Rainbow Ruckus 7/23/24: Laura Jane Grace, Jett Holden, Keep for Cheap, and More!
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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- Laura Jane Grace and the Mississippi Medicals enters her freak folk era with “All Fucked Out.” The song is a lo-fi reggae groove with goofy voices, novelty instruments, and the resignation that this partnership is well and truly over.
- Jett Holden tells epic love songs of the “West Virginia Sky” on this heartfelt ballad. It’ speaks to Holden’s poetic capabilities as well as his powerhouse voice.
- Keep for Cheap fulfill dreams I never had of Sapphic John Mellencamp-inspired heartland rock. “FedEx” is a cheery rejection of conservative values with enough bite to give us the energy to fight back.
- Granddogs have an album coming up on August 20th, so let’s preview what’s in store with “Wither on the Vine.” The song is a fierce expression of grief for a friend who can’t seem to cut the cord on a bad relationship (possibly with a hint of unrequited love in there? Messy!) But what’s not are the intricate arrangements in the song and Granddogs’ epic performance.
- Grover Anderson recommended this song on our Rainbow Rodeo Discord. (Want in? Drop us a line on social media.) A Strange Bird unfurls an elegant plea on “Dance in the Rain.” A Strange Bird’s raspy vocals and expert finger-picking create an intriguing tension that will make you want to join in the dance.
