{"product_id":"halfsies","title":"Halfsies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e presents her third album from Brooklyn, NY. Genre is a construct. To categorize artists might make it easier to organize record stores and playlists but there’s no one term that could define any artist, least of all one like \u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou could say that \u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e makes Americana music, in that her work pulls from the rhythms and traditions of Blues, Folk, and Country - not unlike the artists to whom she’s most often compared: \u003cstrong\u003eAllison Russell\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003eRhiannon Giddens\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eAdia Victoria\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHer collaborations with \u003cstrong\u003eBrian Dunne\u003c\/strong\u003e, \u003cstrong\u003ePom Pom Squad\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eDomino Kirkie\u003c\/strong\u003e display an undeniable Indie influence that allows her to move frequently and seamlessly between overlapping musical circles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eYou could say that \u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e writes protest songs, in that as a Queer, Black woman, her entire existence is a living, breathing, singing protest against a genre and a country that, on their best days, are reluctant to reckon with the very foundations upon which they were built.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe erasure of Black artists is central to the myth of country music - what it means, what it stands for, where it comes from - and so simply by standing on stage and singing, whether it be in theaters across the country with the Black Opry, or leading Queer Line Dancing nights with the Lavender Country tour, \u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e is staging a kind of protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe exploration of the relationship between individuality and belonging that informs \u003cem\u003eHalfsies\u003c\/em\u003e likewise informs No’s work as co-host of the Basic Folk podcast, where she has interviewed artists from \u003cstrong\u003eBen Harper\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eValerie June\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eKishi Bashi\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHalfsies\u003c\/em\u003e follows a dizzying five-year span that saw the release of two stunning, eclectic albums, \u003cem\u003eHard Won\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eVanity\u003c\/em\u003e, which garnered No’s own acclaim from the likes of Billboard, NPR Music, Paste, and Rolling Stone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLizzie No\u003c\/strong\u003e’s beautifully intricate songwriting shines across these twelve songs, with the personal and political folding into each other as naturally as her patchwork of influences. The album serves as a living conversation between No’s musical and literary inspirations, reflecting her reverence for the great voices who came before her, from \u003cstrong\u003eLucinda Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eToni Morrison\u003c\/strong\u003e, and her search for a connection between them.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"Purple LP | Rough Trade Exclusive","offer_id":50395003355467,"sku":"2099184","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Purple LP","offer_id":50395003126091,"sku":"2099148","price":24.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"CD","offer_id":50395002536267,"sku":"2099111","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Halfsies_a8d2fa96_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726452893","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/fr\/products\/halfsies","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}