Cuntry manages to be a love letter, a protest, and a survival guide all at once. This record is the embodiment of standing your ground despite the fact the world keeps shifting beneath you; every listen has encouraged me to do the same. Cuntry brings together Cleo’s influences and musical training into an ambitious framework that situates personal narrative within a broader cultural reckoning. Rather than offering answers, Cuntry gives you a thought and makes you address the tension within yourself while you process the feelings.

The powerful album starter, “Salt n’ Lime,” is an 8 minute requiem of truth to my life — balancing the state of the world while managing the state of oneself. I also sell my passion for a ration at a local bar and look to the powers that be to hope it works out. Cleo Reed defies being categorized in the most human way possible with Cuntry.