The Year-End Roundup 2025
Before going on hiatus until January 15, editor Rachel Cholst highlights this year's trends and triumphs in queer country music -- and what's next for Rainbow Rodeo.
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Fuck That and FU: Erin McKeown For the Holidays
Richard Marcus presents Erin Mckeown's take on the holidays for the rest of us: their two anti-holiday albums are anthems for people alienated by Christmas, the values it's come to represent, and less-than-accepting families.
Maia Sharp -- Tomboy
Maia Sharp excels at airing her doubts and insecurities with such compassion, you'll be able to forgive yourself for your own. On Tomboy, Maia Sharp does this by exploring those in-between spaces: in gender, relationships, life paths.
Rainbow Ruckus: The Holiday Playlist 2025
This holiday edition of Rainbow Ruckus features puppy dogs, the gift that keeps on giving, and waltzes filled with yearning.
Amelia Riggs -- CREATURE
The act of creation is exhilarating and terrifying -- and thoroughly explored in Amelia Riggs' examination of Susan Stryker's Frankenstein essay, CREATURE.
Brandi Carlile - Returning to Myself
On Returning to Myself, Brandi Carlile breaks her heart wide open. Bee Delores illustrates how Carlile's deeply personal tracks become universal
Lily Rose - I Know What I Want
Lily Rose takes a look back on all her accomplishments with her album I Know What I Want -- which demonstrates Rose's ability to pick high-energy songs as well as some stunners, writes Bee Delores.
PREMIERE: Big Riverz Gets Us "Running"
PREMIERE: Queer country pop supergroup Big Riverz (Rae Spoon, Sofia Hicks, and Sarah Danger) are back with "Running," a '90s slacker bop about overcoming night terrors and forming true bonds.
Rachael Sage -- Canopy
Rachael Sage's Canopy is exactly the album we need when we need it: a reminder of what love looks like in every facet of life.
Kristen Ford -- Pinto
Kristen Ford explodes with charismatic energy on her arena-ready diary of a life coloring outside the lines, Pinto -- out now on Righteous Babe Records.
He Mattered Most
Josh Friedberg shares his story of care, secrets, death, and acceptance–with an amazing soundtrack.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Marian Runk Approaches "New Year"
With this brand new, meditative music video, Marian Runk takes a cautious optimistic approach to the year ahead on "New Year."
Melissa Carper -- A Very Carper Christmas
Carla Frankenbach whisks us away on a winter wonderland tour of Melissa Carper's A Very Carper Christmas, a holiday album that emphasizes warmth and sincerity over glamorous camp.
Katy Guillen & The Drive -- Make That Sound
Katy Guillen & The Drive deliver raw compelling rock'n'roll on their album Make That Sound and Tacilim Orefice lived to tell the tale about it in his review.