5/27/2023 0 Comments Years and years palo santo zip 320Preacher returns to similar subject matter in a more upbeat, cheeky way, with the refrain “He’s a preacher, but he’s preaching a lie/ Come on, preacher, let me teach you tonight”. As the lead single it was a bold choice, and shows Alexander embracing his sexuality far more openly than on the singles of 2015’s Communion. ![]() The melody line snakes sensually around an unorthodox chord sequence, and the use of religious imagery invokes interesting ideas around sinfulness and purity. ![]() Over a bass-heavy rhythm track, Alexander sings about “a couple of, let’s say, ‘encounters’ with guys who identify as straight but what has happened between us has been somewhat less than straight”. These threads run through Years & Years’ second album Palo Santo, nowhere more so than on opening song Sanctify. As Pride month comes to an end, London Pride rolls around again, and straight celebrities prepare to pay lip service to a section of their fanbases, it becomes very noticeable how few unabashedly queer musicians there are in the UK pop scene.Įnter Olly Alexander, the lead singer of Years & Years who has gradually become a leading LGBTQI+ activist through his involvement with Stonewall’s No Bystanders campaign and his BBC3 documentary Growing Up Gay.
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