Good afternoon everyone,

I hope you are well. I hope you are excited for the Fem Fri albums of the year, plenty of nice stuff to listen to as you prepare your lunch.

Anaïs Mitchell - Anaïs Mitchell

I've told you about this album before, that was in February and this is still my album of the year, no question. It's about being a middle aged lady and I love it. What's been cool about this year is seeing people's lockdown projects, which this apparently was - Anaïs Mitchell and her friends did a "song a day" project during lockdown and that's what this album came from. Here's a live version of Brooklyn Bridge:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmYT86WgHXw

Koffee - Gifted

I don't know if Koffee's lockdown project was making this album, but she does have the song "Lockdown" which was a bright spot in actual lockdown and now her album, "Gifted" has been a bright spot in 2022. It's a good one to put on when you are getting ready for the evening proper and want to transition to party vibes from chilling out. Here's Shine:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68IqNQE6Iio

TSHA - Capricorn Sun

Okay but if it's party vibes you are after, and it definitely will be at some point, I have no higher recommendation than TSHA's Capricorn Sun. If you are in AUS for the new year, she is playing at Byron Bay on the 31st. I know that Australia is a big country and you might not be able to make it, but I'm pretty sure I'll be listening to TSHA at new year and I think you'd enjoy that too. Here's Dancing In The Shadows:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjiXkHXtXsY

Sudan Archives - Natural Brown Prom Queen

If you go to Sudan Archives' website now you will see that it looks like a MySpace page, to the level of detail that she is using the marquee tag. This is a combination of the best of her being an ethnomusicologist and also her having made a loud shouty album about being a prom queen. If you get the chance to see her live, absolutely do that, she's extremely fun. Here's Home Maker:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Z5-ejzOouw

Fiona Soe Paing - Sand, Silt, Flint

Assuming you are listening to all of these albums in full in order, now is a good time to chill down with Fiona Soe Paing. This is a lovely ambientish folk album and if you want some otherworldly vocals in your life, I recommend it extremely highly. There is also a walk you can do, that goes round the locations that inspired the album! Here's Maggie Machlin:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COOVuVrz3mU

Happy listening everyone 💗💗💗

Alex xxx.