Amelia Day -- EGO TRIP Amelia Day revels in dropping some serious dead weight on her new EP EGO TRIP -- and the distortion-infused honky-tonk makes it an enjoyable ride for the rest of us.
River Shook - River Shook River Shook's solo debut makes the listener ache and feel every twinge of anger, sadness, joy, and love with the heat of a thousand searing cattle irons, writes Bee Delores.
Big Guy & The Very Large Men -- soft hands, hard times Big Guy & The Very Large Men (a project of James Droll) revels in their unflinching gaze at our attempts to hide our struggles, writes Kate Fishman.
Light Bird -- See Her Light Bird's debut album See Her embraces the messiness of growth. More importantly, she gives us permission to revel in gender euphoria in spite of – or because of – all the forces that fighting against it.
Lizzie No - Outlaws' Almanac Bee Delores reviews this vital Juneeteenth release. Outlaws' Almanac is a roots mixtape of rebellion and resistance from Lizzie No, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Nick Shoulders, Kaia Kater, Kasey Anderson, and many, many more.
Bandits on the Run -- Rough Magic Bandits on the Run weave thoroughly human enchantments on their new album Rough Magic, writes Stefanie Cuthbert.
Liv Wade -- Fur Queen Richard Marcus guides us through Metis history to contextualize the extraordinary EP Fur Queen, by two-spirit artist Liv Wade.