Rainbow Ruckus 1/21: Jobi Riccio, Anjimile, Grace Givertz, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features soft-spoken steel resolve, pulsing desire, heartbreaking films, bitter rock'n'roll, and fiercely trans country music.
Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Tidal! Thanks to Elliott for making a parallel list on Apple Music! Missed a week? TA Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured on this Spotify playlist.
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- Boy Golden casually drops an astonishing love song with "Like a Child." The soft-spoken ballad is a cover for a steel resolve to protect what is good – right now – while acknowledging past pain.
- Anjimile is readying a new album (out March 13th) – and the newest track "Like You Really Mean It" features his knack for blending genres into a cohesive whole. "Like You Really Mean It" pulses with desire and affection.
- Here's an album I've been eagerly anticipating for a while: Grace Givertz is back with another March 13th album, and "Midnight Feature" perfectly encapsulates her knack for beautiful imagery matched only by her performance. Here, Givertz compares a failed relationship to a story nobody cares about anymore.
- "Buzzkill" finds Jobi Riccio further exploring her rock'n'roll tendencies. The title track on a new three-song EP, the song teasingly admits to being jaded in your 20s.
- While Rae Spoon has been having a great time with their new alt-country trio Big Riverz, Spoon is readying a new album centered on being trans and country at heart. "Can't Fail Me" sports a rollicking country groove while centering the sobering notion of what it means to be in relationship with people who may or may not have much time left.
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