Rainbow Ruckus 7/1: Miley Cyrus, Adam Mac, Andrew Mitch, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features lust, country disco, kicking haters to the curb, sexual heresy and bringing that cute boy back home to mom.
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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- Andrew Mitch wants to bring you home...to his mom. "back home boy" is a sweet country pop song that strikes the perfect balance between saccharine and seductive – something Music Row would do well to take note of.
- "Campari" is an ethereal new track from Bandit Heart. The song is a dream fantasia of need.
- Adam Mac is smart as hell – and "Southern Spectacle" is a shining example of his winning combo of country and disco. Mac turns cliches on their head with this charming and dance-able declaration of pride.
- "Pure Sexual Heresy" sounds like it would be a hedonistic krautrock orgy, but Abigail Austin doesn't like taking the easy route. The song continues apace in the synth rock kick Austin has been on lately: an urgent and deeply meditative song about the costs of authenticity.
- We'd love for there to be more famous queer country artists – and Miley Cyrus and Brittany Howard fit the bill occasionally. Honestly, I was intrigued by the pairing and it really pays off – even if pop isn't your thing. The melody goes down easy, but Howard's soaring backup vocals and the song's interest in deconstructing convention make "Walk of Fame" more than a hype song – it's an exploration of self-love.
