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Christine Capetola

Writer. Professor. Cultural Programmer.

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Austra and the Politics of Pleasure (Under Quarantine)

May 17, 2020 By ccapetola

Austra’s Feel It Break roared into my life in May 2011, during what turned out to be a second moment of major transition in my adult life.  Having crossed the three-year mark in my first romantic relationship and realizing that … Read the rest

Filed Under: feminism, queerness, synthpop Tagged With: Austra, Feel It Break, HiRuDiN

Robyn, The Hurt, and The Honey

July 29, 2019 By ccapetola

It starts with a bass line.  Wobbling and reverberating out into the night, the vibrations make space for the vocals to slowly creep into the song.  As the voice declares, “If you’ve got something to say, I need to hear … Read the rest

Filed Under: intimacy, synthpop, vulnerability Tagged With: house, Pitchfork, Robyn

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