Shamir dishes on sad songs that sound like bops & his surprising ‘How I Met Your Mother’ crush
Homo Anxietatem, continues that trend, exploring internal fears and anxieties with an infectious, indie sound. For example, the album’s first single, “Oversized Sweater,” is a soaring bedroom pop anthem about overcoming demons with the help of a huge baby-blue sweater.
Another track—the slinky, guitar-driven “Crime”—was used to soundtrack HBO’s exceptional true-crime docuseries Last Call: When A Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York.With Homo Anxietatem now available, we invited Shamir to be the latest guest in our rapid-fire Q&A series, Dishin” It.
In our conversation, the singer-songwriter touched on the movie musical that was a “formative queer film,” their personal song of the summer 2023, and the track they consider their “Bible” when it comes to writing sad bops.Is there a piece of media—whether a movie, TV series, book, album, video game, etc…—that you consider a big part of your own coming-out journey, or that has played an important role in your understanding of queerness?
Why does it stand out to you?I never had a ceremonious coming out, but the film Camp is influential. It was a formative queer film for me.
