From: NewNowNext
Glam rockers of Montreal are back with a new track that’s got our office hopping: “It’s Different for Girls” is a party anthem with a serious message.
Wearing a blond wig, glittery eye shadow and psychedelic pantsuit, out front man Kevin Barnes celebrates womanhood and calls out some of the trials women suffer in our culture.
“It’s different for girls/They’ve got sensitive language,” sings Barnes. “They’ve built miles of defenses/They’re not numb by impression… From when they are children/They’re depersonalized
Aggressively objectified.”
The 42-year-old singer-songwriter tells Huffington Post, the song is really “a paean to all the wild-hearted counterculture groups of our species.”
“In a way, I feel like most of us transition back and forth, psychologically, between female and male, and that sexual identity is a fluid concept,” he says. “If mainstream society encouraged everyone to explore the different sides of our psyches and sexuality I imagine we wouldn’t even have a use for words like ‘gay’ or ‘straight’ or ‘transitioning.’”
In addition to Barnes, the video includes writer-includes Patrik Ian-Polk (Punks, Noah’s Arc) trans poet Pearl Love, legendary house DJ Bill Coleman, dyke poet Pamela Sneed, Samuel Smith of Shirley House and Ezra Azrieli Holzman, a gender-expansive 9-year-old who previously appeared in David Bowie’s Blackstar.
The video’s director, Stephen Winter, says the inclusive, celebratory nature of “It’s Different for Girls” is even more relevant in the wake of the Orlando shootings.
“This video shows a special world where girls, LGBTQ people and allies celebrate their affirmation, ‘cause that space is rare and necessary,” says Winter. “Love is going to win. It won’t be an easy road, but we will see this achieved in our lifetime.”
of Montreal’s new album, Innocence Reaches, is out August 12.
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