Ashley Monroe may be one of the most country of country artists, with a natural vocal twang and a gift for writing the type of rich story-songs that define the genre, but on her new album Tennessee Lightning , the east Tennessee native doesn’t paint in only one color.

Over the LP’s 17 songs, Monroe touches on the sounds of Americana, country-rock, gospel, and even indie and alt-rock. The song “Hot Rod Pipe Dream,” in particular, evokes powerful women-fronted bands like Veruca Salt and the Breeders.

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In a new interview on Rolling Stone’ s Nashville Now podcast, Monroe dismisses with

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