Get Fanged QTBIPOC Punk Playlist

In Get Fanged, journalist Amber Hurley is accompanying the infamous vampire punk artist Consuela Manuel as she travels across the country playing gigs at seedy nightclubs of ill repute. Naturally, there's a recurring theme of punk music and what it means to a lesbian of colour who doesn't exactly fit in anywhere (and also eats fascists).

Since punk is queer by definition, I decided to make a playlist showcasing marginalized punk artists. Obviously not required to enjoy the story. I just think a story about a vampy punk artist demands a playlist like this. Also, it’s Pride Month it was Pride Month, so why the hell not?

THE MUSLIMS - Live, Laugh, Lead

(Source: Spin)

If you love fun, old school punk, then you'll love The Muslims. This queer black and brown punk band from North Carolina have this energy that I can describe as defiantly fun. They're the types of folks who'll hang at the skatepark with friends but aren't afraid to roar truth to power, especially in their latest album Fuck These Fuckin Fascists.

It was seriously hard to pick a song from this album because, shit, they're all so good and got so much to say. I ended up going with Live, Laugh, Lead because it rages against complacence and tone policing. It reminds you that you shouldn't have to--and in fact can't--be nice when human rights are threatened. In the wake of a widespread attack against transgender folks, this song is powerful.

They still seem to be active, so have a listen to their music on Bandcamp! Show them some support by buying their music, if you've got the money to spare!

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SLUDGE BUNNY - Parasite

(Source: Reddit: r/trans)

I found this band by (half) accident. As I was looking for trans punk bands that I could put on this list and I found this Reddit post where one of the band members announcing their performance at Pride. They seem to be quite new, but their sound is good and they're an all trans-femme punk group.

See that drip? These punks know how to dress. Doesn't have much to do with their music but I had to point that out.

Consider giving their music a listen on Spotify and checking out their Linktree to find other ways of supporting them!

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FUCK U PAY US - Burn Ye Old Patriarchy Burn

(Source: Dazed Digital)

One thing that comes to mind when I listen to Fuck U Pay Us's "Burn Ye Old White Patriarchy Burn" is ancestral rage. The sound is raw, unbridled, unfiltered, woeful rage, screaming from the depths of collective trauma and suffering. It's infused with Black anger, unapologetic in its simmering resentment and bitterness. The slow drone of the guitar and the hypnotic chants to burn the white patriarchy are enough to inspire the most tentative among us to demand reparations too.

Fuck U Pay Us (or FUPU, shoutout to FUBU) is a Black queer femme punk group and their sound is fucking astronomical. They're taking the resistant power of punk back from white patriarchy, even if they have to pry it from its cold, dead fingers.

From what I understand, they're still kicking, so consider supporting them on Bandcamp. They're also trying to fund their first album release on GoFundMe so, if you've got the money, consider paying them.

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G.L.O.S.S. - Fight (Trans Day of Revenge)

(Source: Bandcamp)

This band's EPs go hard as fuck. But, if I had to choose one song that would fit Consuela, it would be "Fight". This song is only a minute long, but it burns itself into your brain like road rash. It's white-hot, a scorching reprimand of fascist skinheads in the punk scene.

Punk has been a refuge for the downtrodden of society, but it's also been a breeding ground for shitty white supremacists. Punk groups have been fighting this encroachment for decades: G.L.O.S.S. followed the great bands before them to resist the neo-Nazi hoard. Which is why they more than earned their place on this playlist.

What's really disappointing is that, like a flash in the pan, G.L.O.S.S. disbanded in 2016 after a little over a year. They dropped two trans-positive and anti-capitalist EPs before they went out though, so have a listen on their Bandcamp page.