Faye Webster, Julien Baker and more share ‘Through The Soil II’ benefit compilation
nme.comFaye Webster, Julien Baker, Squirrel Flower and more have released a new benefit compilation titled ‘Through The Soil II’. View the tracklisting and link to listen below.100 per cent of proceeds from the collection will go towards The Trevor Project, a non-profit charity organisation with a focus on mental health awareness and suicide prevention among LGBTQ youth.This is the second iteration of the project, following 2021’s compilation which benefited the NAMI COVID mental health support fund.
The album was completely organised without labels or industry entities, and features a wide range of indie sounds from shoegaze to introspective folk.“As a kid, I felt very trapped and othered and struggled to see people like me in media and even just in everyday life—like many queer kids do,” Gabbi Jr, whose track ‘Muddy’ features on the album said.Gabi continued: “I knew I couldn’t be honest about my feelings in the communities I occupied as a kid because it would likely end in conversion therapy.
That, combined with the many suppressive things in our culture, led to self-hatred and hopelessness.”For Gabi, being part of the compilation is personal, and ‘Muddy’ was an opportunity to write about “being trans and losing and finding hope again and again… as some days are joy-filled and some days are full of terror”.You can listen to the compilation here.‘Through The Soil II’ Tracklist’1.
MJ Lenderman – ‘You Don’t Know The Shape I’m In’2. Sword II – ‘First Rule of the Bug’3. Cryogeyser – ‘Obvious’4.
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