Neon Cowgirl (IEX: NEON PINK VINYL) | Mint (M) Mint (M)
Artist: Neilson, Tami
Title: Neon Cowgirl
Genre: Country / Americana
Label: Outside Music
The Neon Cowgirl, towering over Broadway in Nashville like the patron saint of heartbreak, watched Tami Neilson grow up. Basking in her glow, Tami walked wide-eyed into the Ryman Auditorium as a 16-year-old - and she dreamt of taking her place on that stage ever since.
After spending half a year on a coast-to-coast tour of North America with her young family in a 40-foot motorhome, Tami returned to New Zealand to record a collection of songs inspired by her pilgrimage. This lovelorn letter written on 4 wheels over blacktop became Neon Cowgirl. From the barnburner βBorrow My Bootsβ- a celebration of sisterhood written and performed with Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild featuring guitar-prodigy Grace Bowers - to the dreamy duet of the title track featuring Neil Finn, to Tami's soaring ode to Roy Orbison "Foolish Heart" and the smoky "You're Gonna Fall" recorded with JD McPherson, Neon Cowgirl leaves no emotion unexamined, no stone unturned.
"I collected the seeds for these songs in each place along the way. When they blossomed, there were crossbreeds of Presley and Patsy, Orbison and kd lang- the blues of Memphis, the twang of Texas, the cinematic torch of Judy Garland on a Hollywood soundstage. But mostly, it became a love letter to my Neon Cowgirl. Or, more accurately, a lovelorn letter. Because sheβll just keep on breaking a foolish heart if you let her."
βNeon Cowgirlβ is the story of one woman's lifelong dream taking its own sweet time and almost impossibly coming true.
βOne of the greatest singers on this entire planet, irrespective of genre or geographic regionβ - Saving Country Music
"A fire-beathing belter" - Rolling Stone
βAn imperious talentβ - The Guardian
βRousing and vibrant like thunder and lightningβ - CBC Music
- Media Condition: Mint (M)
- Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
- Format: Vinyl
- Genre: COUNTRY
- Format Type: LP
- Released: 2025-07-11