Rainbow Ruckus 11/19: The Bootstrap Boys, Melissa Ferrick, Ditzy Spells, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features queer country that celebrates slacker rock, riot grrl, and indie rock. Who says we have to play it straight?
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? TA Inskeep is generously keeping an archive of all music featured on this Spotify playlist.
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- The Bootstrap Boys bring their outlaw country revivalism to their cover of John Prine's "Angel From Montgomery." There's no need to reinvent the wheel, of course, but the Boys do add some flourishes with their slacker rock solo
- Melissa Ferrick goes old-school cool with "Black Dress," a fiery number that hits the sweet spot between riot grrl and country music
- Thanks to Marisa from the Rainbow Rodeo Discord for these next two tracks!Thao's "bad idea, right?" is sleazy and cool. It might not be country but it's fun as fuck – if you like Brittany Howard you'll dig this Olivia Rodrigo cover. Thao Nguyen (of Thao and the Get-Down) has always been a badass, and "bad idea, right?" further cements that.
- Ditzy Spells nail that sense of motion and regret that comes with all the best country songs on "Foreign Airports." There's a delicious richness that can only come with melodic punk, and "Foreign Airports" will win your heart.
- "The End" encapsulates Sadie Gustafson-Zook's gift for empathy and warmth in the face of tragedy. It's impossible not to feel a tug at your heartstrings on this beautifully crafted folk song.
