Paisley Fields | |
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Born | Hudson, Iowa |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
Genres | |
Years active | 2013 | – present
Labels |
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Member of | Lavender Country |
Members | James Wilson |
Website |
thepaisleyfields |
James Wilson, known professionally as Paisley Fields, is a queer country music artist based between Brooklyn, NY and Nashville, TN. [1]
Wilson grew up in Hudson, Iowa [2] where his grandparents owned a farm. [3] They grew up listening to country music, but resisted performing in the genre until they reconnected with their country roots while living in Japan. [3]
Wilson is queer and non-binary. [4]
Wilson assembled an alt-country band [4] which performed their first show as the Paisley Fields in Brooklyn on New Year's Eve 2013. [3] After the release of their first EP Oh These Urban Fences in 2015, Wilson adopted the name Paisley Fields as a stage name. [4] His first full-length album Glitter & Sawdust, released in 2018, is an exploration of the duality of the masculine and feminine. [3]
The next two albums Electric Park Ballroom and Limp Wrist were released on Don Giovanni Records. [5] Electric Park Ballroom is named after a dancehall they visited in childhood but the songs center on present-day urban narratives [6] while Limp Wrist focuses on the realities of rural queer life. [7]
In 2019, Paisley Fields toured with queer country pioneers Lavender Country and Lavender Country later guested on Paisley Fields' "Stay Away From My Man." [4] They played keyboards on Lavender Country's 2022 album Blackberry Rose. [1]
"Burn This Statehouse Down," a duet with Mya Byrne protesting Tennessee's anti-trans legislation, [8] was chosen as one of NPR music critic Ann Powers' favorite songs of 2023. [9]
As a songwriter, Wilson has written with Bob the Drag Queen ("Purse First") and Scarlet Envy ("Feeling Is Mutual," "Press On," "Is It Me?"). [10]
Paisley Fields combines country, rock, pop, and disco while their lyrics include explicit queer themes, [11] ranging from gay sex ("Ride Me Cowboy") [11] to being outed ("Blackhawk County Line") [7] to referencing Matthew Shepard ("Iowa"). [6]
Paisley Fields | |
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Born | Hudson, Iowa |
Origin | Brooklyn, New York |
Genres | |
Years active | 2013 | – present
Labels |
|
Member of | Lavender Country |
Members | James Wilson |
Website |
thepaisleyfields |
James Wilson, known professionally as Paisley Fields, is a queer country music artist based between Brooklyn, NY and Nashville, TN. [1]
Wilson grew up in Hudson, Iowa [2] where his grandparents owned a farm. [3] They grew up listening to country music, but resisted performing in the genre until they reconnected with their country roots while living in Japan. [3]
Wilson is queer and non-binary. [4]
Wilson assembled an alt-country band [4] which performed their first show as the Paisley Fields in Brooklyn on New Year's Eve 2013. [3] After the release of their first EP Oh These Urban Fences in 2015, Wilson adopted the name Paisley Fields as a stage name. [4] His first full-length album Glitter & Sawdust, released in 2018, is an exploration of the duality of the masculine and feminine. [3]
The next two albums Electric Park Ballroom and Limp Wrist were released on Don Giovanni Records. [5] Electric Park Ballroom is named after a dancehall they visited in childhood but the songs center on present-day urban narratives [6] while Limp Wrist focuses on the realities of rural queer life. [7]
In 2019, Paisley Fields toured with queer country pioneers Lavender Country and Lavender Country later guested on Paisley Fields' "Stay Away From My Man." [4] They played keyboards on Lavender Country's 2022 album Blackberry Rose. [1]
"Burn This Statehouse Down," a duet with Mya Byrne protesting Tennessee's anti-trans legislation, [8] was chosen as one of NPR music critic Ann Powers' favorite songs of 2023. [9]
As a songwriter, Wilson has written with Bob the Drag Queen ("Purse First") and Scarlet Envy ("Feeling Is Mutual," "Press On," "Is It Me?"). [10]
Paisley Fields combines country, rock, pop, and disco while their lyrics include explicit queer themes, [11] ranging from gay sex ("Ride Me Cowboy") [11] to being outed ("Blackhawk County Line") [7] to referencing Matthew Shepard ("Iowa"). [6]