{"product_id":"why-solange-matters-9781477320082","title":"Why Solange Matters","description":"\u003cp\u003eGrowing up in the shadow of her superstar sister, Solange Knowles became a pivotal musician in her own right. Defying an industry that attempted to bend her to its rigid image of a Black woman, Solange continually experimented with her sound and embarked on a metamorphosis in her art that continues to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eWhy Solange Matters\u003c\/em\u003e, Stephanie Phillips chronicles the creative journey of an artist who became a beloved voice for the Black Lives Matter generation. A Black feminist punk musician herself, Phillips addresses not only the unpredictable trajectory of Solange Knowles's career but also how she and other Black women see themselves through the musician's repertoire. First, she traces Solange's progress through an inflexible industry, charting the artist's development up to 2016, when the release of her third album, \u003cem\u003eA Seat at the Table\u003c\/em\u003e, redefined her career. Then, with \u003cem\u003eA Seat at the Table\u003c\/em\u003e and 2019's \u003cem\u003eWhen I Get Home\u003c\/em\u003e, Phillips describes how Solange embraced activism, anger, Black womanhood, and intergenerational trauma to inform her remarkable art. \u003cem\u003eWhy Solange Matters\u003c\/em\u003e not only cements the place of its subject in the pantheon of world-changing twenty-first century musicians, it introduces its writer as an important new voice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Texas Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/20\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781477320082\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248","brand":"Stephanie Phillips","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39521874641077,"sku":"9781477320082","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_4aedde02-abea-44da-b025-dcbb3b707d67.jpg?v=1616507111","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/why-solange-matters-9781477320082","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}