Happy (?) day after election day! We recorded this episode in October, so we made some bad predictions with our guest, musician Melody Walker, mostly involving aliens. We also talk about Front Country’s fantastic new album, Impossible World, which is out now for your ears’ enjoyment. But that’s just for starters in this lively and insightful discussion, which includes performative class and inclusion in country music, the potential futures of the music industry in a post-Covid world, self-accountability, and a pitch for a Christopher Guest-style comedy about paranoid militias. Good vibes all around!
Featured songs are “Amerikan Dream” and “Broken Record” by Front Country, courtesy of the artist.
CHECK OUT MELODY AND FRONT COUNTRY’S MUSIC!
https://www.melodywalker.com/
https://www.frontcountryband.com/
GUEST BIO:
“‘Lead singer and songwriter for progressive bluegrass band Front Country, Melody Walker is an outspoken force in bluegrass. She routinely calls out the sexism, racism and injustice she sees in the world, a difficult thing to do in an industry still run by many conservative elements.’ - Paste Magazine
Melody is originally from Northern California and now lives in Nashville.