Persist to
We hope this list inspires women to continue forging paths, even when they’re repeatedly interrupted, thwarted, and diminished by the omnipresent male ego.
featuring artists like
Molly Burch, The B-52’s, Lily Allen, Screaming Females, Malvina Reynolds, The Runaways
You may have noticed that all of the artists featured on the Music to Persist to are females. We promise it’s not because we don’t love and appreciate male musicians, we just happen to think there aren’t nearly enough outlets to showcase all of the badass lady singers out there. For centuries, women haven’t been given anywhere near the same amount of opportunities that males have. Despite that inequality, these female artists have inspiringly managed to carve out a creative space for their lyrical stories.
We hope this list inspires other women to continue forging paths, even when they’re repeatedly interrupted, thwarted, and diminished by the omnipresent male ego.
Nevertheless, she persisted.
Dancing Barefoot – Patti Smith
7 July 2017
You know how you sometimes hear a song and each verse feels like an entry from your own diary?
Patti Smith gives an extremely moving account of a universal story: falling for someone against your better judgement: “here I go and I don’t know why / I spin so ceaselessly.”