VIDEO PREMIERE: Iris Marlowe Revels in Queer Discovery in "Brimstone Cowboy"
Iris Marlowe calls on the Rocky Horror Picture Show for her proud queer country declaration "Brimstone Cowboy"
Chicago country singer Iris Marlowe invokes a key queer coming-of-age experience in her video for "Brimstone Cowboy."
Like many millennial queers, Marlowe came to a queer awakening the first time she saw the Rocky Horror Picture Show, which her new video references.
"When it came to my queer identity the first place I felt safe was at the first showing of Rocky Horror Picture Show I attended. I wanted to pay homage to the Rocky Horror queer community and give them a country tune that feels like a long lost track from the film."
In fact, the strutting talk-singing and Marlowe's smoky seductiveness will remind listeners of Tim Curry's Frank N Furter.
"Brimstone Cowboy is inspired by the classic monikers in country music. (Rhinestone Cowboy for example!) When it came to my queer identity and the musical aspect of my life I wanted to create a moniker for the eccentrics or goth adjacent folks of the country music scene," Marlowe explains.
As cheeky as the title is, it has serious roots. "It came to me after I saw a comment on Facebook left by a relative stating I was going to hell… I am the Brimstone Cowboy. And with being the Brimstone Cowboy I want to create a space that is welcoming to those that don’t feel seen in the country music landscape."
