Patti Smith was a huge inspiration, without a doubt. She played a very primitive kind of rock and roll and fused it with mystical and political poetry. She dressed in a very androgynous way, nothing like the concept of femininity we were used to in music. As we got to know each other, we realized
Her first album Preguntas a las 11:11 (Questions at 11:11) doesn't appear to be part of a marketing strategy. Rather, it feels like a confession. It sounds like the kind of album you put on in the wee hours of the morning, when you're not looking to distract yourself, but to understand yourself. There's something almost therapeutic about her lyrics, where self-love, pain and sweetness embrace each other, without conflict.
Crys Matthews stated, "I am thrice marginalized. I'm a woman, I'm Black, I am also a lesbian," highlighting the multiple barriers women of color and LGBTQ+ people face in the music industry.
discourse about the album's imagery calls to mind a long history of public criticism directed toward women artists. Many women who have challenged boundaries around what was acceptable in music and other artistic disciplines have found themselves on the receiving end of cultural blowback.
