Rainbow Ruckus 11/5: Angie K, Holly Cinnamon, Crys Matthews and More!
This week's queer country playlist asks us to hold on to live in the moment because you never know when the opportunity will pass forever.
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- Tupesto gifts us a lovely memorial to those who have gone before us on "Into the Light." The duo, composed of Arend Lee Jessurun and Jessica Gerhardt, composed the song after the death of Gerhardt's grandmother in 2021. If you purchase this song on Bandcamp for more than a dollar, the proceeds will go to the memorial fund of Alena and Stephen Ayers, who died in Hurricane Helene. (Or you can donate directly on the GoFundMe.)
- On "Golden" Angie K reminds us to live in the moment because we "can't stop, fast forward, or rewind." The moving folk pop song reminds us to cherish what we have, because these could very well be our good old days.
- In time for election day, Holly Cinnamon fights back against the far right with "Heterophobic." The brooding pop song calls attention to the hypocrisy and blithe oblivion of straight culture – and the ways we as queer people reject it.
- Crys Matthews gears up for the good fight on "Cancel Culture," arguing that there are many aspects of our culture that should be cancelled – and it's not the things the alt-right wants to get rid of. The song is delivered with warmth and humor, inviting dialogue and, more importantly, action.
- Fellow Rainbow Rodeo Live alumna Olivia Ellen Lloyd comes to us with "Every Good Man." Sometimes you just can't trust guys who call themselves nice – and in this humorous breakup song, Lloyd warns us about learning that lesson the hard way.
