Fee Gray
Fee Gray (they/them), the Irish singer-songwriter, can usually be found crying to their girlfriend about how much they love Taylor Swift and dying their hair blue in your bathroom ♡ From their debut single Parasocial in April 2023 to their debut EP Quetiapine Dreams that October, Fee Gray keeps the releases coming and listeners on their toes. Experimenting with their style as a young artist Fee Gray creates anything from "F**K YOU" pop punk to soul crushing soft ballads that will bring a tear to your eye.
Fee now crashes into 2024 with the infectious queer pop of 'Hoe Phase' which dropped on 8th March.
Halsey - Hurricane
Anyone who knows me can tell you that Halsey is my favourite artist. Hurricane is a song that has resonated with me so deeply as I find a place in this world. The descriptors Halsey uses to describe herself: “a wanderess”, “the violence in the pouring rain” and “a hurricane” are very much how I view myself. I have the song title tattooed in their handwriting on my arm. It’s such an atmospheric song, it’s like my life's soundtrack.
YUNGBLUD - god save me, but don’t drown me out
I discovered Yungblud through a collaboration he did with Halsey and instantly knew I needed to hear his music. I’ve been to his concert many times and every time I cry, screaming “I won’t let my insecurities define who I am, I am not gonna waste my life ‘cause I’ve been fucked up, ‘cause it doesn’t matter”
Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls
Hayley Kiyoko was the first lesbian artist I had come across at the age of 13. The portrayal of sapphic love in Girls Like Girls was fundamental for me in realising that there was nothing wrong with liking girls. That was huge for me at the time to hear a song about two girls in love.
Peach PRC - Colourblind
I found Peach on tiktok in 2020 and have been a huge fan ever since. Colourblind is one of the only two songs she had released at the time and it has such nostalgia for me. I would play it on repeat while painting in my bedroom or doing my makeup.
Taylor Swift - this is me trying
There is not a line in this song that doesn’t accurately describe exactly what I’ve tried to put into words for so long. In particular, the lines in the second verse “they told me all of my cages were mental so i got wasted like all my potential” and “fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here, pouring out my heart to a stranger, but I didn’t pour the whiskey” hit different as someone who went through ‘gifted kid burnout’.
Billie Eilish - Six Feet Under
When I was in hospital for quite some time at 14, Six Feet Under was one of the songs that I had downloaded onto my mp3 player. I remember playing it on repeat and being in awe of Billie’s beautiful vocals and the imagery portrayed in the song.
Taylor Swift - Blank Space
As a swiftie, I know that Blank Space may seem very mainstream, but I would watch the music video religiously as a kid. It was only when I got older that I realised the song is satire and based on the character that the media portrayed her to be. It’s such a genius concept that I did not grasp at 10 years old.
Rihanna, Calvin Harris - We Found Love
I definitely annoyed my friends and family by singing this over and over as a kid. When someone asked me to sing, this was my go-to song. I was only seven or eight and I didn’t know most of the words so I would just fill it in with similar sounds.
Alessia Cara - Scars to Your Beautiful
This song got me through a lot of hard times as a teenager. The subjects in the song resonate greatly with my own lived experience. Now that I think about it, the line “she has dreams to be an envy” ties to a song of mine called Envy. I guess Scars To Your Beautiful inspired me in ways I didn’t even notice.
Jesse Detor - Sofia I’m Sorry
There’s something about this song. It’s like it’s laced with a certain lesbian rage that I can only access when it plays. I don’t know if it’s the drums, guitar, Jesse’s incredible songwriting or vocals, or perhaps the way it all works together but I can’t get enough. Specifically “tell Sofia that I’m sorry but I get what I want” gives me a certain chill that I only hope I can give others with my music.
