Nashville based singer/songwriter Amanda McCarthy recently released her new single 'Sunset.' With whimsical lyrics like singing me to sleep with your melody so sweet, like a cherry on a sundae after a long day, Amanda's retro-sounding new single will be a delicious addition to summer playlists.
Untangling Queer Countryâs Many Connections to Country Music Talking with artists Mercy Bell, Melissa Carper and Brennen Leigh, Country Queer founder Dale Henry Geist and many more Tweet
Mercy BellPhoto: Chad Cochran
At first glance, you might get the impression that the genre called queer country is a kind of country music that exists in its own zone, apart from any concerns about commerciality. Without a doubt, queer country â because of its range of sensibilities and its variety of musical approaches â sounds familiar to fans of Americana, itself another capacious genre that seems to connect only fitfully with country music.Â