Name: Cuntry Covers Vol. 2
Brand: Bria

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

098787152302

Colour

Colour details

Opaque Red Vinyl

Discogs ID

Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Loser Edition

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2023-02-24

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Sub P­op

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

Total Cap

1 / 12" / Red / Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

098787152326

[r26281355]

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

1 / CD

Artist

Bria 

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Sub Pop

As its name suggested, the intimate and sultry&nbsp;Cuntry Covers Vol. 1&nbsp;was always going to have a follow-up. Led by the brooding vocals of Bria Salmena,&nbsp;Cuntry Covers Vol. 2&nbsp;is every bit as potent as its predecessor whose noir-inflected alternative country-rock stood in sharp contrast to the singer's commanding delivery as leader of post-punk revivalists FRIGS. Debuting the project in 2021, the languid, reverb-drenched&nbsp;Cuntry Covers Vol. 1&nbsp;saw her artfully collaborating with multi-instrumentalist Duncan Hay Jennings and reimagining a carefully picked collection of Americana anthems.

Vol. 2&nbsp;pushes the envelope further and harder. Encompassing feverish takes on tracks by Gillian Welch, Paula Cole, Mary Margaret O’Hara, Robert Lester Folsom, Glenn Campbell – by way of Nick Cave – and the late, great Loretta Lynn, Bria’s deliciously dark approach shimmers through these six startling songs.

Created during a break from Salmena and Jennings’ work in Orville Peck’s world-conquering backing band,&nbsp;Vol. 2&nbsp;was recorded directly after Peck’s second album and Bria’s US tour supporting Wolf Alice. Embracing contrast, the sunny circumstances in which Vol. 1 was made were flipped on their head. Instead of a bucolic barn in the Canadian countryside, they recorded the new tracks in chilly Toronto, huddled together in their tiny makeshift home studio, with Jennings at the controls. They enlisted the help of local Toronto musicians Lucas Savatti (FRIGS), Simone Baril (US Girls, The Highest Order, Darlene Shrugg, Partner), Andrew Manktelow, and frequent collaborator Jaime Rae McCuaig.

While&nbsp;Vol. 1&nbsp;was Bria’s attempt at subverting country music’s conservative roots and primarily white and heterosexual agenda, here the emphasis was on experimentation. While&nbsp;Vol. 2&nbsp;might be less personal, it’s just as idiosyncratic, with half of the reversions staying true to the originals and others taken to a different universe entirely. Building on the tried-and-true/bold-and-new duality of&nbsp;Cuntry Covers’ first offering,&nbsp;Vol. 2&nbsp;delivers a deeper dive into the duo’s brilliant alchemy of traditional and contemporary reinterpretations. The added experimental flourishes, from dizzying electronica and pulsing bass to sax-driven soul, take Bria’s new EP into previously uncharted territory, signaling a thrilling new step in Bria’s adventurous evolution.

Cuntry Covers Vol. 2

Music US