Rolling Stone Menu Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Shamir?
Philly musician explains how Car Seat Headrest, Gregg Araki and
Girlfriends got him through this year
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is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.
Shamir has long been an exceptionally productive artist, and this year was no different. In March, he released the grunge-y
Cataclysm before making his grand return to pop with his self-titled October LP. The two markedly different albums highlight the height of a few years of independence for the Philly star, who now self-releases his own music and manages himself. Along with a busy year of his own music, Shamir has also run the label Accidental Popstar, named as a nod to his mainstream breakthrough in 2015 with the album
Year in Review: So, How Was Your 2020, Shamir? Brittany Spanos
is a series in which our favorite entertainers answer our questionnaire about the music, culture and memorable moments that shaped their year. We’ll be rolling these pieces out throughout December.
Shamir has long been an exceptionally productive artist, and this year was no different. In March, he released the grunge-y
Cataclysm before making his grand return to pop with his self-titled October LP. The two markedly different albums highlight the height of a few years of independence for the Philly star, who now self-releases his own music and manages himself. Along with a busy year of his own music, Shamir has also run the label Accidental Popstar, named as a nod to his mainstream breakthrough in 2015 with the album