Tami Neilson - Neon Cowgirl (INDIE EXCLUSIVE, PINK NEON VINYL)

Format: LP, Pink Neon Vinyl, w/ Covermount Marketing Sticker
Catalogue No.: LPOUTS9438IE    
Barcode: 623339943918    
Release Date: 20 Jun 2025
Genre: Country, Americana

"The Neon Cowgirl, towering over Broadway in Nashville like the patron saint of heartbreak, watched Tami Neilson grow up. Basking in her glow, Tami walked wide-eyed into the Ryman Auditorium as a 16 year old - and she dreamt of taking her place on that stage ever since.  

After spending half a year on a coast-to-coast tour of North America with her young family in a 40-foot motorhome, Tami returned to New Zealand to record a collection of songs inspired by her pilgrimage. This lovelorn letter written on 4 wheels over blacktop became Neon Cowgirl. From the barn-burner “Borrow My Boots”- a celebration of sisterhood written and performed with Ashley McBryde and Shelly Fairchild featuring guitar-prodigy Grace Bowers - to the dreamy duet of the title track featuring Neil Finn, to Tami's soaring ode to Roy Orbison ""Foolish Heart"" and the smoky ""You're Gonna Fall"" recorded with JD MCPherson, ""Neon Cowgirl"" leaves no emotion unexamined, no stone unturned.

""I collected the seeds for these songs in each place along the way. When they blossomed, there were crossbreeds of Presley and Patsy, Orbison and kd lang- the blues of Memphis, the twang of Texas, the cinematic torch of Judy Garland on a Hollywood soundstage. But, mostly, it became a love letter to my Neon Cowgirl. Or, more accurately, a lovelorn letter. Because she’ll just keep on breaking a foolish heart if you let her.""

“Neon Cowgirl” is the story of one woman's lifelong dream taking it's own sweet time and almost impossibly coming true.

“One of the greatest singers on this entire planet, irrespective of genre or geographic region”  - Saving Country Music
""A fire-beathing belter"" - Rolling Stone
“An imperious talent” - The Guardian
“Rousing and vibrant like thunder and lightning” - CBC Music"    

A1. Foolish Heart  A2. Salvation Mountain  A3. Neon Cowgirl feat Neil Finn  A4. Borrow My Boots feat. Ashley McBryde, Shelly Fairchild, Grace Bowers  A5. Love Someone  B1. Keep On feat. The Secret Sisters  B2. You're Gonna Fall feat. JD McPherson  B3. Heartbreak City, USA  B4. Loneliness of Love  B5. U-Haul Blues  B6. One Less Heart