Max Freedman
maxxfreedman11.bsky.social
Max Freedman
@maxxfreedman11.bsky.social
https://lavendersound.substack.com/

@lavendersound.bsky.social
🌈Today’s newsletter is about gay noise pop lol. Link in bio to read why I think Model/Actriz is doing cool new things but doing them imperfectly. And then listen to the music‼️ Lots of it is good‼️
✨Model/Actriz is making a case for noise in the queer pop canon — but just how well are they doing it? In today’s newsletter, @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social writes about the band’s good but flawed new album, ‘Pirouette.’ Link in bio to read‼️
May 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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✨Model/Actriz is making a case for noise in the queer pop canon — but just how well are they doing it? In today’s newsletter, @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social writes about the band’s good but flawed new album, ‘Pirouette.’ Link in bio to read‼️
May 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I decided to make the entire newsletter free to read whether you’re a free or paying subscriber. Read the post below to see why you might want to upgrade to paid, and visit the newsletter to subscribe and read – the newest edition drops tomorrow!
✨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: You can now read Lavender Sound in full whether you’re a free or paid subscriber! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription — our goal is to keep none of our revenue and instead use it to pay other writers. Thanks for continuing to read Lavender Sound‼️🌈
May 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
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✨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: You can now read Lavender Sound in full whether you’re a free or paid subscriber! Please consider upgrading to a paid subscription — our goal is to keep none of our revenue and instead use it to pay other writers. Thanks for continuing to read Lavender Sound‼️🌈
May 7, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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‼️NEW POST: St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ is a great album — a fundamentally St. Vincent album — and yet, a year after its release, people seem to forget it exists. Read today’s newsletter to learn why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks this is so:✨

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St. Vincent’s Last Album Was Really Good. Why Does Barely Anyone Talk About It?
Minus her Grammy win this year, ‘All Born Screaming’ kind of came and went. It deserved better.
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April 24, 2025 at 12:47 PM
‼️The newsletter’s newest post is about one of my faves — and why people might be less interested in her now than before despite her music being as great as ever. As St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ turns a year old, read my take below: 🌈
‼️NEW POST: St. Vincent’s ‘All Born Screaming’ is a great album — a fundamentally St. Vincent album — and yet, a year after its release, people seem to forget it exists. Read today’s newsletter to learn why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks this is so:✨

lavendersound.substack.com/p/st-vincent...
St. Vincent’s Last Album Was Really Good. Why Does Barely Anyone Talk About It?
Minus her Grammy win this year, ‘All Born Screaming’ kind of came and went. It deserved better.
lavendersound.substack.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
‼️The newsletter’s first less-than-enthusiastic review has arrived, and it’s about a musician whose previous work I absolutely encourage y’all to listen to — but his newest release, not as much. Link below for why 🌈
‼️NEW POST: You should listen to Fusilier, but maybe his past releases instead — here’s why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks ‘Ambush,’ his debut LP, underwhelms compared to his run of tremendously overlooked past singles and EPs 🌈

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You Should Definitely Listen to Fusilier, But Maybe His Past Releases Instead
I absolutely love his previous EPs, but I feel let down by his debut album.
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April 10, 2025 at 1:11 PM
‼️‼️I wrote about why I love the new Gaga album. Follow @lavendersound.bsky.social for more, read my review below, AND consider becoming a paid subscriber so I can pay other writers!! 🌈
‼️‼️Today's newsletter is FREE to read. Learn why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks ‘Mayhem’ is an Absolute Must-Listen — and if you enjoy it, please become a paid subscriber! lavendersound.substack.com/p/its-an-lgb...
It’s an LGBTQ+ Music Newsletter So Of Course We’re Reviewing Lady Gaga
And good thing we are! Because ‘Mayhem’ bangs.
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March 13, 2025 at 1:12 PM
‼️New newsletter just dropped! It’s about “party music for gay angry sluts,” as Lambrini Girls describes their music, so yeah, you better read and listen. Or else! Link below 🌈
‼️Lambrini Girls’ “party music for gay angry sluts” absolutely slaps, and their politics merely begin with queer liberation. Read why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks their debut album ‘Who Let the Dogs Out’ is pretty good!🌈 lavendersound.substack.com/p/this-party...
This “Party Music for Gay Angry Sluts” Absolutely Slaps
Punk duo Lambrini Girls’ politics merely begin with queer liberation.
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February 27, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Today’s newsletter over at @lavendersound.bsky.social is free for all to read. It’s a heavier one that i REALLY want everyone to read, comment on, and share, but I made sure to keep the humor in it too:
Today’s newsletter is free for all to read: What role does, or doesn’t, pop music play in our decades of collectively becoming increasingly unprepared to meaningfully rise up against fascism? Read it here: lavendersound.substack.com/p/is-pop-mus...
February 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
‼️Today on the newsletter we’re introducing a new column: For The Girls. Curious what it’s about? Looking for cunty techno bangers? Wondering why I just said “cunty”? Read the inaugural For The Girls, about the Montreal electronic musician Marie Davidson: lavendersound.substack.com/p/marie-davi...
January 30, 2025 at 2:22 PM
✨First issue of the newsletter is out! Naturally knowing me it’s about Björk, an icon to many LGBTQ+ music listeners. Read and subscribe below:
✨An icon to many LGBTQ+ music listeners, Björk hit the reset button 10 years ago and we all needed it. Read why @maxxfreedman11.bsky.social thinks ‘Vulnicura’ was Björk’s first album in a decade to sound fully like her: lavendersound.substack.com/p/bjork-hit-...
January 16, 2025 at 1:38 PM
I’m launching a newsletter covering LGBTQ+ musicians, written entirely by and for LGBTQ+ folks! It’s called Lavender Sound, and I’d be so grateful and honored if you join the community I’m cultivating — head to lavendersound.substack.com to subscribe.
January 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
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“To turn off, go to Settings > Apps > Photos on iOS and turn off Enhanced Visual Search. On Mac, open Photos and go to Settings > General to do the same. You must do it on each of your Apple devices.”
Apple has opted iOS and MacOS users into an AI photo scanning feature which tries to extract landmarks from your photos called Enhanced Visual Search by default with little notice.
www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/a...
Apple opts everyone into having their Photos analyzed by AI
Homomorphic-based Enhanced Visual Search is so privacy-preserving, iPhone giant activated it without asking
www.theregister.com
January 4, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is exactly the way my mom texts me about chapell roan
January 4, 2025 at 1:35 AM