Rainbow Ruckus 11/18: The Kentucky Gentlemen, Boy Golden, Allison Russell, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features the sweet hereafter, traditional fiddle, intoxicating cowboy dreams, forbidden fruit, and finding love in a Tyler Perry movie.
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- The Kentucky Gentlemen hint at what's to come in 2026 with "Castle in the Sky" – another entry in their buoyant pop country that delves into serious themes. Here, the Gentlemen contemplate mortality and the hereafter with confidence and beautiful harmonies.
- Just signed to Righteous Babe Records, we wanted to feature Sweet Petunia. The trad duo's most recent release was in 2024, and their rendition of "The Fiddler" captures the sweet sorrow of a fading winter's day.
- Boy Golden and Cat Clyde celebrate queer love with their intoxicating duet. The sensual groove feels like Lou Reed discovering that side of himself he always avoided. As Golden and Clyde's voices intertwine, the otherwise wholesome imagery is transformed into something liberatory and urgent.
- Mysterious Nashville duo Bad Flamingo is finally back with "The Fruit." Bad Flamingo has been churning out minimalist country with intoxicating grooves for years now, and "The Fruit" is one of their best yet, examining the delirious joy of breaking the rules.
- Allison Russell's voice soars on "Love I Found," a song composed for the new Tyler Perry movie Finding Joy. Whatever you may feel about the movie's potential for transcendent love, Russell conveys it in this song by the film's composer, Kristen Personius.
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