Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 Bria SKU: SP1456 Barcode: 98787145601 18.00 £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Sub Pop Released Date: 10th December 2021 Buying Format: 1LP EP/Mini Album Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info Bria is an intimate and incisive labour of love from multi-instrumentalists Bria Salmena and Duncan Hay Jennings. Catapulted by a deep sense of dread and confusion in the depths of 2020, Salmena decided to forgo writing her own music. “I wanted to listen for what might reflect my life back to me,” she says, “six tracks that could be my mirror.” The result is a pointillistic knockout of an EP that weaves a landscape both luscious and a little rogue; showing us exactly what good songs can do. Bria’s internal turbulence seemed to mirror last year’s external instability. When Jennings and back-up singer Jaime McCuaig moved to The Outside Inn, a hobby farm in Hockley Hills, Ontario, Bria soon joined. The farm’s living-room-turned-studio proved an ideal setting for the long-time friends to compile a record of handpicked country covers. They went searching for songs that could speak to our everyday loneliness; outside and in. Cuntry Covers Vol. 1 houses it all: well-worn favourites and lesser-known gems. The record opens with “Green Rocky Road,” as performed by Greenwich Village legend Karen Dalton. Jennings’ twangy guitar carries Bria’s original inflection and richly textured vocals, complete with dreamy overlay. “Dreaming My Dreams With You,” a rendition of the Waylon Jennings hit, is followed by John Cale’s “Buffalo Ballet,” a lyrical journey through Abilene, Texas, the endpoint of the Chisholm Trail. Engineered and mixed by Jennings, each song brings desire and sexuality front and centre, with all the swagger you’d expect – and more. Bria hopes the record will be understood as a small contribution to the subversion of a genre with deep patriarchal roots. Mistress Mary’s “I Don’t Wanna Love Ya Now,” from the 1969 album Housewife, served as the original inspiration. “It was the first song Duncan and I worked on,” Bria notes. “It definitely set the tone for the other tracks we picked.” Bria’s voice – described as wavering between “sultry and howitzer” – shines on “Fruits Of My Labour,” written and performed by country great, Lucinda Williams. The Walker Brothers’ “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” is a harmonic (and hypnotic) standout. A musical explorer who moves fluidly between styles, Bria doesn’t consider herself a country artist: “I feel as though I’m a visitor here, paying respect to a style that has informed a part of my musical identity. Country music, as much as any other art form, should be an arena for representation, expression and provocation. I have a ton of reverence for artists who came before me and challenged the primarily white-heterosexual status quo.” Salmena and Jennings have toured for years as members of Toronto four-piece FRIGS, whose 2018 debut Basic Behaviour was long-listed for the Polaris Music Prize. Making a mark in diverse genres from country to punk, both play as permanent members of Orville Peck’s band. Cuntry Covers was recorded on the territories of the Anishnaabe, the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat and the Mississaugas of the Credit. The release also features contributions from FRIGS drummer Kris Bowering and vocals by Ali Jennings. Bria’s first release is a gorgeous debut, a homage to the songs that brought solace and relief in the stillness of last year. – Zoe Imani Sharpe Artist Bria Genre Americana / Country Label Sub Pop Buying Options 1LP EP/Mini Album Format 1LP , EP/Mini Album Condition New Country UK Track Listings Green Rocky Road Dreaming My Dreams With You Buffalo Ballet Fruits Of My Labour The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore I Don't Wanna Love Ya Now Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Bria and more from Americana / Country View Product Quick View Bria Cuntry Covers Vol. 2 Americana / Country | Sub Pop | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 24th February 2023 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Bria Cuntry Covers Vol. 2 £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Sub Pop SKU: SP1523X Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 24th February 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Robert Ellis Texas Piano Man Americana / Country | New West | 1LP Released 15th February 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Robert Ellis Texas Piano Man £15.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: New West SKU: NW5284LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 15th February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle – The Best Of Americana / Country | Fantasy | 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released 3rd June 2010 £28.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Creedence Clearwater Revival Chronicle – The Best Of £28.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Fantasy SKU: CCR2 Formats: 2LP, Gatefold Sleeve Released Date: 3rd June 2010 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Lindi Ortega Liberty Americana / Country | Shadowbox Music Inc | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 20th July 2018 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Lindi Ortega Liberty £19.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Shadowbox Music Inc SKU: SML033018VYL Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 20th July 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Chris Shiflett West Coast Town Americana / Country | Rusted Wave | 1LP Released 23rd February 2018 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Chris Shiflett West Coast Town £23.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Rusted Wave SKU: RW-007 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 23rd February 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Dragons Americana / Country | Magnolia Music | 1LP Released 16th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors Dragons £16.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Magnolia Music SKU: 41668LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 16th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Rex C Americana / Country | Numero Group | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd February 2023 £28.00 - £29.00 Select options Rex C £28.00 - £29.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Numero Group Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd February 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Kim Richey Edgeland Americana / Country | Yep Roc | 1LP Released 20th April 2018 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Kim Richey Edgeland £20.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Yep Roc SKU: LPYEP2569 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th April 2018 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Shelby Lynne I Can’t Imagine Americana / Country | Decca | 180g, 1LP Released 10th July 2015 £18.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Shelby Lynne I Can’t Imagine £18.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Decca SKU: 7236953 Formats: 180g, 1LP Released Date: 10th July 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) Mother Americana / Country | Columbia | 1LP, Includes CD Released 12th June 2015 £10.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Natalie Maines (Dixie Chicks) Mother £10.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Columbia SKU: 888837041218PMI Formats: 1LP, Includes CD Released Date: 12th June 2015 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Willie Nelson Stardust Americana / Country | Analogue Productions | 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released 27th February 2018 £60.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Willie Nelson Stardust £60.00 Genre: Americana / Country Label: Analogue Productions SKU: AAPP116-45 Formats: 180g, 2LP, 45rpm Released Date: 27th February 2018 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket See more in Americana / Country Start again
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