Black Belt Eagle Scout: Mother Of My Children

Vinyl LP pressing. Katherine Paul is Black Belt Eagle Scout, and Mother of My Children is her debut album. Recorded in the middle of winter near her hometown in Northwest Washington, Paul's connection to the landscape's eerie beauty are palpable throughout as the album traces the full spectrum of confronting buried feelings and the loss of what life was supposed to look like. Heavy and heartbroken from the loss of her mentor and the breakdown of a relationship, Paul found respite in the creation of these songs that "are about grief and love for people, but also about being a native person in what is the United States today." On Mother of My Children, the songs weave together to capture both the enduring and fleeting experiences of loss, frustration, and dreaming. The structures are traditional, but the lyrics don't adhere to any format other than what feels right in the moment. It begins with lead single "Soft Stud," which Paul describes as her "queer anthem" and is followed by "Indians Never Die," a call out to colonizers and those who don't respect the Earth. Mother of My Children is a life chapter gently preserved. The access listeners have to such vulnerability feels special and generous.

1. The Four J's - Will You Be My Love
2. The Chantells with the Aqua Lads - I'll Never Know
3. The Passionettes - My Fault
4. The Tonettes - I Gotta Know
5. Vickie ; the Van Dykes - I Wanna Be a Winner
6. The Vandelettes - a Love of Mine
7. The Devilettes - I'll Say Yes
8. Dot ; the Velvelettes - Searching for My Man
9. Chapells - Help Me Somebody
10. Devotions - Same Old Sweet Lovin'
11. The Hill Sisters - My Lover
12. The Soulettes - Find Somebody New
13. The Mellow Dawns - I Don't Believe
14. The Cineemas - Never Gonna Cry
15. Judi ; the Affections - Dum Dum de Dip
16. The Para-Monts - Come Go with Me
17. The Belles - Melvin
18. The Petites - I Believe (The Man Loves Me)
19. The Voices - Fall in Love Again
20. Charles Pikes ; the Scholars - Unlucky in Love
21. The Contessas - Broken Heart
22. The Shades - I Won't Cry
23. The Monzas - Where Is Love
24. Toni ; the Hearts - Thank You Baby
25. The Dreamliners - from One Fool to Another
26. The Rayons - Baby Be Good (While I'm Gone)
27. Paulette ; the Cupids - Teenage Dropout
28. Bernadette Carroll - Laughing on the Outside

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