aquarius szn: incongruity
[define: incongruity: the quality of being strange or bizarre; also: diverse; silly.] stability in standing apart. / access on apple music [embedded below].
astrotalk: track by track
“i’m one of one, i’m number one, i’m the only one … no one else in this world can think like me — i'm twisted, i'll contradict it” alien superstar x beyoncé
some of the girlies are going to fight me for this one. when beyoncé dropped her absolutely iconic renaissance album, everyone was the alien. however, its only aquarians that have been donning this title for decades now. the zodiac’s most outcast (and that’s how we like it), aquarians often strive to differentiate themselves, but honestly, typically don’t need to put in the effort. there is something otherworldly about their approach, and it shines.
“the bass in my body, i’m sinkin', it's so wide. time is surreal, now i'm floating in outer space.” contact x kelela
black electronica by genre feels affiliated with aquarius, but it’s the lyrics of this song that resonate with me as particularly aquarian. kelela sings about releasing stress and celebration through contact, through dance. even the suggested floating in outer space qualifies. we’re known for fleeing this scene, but this time it’s only to the dance floor.
“to think that you could ever love someone like me, cause i'm far from perfection - i guess you seeing me differently” luv like x nia archives
as much as we aquarians celebrate our differences, this quality can make us feel separate from others, and hard to love or understand at that. nia archives expresses the beauty of finally finding someone who can see you for who you are. traditionally ruled by saturn (hello capricorn siblings!), aquarians also quietly seek for stability and perfection in their own ways, even though we’d never satisfy our own standards.
“swear you got me hypnotized, wanna give you every piece of me - you know you are my everything, i wanna dance into your hurricane” romanticist x yves tumor
“b, i'm cold, py ice, so now you know it's givin' cream - i got h*s, one is not еnough, come build a n*a team” freakyt x tiacorine
aquarius is definitely saturn’s wild child. the instrumentation in freakyt screams of futuristic lasers and starships, and the song asserts saturn’s dominance and will. with the pervasive confidence of an air sign, tiacorine sings - “look at me, what she wanna be, call me freaky t.” not to mention, what a surprise smash of a single. screams of our little water bearers.
“no friends, i don't f*k with the fakes, sayin' they love me, but wantin' my place - step in the party, i'm lookin' the baddest, so the paparazzi in my face” in ha mood x ice spice
aquarius association: independence, fixed signs, standing out in a crowd, isolation, unique sense of appearance and style.
“all the voices say it's dust, i'm steady losing my cool - can i go on go through: being in love with you?” find out x liv.e
“love is in the heart, it came like a dream. loners out to roam, sewn at the seam” alien love call x turnstile ft. blood orange
aching to be seen, but sometimes too distrustful of their own emotions to let out their true selves (i’ve been here), aquarians are able to let their light shine when they trust themselves. unity can be gained by releasing what’s in your heart, aquarius.
“my strings propagate through space and time. here and there at the same time. hand dimensions and basic rhyme - you ain't gotta be mad, look deeper, go higher when you climb. but stay out of my path, stay out of my flight path” nont for sale x sudan archives
with the principled yet free energy of an aquarius, native sudan archives closes us out for the season.