsen was forced to cancel his US tour: ‘My livelihood has been robbed’
(www.theguardian.com)
Absolutely sucks, but the right choice, simply not worth the harm.
Kind of perpendicular to the point, but this album sounds like it's going to be cool as fuck. Larsen transitioned during the recording of the album, first recording it with his original vocal range before beginning hormone treatments and harmonizing against the original vocals with his new, deeper voice. This allows him to duet with himself in a way that I've never heard before.
Quoting the linked article:
Larsen’s confessional songwriting takes cues from Elliott Smith, who used multi-tracking vocals to create layers of harmony. He counts Joni Mitchell, Nick Drake and Sufjan Stevens as major influences, and calls Adrianne Lenker, who fronts the folk-rock band Big Thief, “one of the best songwriters since forever”.
If none of those artists mean anything to you, it speaks to a gentle, melancholy acoustic sound, often comprised of just vocals and guitar.