17 Queer Artists You Haven’t Heard Of

Zoey Milford
13 min readJun 25, 2019

I’m always on the lookout for more queer artists to listen to, however even with streaming and auto-recommendations it can still be hard to find them.

There are some good queer-artist lists around online, but they’re often filled with (much-loved) musicians already well known to the community.

So to promote more LGBTQ voices, I’ve compiled a selection of 17 queer, female and non-binary artists you may not have heard of.

Alex the Astronaut

Folk Pop, Folktronica, Indie

IMAGE: Minkowski Records, alextheastronaut.com

Alex the Astronaut is a singer-songwriter and guitarist from Sydney, who was studying physics in New York when they released their first EP To Whom It May Concern. Their lyrics centre around storytelling: tales about friends, about suburban living, and personal stories about grief, identity, and relationships.

Their song “Not Worth Hiding was released during the Australian Same-sex Marriage Survey and was unofficially considered part of the ‘yes’ campaign.

After Alex the Astronaut’s 2018 Space Tour, they released a tour album titled The Space Tour Live, which showcases their on-stage charisma and relaxed, living-room-style of performance.

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