Rachel’s students are getting creative, but not in the
ways you’d want them to. Also, hi everyone in India!
Album
of the
Week:
Izzy
Heltai
-- Father
I’ve
been a supporter of Izzy’s since he first sent me a song through
SubmitHub all on his own. For his first album, though, Heltai
pulled out the big guns -- and deservedly so. Father
is nothing if not emotionally
naked -- a study in painterly lyrics, and Heltai’s theatrical
delivery doesn’t hurt either. What stands out most, though, is the
album’s lush production, an impressive demonstration of vision and
control for a debut album. My interview with Izzy will be out on
Country Queer Spotlight in a few weeks, and there you’ll be able to
learn more about his workman-like approach to writing, and how his
experience as a trans man has impacted his work as a
musician.
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The
Savants of Soul -- “Swell” (The Savants of Soul)
-
R
McClure & Tall Shadows -- “If Your Heart Starts A Wanderin’” (Never
Love Me Again)
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Jean-Luc Swift -- “Uncle Bill’s New York City Lament”
(New York City Lament)
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Buck
n Sunny -- “We Were Meant to Be” (The Absolute Truth)
-
Olivia Ellen Lloyd -- “Emily” (Single)
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Drayton Farley -- “Keep Country Music Sad” (Sweet
Southern Sadness)
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Great
Peacock -- “All I Ever Do” (Forever Worse Better)
-
Ron
Pope -- “A Little More Love” (feat. Von Grey) (Single)
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Dawn
Riding -- “The Difference” (Single)
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The
Roland High Life -- “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both Of Our
Sadness” (Songs About Comic Books & Mid-30s Malaise)
-
Izzy
Heltai -- “Songbird” (Father)
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American Darling Valve -- “No More” (Eclipse
EP)
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Greater Bird of Paradise -- “Uriel”
(Single)
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Front
Country -- “Amerikan Dream” (Single)
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Malena Cadiz -- “Hey There, Oblivion”
(Single)