Nora Kelly Band’s first full-length album, Rodeo Clown is the perfect mix of honest and ridiculous. From the former punk band, Dishpit, Montreal-based Nora Kelly Band’s album on Mint Records this year falls somewhere within the realm of alternative country without losing the punk swagger. There are gorgeous folky tunes with “Rosewell” and “Catch a Bone” and catchy hoe-down classics with “Mmm-Delicious” and “Rodeo Clown.” With lyrics like, “I always tip my waiter, but I’ve never tipped a cow,” and “I can rob a Dollarama, Never worked a plough,” “Horse Girl” is by far the most fun track on the delightful album. It starts off so unbelievably strong and calms down but doesn’t lose you. The genre shift seems to be in search of authenticity not against it.
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