Yellow Brit Road, 6 June 2021: One-Year Anniversaries, Killer 1940's Guitar Solos, Icons, Gay Club Bangers

<p>The Yellow Brit Road turns one! We've been on this golden road a full year now, so here's to another great show to celebrate!</p> <p>June is <a href="https://www.history.com/news/how-activists-plotted-the-first-gay-pride-parades" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pride month</a>, and we're celebrating with queer musical history and icons all month. This week, we explored the legacies of arguably the first openly trans rock and roller, Jayne County, and the godmother and inventor of all rock music anywhere, Sister Rosetta Tharpe.</p> <p>You can find Sister Rosetta Tharpe's spirited live performance of Up Above My Head as played on the show <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JeaBNAXfHfQ" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>We also had music from</p> <ul> <li>Bristolian punks <a href="https://grandmashouseband.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Grandma's House</a></li> <li>London supergroup <a href="https://childspose.bandcamp.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Child's Pose</a></li> <li>CHVRCHES (and Robert Smith!) with an exciting new collaboration</li> <li>Dance floor bangers from Bristol's <a href="https://lynkslynkslynks.bandcamp.com/album/smash-hits-vol-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lynks</a></li> <li>Leeds alt rock band <a href="https://theharriets.bandcamp.com/album/hopefuls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Harriets</a></li> <li>Electronic punk trio NOISY</li> </ul> <p>Our <strong>submission</strong> this week was from Floridian indie-pop band <a href="https://communitytowel.bandcamp.com/track/run-and-hide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Community Towel</a>, who say of themselves, "Departing from bass and vocal duty in post-hardcore outfit GILT, multi-instrumentalist Nico Baci uses their indie/dream-pop solo project Community Towel to explore their struggles with mental and physical health, and experiences as a nonbinary and Latinx individual"</p> <p><strong>Masala Chai</strong> artists t