Homo Anxietatem

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AlbumAug 18 / 202311 songs, 39m 52s84%
Indie Rock
Noteable
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7 / 10

Shamir’s ninth album, Homo Anxietatem, feels less like a new artistic frontier, but instead, a warm welcome back. After the spiked industrial edge to his 2022 album, Heterosexuality, Homo Anxietatem often acts as a return to the melodic indie fusions of…

7 / 10

Shamir’s ninth album, Homo Anxietatem, feels less like a new artistic frontier, but instead, a warm welcome back. After the spiked industrial edge to his 2022 album, Heterosexuality, Homo Anxietatem often acts as a return to the melodic indie fusions of…

8.4 / 10

On Homo Anxietatem, Shamir explores the aftermath of 2022's Heterosexuality—examining the liminal spaces of survival and bodies amid life's vignettes.

8.4 / 10

On Homo Anxietatem, Shamir explores the aftermath of 2022's Heterosexuality—examining the liminal spaces of survival and bodies amid life's vignettes.

As poignant as ever.

As poignant as ever.

Shamir confronts anxieties with tender vulnerability through guitar-laden alt-pop, with folk-tinged lyrical sensibility on his ninth album.

Shamir confronts anxieties with tender vulnerability through guitar-laden alt-pop, with folk-tinged lyrical sensibility on his ninth album.

(Kill Rock Stars)<br>The singer-songwriter’s first album on the riot grrrl label is great when it throws the genre doors wide, but too often reverts to common-or-garden rock

(Kill Rock Stars)<br>The singer-songwriter’s first album on the riot grrrl label is great when it throws the genre doors wide, but too often reverts to common-or-garden rock

6 / 10

Homo Anxietatem by Shamir album review: an esoteric, unexpectedly indie-poppy record from this accidental star

6 / 10

Homo Anxietatem by Shamir album review: an esoteric, unexpectedly indie-poppy record from this accidental star

9 / 10

Shamir's gorgeous voice is a genderless, androgynous instrument, soulful, tight, airy, and jazzy, capable of lilting beautifully over shiny pop beats.

9 / 10

Shamir's gorgeous voice is a genderless, androgynous instrument, soulful, tight, airy, and jazzy, capable of lilting beautifully over shiny pop beats.

6 / 10

6 / 10