Rainbow Ruckus 4/30: Bandits on the Run, Sug Daniels, Ringdown, and More!

Every week, Rainbow Rodeo brings you the best new queer country music! Listen to this playlist on Spotify and Tidal! 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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• Sug Daniels is readying her first album, and "Black and Gifted" gives us an idea of what she's all about. This rollicking rocker is gentle but determined: an exhortation for us to carry on the work that our ancestors began, even if, like them, we may not see its fruits.
• S.G. Goodman delivers an alternative point of view, with "Satellite" an ominous warning for those who embrace the trappings of our society with no regard for others.
• With "Tiny Boy," Bandits on the Run embrace a new project to translate Shakespeare into Americana music. While the song is centered on Twelfth Night, it also speaks to the ways we compromise ourselves to please others.
• Nobody makes mental illness sound more fun than Laura Jane Grace. "Active Trauma" is a breezy pop punker that highlights the dissonance of wanting to connect with the world while feeling completely disassociated.
• Ringdown is an exciting chamber pop duo, one half of whom is (hear me out) Caroline Shaw, an exceptional contemporary classical composer. With her partner Danni Lee, Ringdown embraces a joyfully queer aesthetic and I was shocked and delighted to hear Ringdown cover Patsy Cline. It's not out of place on the album, and I encourage you to check out the rest of it, even if it's not your usual thing.