RIP Sophie

Sophie was described as a reclusive figure, and remained anonymous for some time, concealing her identity in interviews by masking her voice or covering parts of herself. Early in her career, her real-life identity was the subject of press speculation. Prior to the revelation that she was a trans woman, some commentators accused Sophie of "feminine appropriation", on the assumption that she was a man using a female stage name.

To be clear, women have been vitally important to every genre throughout the history of the art form; I do not mean to imply otherwise. But something in the indie-rock scene, in particular, has shifted in recent years; a kind of landslide of female-inclusivity into critical and mainstream spaces that have so often been (at least unofficially) Male Only.