Having first met and played together back in 2016, the Boygenius member and the acclaimed Floridian singer-songwriter have been working on this album on and off ever since and the result is a fully committed dive into outlaw country and Americana. Proving that the true heart of country music lies in story-telling and truth, not big hats and rhinestones, the duo, both gay and hailing from Southern US states, offer a defiantly personal reclamation of a genre that they felt alienated from in their youth. The songs are built on sturdy foundations with embellishments of pedal steel, fiddle and organ ensuring that these restrained, tender songs blossom in the most subtle way and place the singer's heartfelt, heartbroken, humorous and honest vocals proudly front and centre.