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Editor's Picks 9/11: Josaleigh Pollett, Stephanie Smittle, Pearl Does Country

Editor's Picks 9/11: Josaleigh Pollett, Stephanie Smittle, Pearl Does Country

Every week, Rainbow Rodeo editor Rachel Cholst picks the three best queer country albums of the week. This week features telepathic soundscapes, Southern chamber pop, and trans-atlantic country.

Sad Daddy -- Ozark Shine

Sad Daddy -- Ozark Shine

With Ozark Shine, Sad Daddy both preserves and progresses roots music, inviting you into their cabin for a casual gig, writes Steve Roberts

Sera Cahoone - I've Missed You All These Years

Sera Cahoone - I've Missed You All These Years

Bee Delores pans for gold -- and finds lots of it -- in Sera Cahoone's resliient collection of songs eight years in the making: I've Missed You All These Years.

Editor's Picks 9/4: Chris Housman, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, Bryan Ruby

Editor's Picks 9/4: Chris Housman, Brittany Ann Tranbaugh, Bryan Ruby

Every week, Rainbow Rodeo editor Rachel Cholst picks three of her favorite albums from the past week – some new, some older, all the best queer country. This week features deep groves and deeper lyrics, lucky broke girls, and hopeless romantics.

Ismay -- Half Truth

Ismay -- Half Truth

Half Truth, writes Richard Marcus, finds Ismay exploring the perils and pitfalls of modern life with a true "poetic voice of extraordinary scope and vision."

Brokestring -- Radicalized By Basic Decency

Brokestring -- Radicalized By Basic Decency

Brokestring presents a collection of righteous fury packaged as protest songs in Radicalized By Basic Decency, the second on his four-part Brokestring vs. The United States of America

Review Roundup 8/21: Mark Lipman, North Ingalls, EmmyJean Jenkins

Review Roundup 8/21: Mark Lipman, North Ingalls, EmmyJean Jenkins

This week's review roundup highlights queer Laurel Canyon-style tunes, indie-cana (my term for indie rock and Americana), and late-in-life pride anthems.