Indie rock band Weakened Friends join us to discuss their powerful album Feels Like Hell. The band is tighter than ever, and that's due in large part to lead singer Sonia Sturino coming out as non-binary and feeling more confident in their voice. Sturino and bassist(and partner) Annie Hand check in to talk about what an indie rock band is doing on a country podcast, approaches to songwriting and recording, and our millennial skin care routines.

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Songs

4:08 – "Bargain Bin" (excerpt) – Weakened Friends

5:03 – "Tough Luck (Bleed Me Out)" – Weakened Friends

24:27 – "Not For Nothing" – Weakened Friends

28:20 – "Torn" – Weakened Friends

46:26 – "Pancho and Lefty" – Paisley Fields ft. Laura Stevenson

50:17 – "Kind of Girl" – MUNA

54:44 – "Weightless" – Weakened Friends

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Song List

• Willi Carlisle -- Cryin' These Cocksucking Tears (2:25)
• Low Cut Connie -- I Can't Shake the Stranger Out of You (6:54)
• Luisa Lopez -- Tired (11:02)
• Vandoliers -- Life Behind Bars (14:50)
• Hayden Stern, Elise Snoey, and Ezra Jane Landsman -- "Jig to Reel With Twin Fiddles and DADGAD Guitar" (20:42)
• Allison Rusell and Hadestown Cast -- "Livin' It Up" (24:11)
• Jeremy Dion -- "Bend in the Middle" (28:20)
• Glenmeadmore -- "Glory Hole" (30:39)
• Jake Blount and Mali Obamsawin -- "What's Ya Gonna Do When the World is on Fire?"
• Riggings -- "Big Box Black Dress" (38:56)

Due to circumstances beyond anyone's control, this episode was delayed a bit -- but we're so happy for you all to hear my interview with Jenni Rose and Corey Graves of the Vandoliers. You can read excerpts of the interview in Good Country. Our discussion weaves from the Vandoliers' many influences to Jenni's newfound sobriety -- and how her extremely public coming out has energized her and the rest of the band.

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Songs in This Episode

1:44 -- "Life Behind Bars" (Vandoliers)

25:22 -- "Dead Canary" (Vandoliers)

57:46 -- "Bible Belt" (Vandoliers)

1:02:02 -- "Broken Horses" (Brandi Carlile)