Sophie Payten records and performs as Gordi. She makes powerful, sweeping, personal indie-pop and last week released her sophomore album, Our Two Skins. I am a fan and it is good.
I wanted to talk to Sophie about her other job (she's a qualified doctor and has been on standby during the pandemic) and explore the political ideas surrounding her recent discovery of her queer identity and the loss of her beloved grandma. We reflect on the 2017 marriage equality plebiscite, the political stasis that Millennials are trapped and having difficult conversations with people who have different politics.
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Gordi's supporting Bon Iver on their 2021 tour
ARTICLE: Singer-songwriter Gordi by Nick Buckley (Saturday Paper)
ARTICLE: Australian singer Gordi releases song to raise funds for the RFS
Cause of the Week: North Australian Aboriginal Justice Agency (naaja.org.au)