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Ty Herndon -- Jacob (Deluxe Edition)

Ty Herndon -- Jacob (Deluxe Edition)

Country singer Ty Herndon was flying on top of the world — until he suddenly crashed. The top-charting artist had been forced into a sham marriage by his record label, and the pressures of the spotlight and hiding his sexuality led Herndon to a spiral of addiction. After being arrested for

She Returns From War -- Ruthless

She Returns From War -- Ruthless

A child of Charleston, SC, She Returns From War embraces that community eclecticism in her music. Her latest album, Ruthless, cheekily nods to country music, indie pop while posting two giant middle fingers to Nashville. Ruthless is reflective, but has the kind of wry sense of humor that defines queer

INTERVIEW: CJ Lawrence Searches For Home

INTERVIEW: CJ Lawrence Searches For Home

CJ Lawrence is a queer songwriter whose songs don’t pull any emotional punches. He’s currently recording his debut album Home, which draws on his experiences as a transsexual Kansan who was rejected by his family when he came out. He hopes, especially now, that his songs serve as

Rainbow Ruckus 11/21: Melissa Carper, The Odd Birds, Katie Pruitt, and More!

Rainbow Ruckus 11/21: Melissa Carper, The Odd Birds, Katie Pruitt, and More!

Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Listen to the parallel list on Tidal. Missed a week? Thomas Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured

INTERVIEW: ISMAY Finds Poetry in Home Ground Ahead of New Album Desert Pavement

INTERVIEW: ISMAY Finds Poetry in Home Ground Ahead of New Album Desert Pavement

When we last checked in with ISMAY, they had come off fresh from their appearance on the Apple TV+ reality show My Kind of Country and the release of their album Songs of Sonoma Mountain. As ISMAY explained in their interview with Staci B, they are a bluegrass lifer who

John Rodney -- Songs From the Closet

John Rodney -- Songs From the Closet

John Rodney took the memo “queer as in fuck you” and added country music to it. on Songs From the Closet, Rodney uses four songs to introduce himself to the world — and you won’t forget him easily. Rodney’s singing style is conversational and friendly — which leads to a

Jaime Wyatt -- Feel Good

Jaime Wyatt -- Feel Good

Jaime Wyatt’s capacity for transformation is on full display with her recent album Feel Good. For Wyatt, these reinventions are not an act of whimsy — it’s a matter of survival, as is made clear on this new cut. If Wyatt got famous for her brash outlaw country (literally