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Disarmingly Big Time Country Queer
With a neon cross or two thrown in
In the first edition of this country queer experience, I wrote about Orville Peck, Lavender Country, Waylon Payne, and Paisley Fields — a story you may find here:
Today, let’s head on over to the female side of things, looking at the rocking country sounds of three performers who deserve the widening acclaim they’re now getting. I’ve written about a couple of these in the past, and one I keep mentioning to people like Chris Zappa and whoever else will listen to me.
First, the driving beat of Jaime Wyatt, whom I had the pleasure of seeing here in Greenville a few months back at The Radio Room, a place about as big as my basement. Jaime’s latest record, Neon Cross, was produced by Shooter Jennings, so you know the pedigree stamped on her work has roots and grooves. The album begins with a plaintive tune, “Sweet Mess,” before kicking into the title cut.
But when you flip the record over, you’re hit first with “Just a Woman,” a song featuring Shooter’s mama, Jessi Colter, who has been recording…
