Rainbow Ruckus 3/18: Trousdale, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Hurray For the Riff Raff, and More!
This week's queer country playlist lingers on pesky exes and the ills of capitalism
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- Trousdale make heartbreak sound on "Over and Over." The colorful LA trio have a knack for turning relationship woes into peppy ditties and "Over and Over" is no exception: take the Indigo Girls, add a dash of '90s pop rock, and you have yourself a glorious refusal to wallow in sadness.
- Speaking of lingering exes you keep running into, Olivia Ellen Lloyd has a more melancholy approach on "You." With the release of her album this week, prepare yourselves for more bracingly honest country music.
- Hurray For the Riff Raff once again weds the personal and political into approachable music. "Pyramid Scheme" calls out the moral and aesthetic bankruptcy of our time with a calm resolve that reminds us that it will end if we make it so
- Jaime Wyatt continues to mine country soul greatness with "I'd Rather Be Lonely." Wyatt has no problem embracing her ex's good points...and expressing gratitude for leaving them behind.
- Naomi Westwater reflects on the ways things aren't always what they seem on "Crows." After a powerful year of change, Westwater observes how a preponderance of murders (of the crow variety) around them were in fact a reminder to let go, and nothing more ominous than that. I guess it's all about mindset.
