US singer-songwriter Juliet Lloyd returns with new single ‘Reno Cure’.
‘Reno Cure’ continues the journey started on last album, Carnival, where Lloyd dealt with her divorce. Inspired by a book about divorce ranches in Reno, Nevada in the 1950s, ‘Reno Cure’ is an Americana infused track that breaks free of shame and judgement.
“I thought I was done writing about divorce. My last album, Carnival, was full of songs inspired by the experience of going through it, the aftermath, and moving on. Turns out I wasn’t quite done with the topic. Last year, I read a book about the famous “divorce ranches” in Reno, Nevada in the 1950s. At the time, Nevada had the loosest divorce laws in the country. All you had to do was reside in the state for six weeks, and you could get a no-fault divorce.
Juliet Lloyd
So, a lot of wealthy socialite women would stay at these so-called divorce ranches where they could quietly get divorced and avoid the shame and some of the public scrutiny. It got me thinking a lot again about shame and judgement. For a long time, I didn’t even say the word out loud when referring to my own experience. I did a bunch of research about these ranches and what I found was so evocative and weirdly romantic, in a tacky old-west America kind of way. I actually wrote an entirely different version of this song a year ago and it was full of really detailed references, but it didn’t feel quite right. I stripped it back to its most abstract imagery and I think the story that comes through is even more evocative now, and I love that it exists in both the past and the present.”
Upcoming UK tour dates:
1 July: The Folklore Rooms / Brighton
2 July: The Hyde Tavern / Winchester
3 July: Hen and Chicken / Bristol (CRH Music promotions)
4 July: Artisan Tap Hartshill / Stoke-on-Trent
5 July: Waggon & Horses, Nottingham
6 July: Cafe#9 / Sheffield
7 July: Hyde Park Book Club / Leeds
10 July: FortyFive Vinyl Café / York
11 July: The Muddy Puddle / London
13 July: The Wrotham Arms / Broadstairs
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