Rainbow Ruckus 9/17: Joy Clark, Whitney Fenimore, Kelsey Montanez
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- Kelsey Montanez is a master of blending country, rock, and pop. Channeling Gwen Stefani on “Kick the Habit,” the Chicago-based rocker declares her master over her relationship dynamics
- Whitney Fenimore and Toronto’s Ten Kills The Pack explore that moment when you know it’s time to sacrifice comfort for happiness on “Better Than Lonely.” The gentle acoustic guitars and lush arrangements call to mind ’90s pop in all the right ways
- Camilla Moberg comes to us from Copenhagen with “Love the way you feel,” a banjo-infused slow burner about the people who make us feel free. As Moberg writes, love is not a matter of the body, but of “soul survival.”
- Joy Clark teaches us a “Lesson” from her masterful upcoming album Tell It to the Wind (out October 4th.)
- “Autumn’s Fragrance” is a showcase for Sadie Gustafson-Zook‘s detailed naturalistic songwriting. The song compares the beauty of the season’s fading with those of a relationship whose leaf is turning.
