River Shook - River Shook River Shook's solo debut makes the listener ache and feel every twinge of anger, sadness, joy, and love with the heat of a thousand searing cattle irons, writes Bee Delores.
Andrew Sa -- American Rough On American Rough, Andrew Sa makes queer country music sexy and tangible, writes Josh Friedberg.
Big Guy & The Very Large Men -- soft hands, hard times Big Guy & The Very Large Men (a project of James Droll) revels in their unflinching gaze at our attempts to hide our struggles, writes Kate Fishman.
Rainbow Ruckus 6/24: The Cowgays, Josaleigh Pollett, Niko Storment and More! This week's Rainbow Ruckus features kids like us, rivers, cigarettes, Earth girls, and bootleggers.
Light Bird -- See Her Light Bird's debut album See Her embraces the messiness of growth. More importantly, she gives us permission to revel in gender euphoria in spite of – or because of – all the forces that fighting against it.
Lizzie No - Outlaws' Almanac Bee Delores reviews this vital Juneeteenth release. Outlaws' Almanac is a roots mixtape of rebellion and resistance from Lizzie No, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Nick Shoulders, Kaia Kater, Kasey Anderson, and many, many more.
What If We Don't?: Sapphic Imagery in Mainstream Country Music Sapphic imagery is a recurring theme in mainstream country music these last few years -- but why? And what if we don't?