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Caroline Miner Smith, an American artist known as SIIICKBRAIN<\/strong>, began releasing music in 2020. She has been bald since 2016 and shaves her head about every three days. Her first album, \u201cMy Masochistic Mind,\u201d was released in 2023. She is now presenting her second album, \u201cHoundstooth.\u201d You can read more about it in our July\/August issue, where we explore loneliness, anxiety, and music as a survival strategy. <\/p>\n\n

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Caroline Miner Smith, an American artist known as SIIICKBRAIN, began releasing music in 2020. She has been bald since 2016 and shaves her head about every three days. Her first album, \u201cMy Masochistic Mind,\u201d was released in 2023. 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