This post inspired by my very recent discovery of the band Broken Focus, a hardcore/metal band that has a transfem lead vocalist. Who might just be my new gender goals.
Eris drew and octa octa they just released a wonderful acid, breakbeat album as alchemical sisters. It is a testament, a statement. Transfemmes on top of their game shaking up electronic dance music. Its just so ridicoulesely fun
Nameless mist (atmospheric black metal)
Victory over the sun (avant-garde/prog black metal)
Kyros (prog-rock/synthpop)
Fogweaver (dungeon synth)
Bull of Apis Bull of Bronze (black metal)
No such thing as too much black metal 🤌
Against Me! remains GOATed
Honorable mention to Wendy Carlos the mother of electronic music. Seriously, she basically completely revolutionized music by helping develop the moog synthesizer then winning a grammy by releasing an album of Bach on it (in 1968), transitioned in 1968, publicly came out in 1979, and is still around today in her 80s. She also did the soundtrack to A Clockwork Orange, the Shining, and Tron.
Kim Petras is also worth bringing up here, especially since this thread is really punk. I’m not much of a pop girlie, but her music is pretty dang good, and she’s also won a Grammy, made all the more impressive by doing it while openly trans.
Nirvana :^)
I believe Cheap Perfume has a trans member. They’re also awesome
G.L.O.S.S.
Trans Day of Revenge was so healing to me when I was just a few years into transition. Music that told me I was allowed to be angry at how much I’d been forced to mourn…
She/Her/Hers, Destructo Disk, and Mischief Brew.
Is mischief brew trans?
I thought they were. I might be misremembering.
Um… Axis of Awesome?
(I don’t even listen to them that much but I feel exposed for not having any bands with trans singers in my collection)
There’s a bunch of trans punk bands here, Crop Tops and Heterophobes are probably my top two
Probably still Wendy Carlos. The Clockwork Orange soundtrack is tight, and was pioneering.
Recently got into Lex Walton. She’s pretty obscure, you’ve probably never heard of her lol!
Lena Raine is the first person in my mind, some people were very hard on her being C418’s successor. But I believe she’s actually great, haven’t listen to her other works tho.
You should try Celeste :3
Jane Remover - https://youtube.com/@jane_remover
I listen to Astrid, FEM&M, and shteppi a lot
I don’t listen to that many transfem artists, though my favourite artist, Jamie Paige, is one of the few. I can also recommend shteppi.
Also a notable mention for a small non-trans artist: hiSwaps!
