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AI Summary
- Amythyst Kiah released the intimate album 'Wary + Strange' addressing her mother's suicide and the experience of being the only Black person at country music venues, produced by Phoebe Bridgers' producer Tony Berg
- She discusses coming out as gay as a Black teenager in a white Christian southern town and learning that bluegrass has West African roots, which reaffirmed her place in Americana music
- The album expertly fuses Kiah's love for '90s alt-rock with her country sensibility, creating a deeply personal work that validates her identity within traditionally white musical spaces