Steel Saddle rips. I’m relishing in this moment where the Americana revival isn’t at total over-saturation yet.
80s were truly bleak for women pop stars. I was having a convo with someone the other day and they said they think of Madonna and Lauper as the two quintessential pop queens of the 80s. My gut reaction was that it had to be wrong that the list goes 1. Madonna 2. Gaping chasm 3. Cyndi Lauper…but it’s not actually far off? I mean, this person was def overlooking Whitney and Janet, but after that it’s like, Kate Bush? Stevie Nicks? Do they even count as pop stars?
Crazy to think about, compared to the post-Britney proliferation of pop queens in the 90s and 2000s that continues today.
I think Americana in the last 20 years has leaned so heavily folk that now artists are leaning into the country rock side of it and bringing something fresh.
And yeah, I think the Lilith Fair collective was a direct response to that underrepresentation! Kate Bush was squarely a cult classic artist before like 2015, but her music does have that 80's sheen.
Steel Saddle rips. I’m relishing in this moment where the Americana revival isn’t at total over-saturation yet.
80s were truly bleak for women pop stars. I was having a convo with someone the other day and they said they think of Madonna and Lauper as the two quintessential pop queens of the 80s. My gut reaction was that it had to be wrong that the list goes 1. Madonna 2. Gaping chasm 3. Cyndi Lauper…but it’s not actually far off? I mean, this person was def overlooking Whitney and Janet, but after that it’s like, Kate Bush? Stevie Nicks? Do they even count as pop stars?
Crazy to think about, compared to the post-Britney proliferation of pop queens in the 90s and 2000s that continues today.
I think Americana in the last 20 years has leaned so heavily folk that now artists are leaning into the country rock side of it and bringing something fresh.
And yeah, I think the Lilith Fair collective was a direct response to that underrepresentation! Kate Bush was squarely a cult classic artist before like 2015, but her music does have that 80's sheen.