Composed Desire

Composed Desire

Penny

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Umi
Feb 02, 2026
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I’ve listened to Penny Tai for as long as I can remember, long before I had the language for love, or anyone specific to attach it to. Despite being more attuned to my western upbringing, her songs lived in me as moods first. Atmospheres. Ways of noticing.

For years, they weren’t about a person. They were about recognition.

Two songs, especially, have fo…

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