K.D. Lang's Ing駭ue (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781501389191)

Canadian performer k.d. lang broke new ground in the 1980s by blending the genres of punk and country, dubbed "cowpunk," with her band, the Reclines. Despite Grammy-award-winning recordings and frequent North American TV spots, mainstream country radio excluded lang from airplay due to her unconventional gender presentation and perceived sexuality. Not until lang's 1992 pop album Ing駭ue, the release of the single "Constant Craving," and her subsequent coming out in The Advocate did lang earn critical acclaim worldwide.

The book addresses lang's rise to fame after switching genres, the successful reinvention of her sound and persona, and how she found herself immersed in the whirlwind of MTV and the "lesbian chic" aesthetic of 1990s pop culture. As an LGBTQ author, Joanna McNaney Stein discusses her adolescence and sexual development by weaving in short narrative prose pieces with her analysis of lang and Ing駭ue. Also included are interviews with lang's musical collaborators: Ing駭ue co-writer Ben Mink, drummer Fred Eltringham, pianist Daniel Clarke, and singer-songwriter Laura Veirs.

Author: Joanna McNaney Stein
ISBN-10: 150138919X
ISBN-13: 9781501389191
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Language: English
Published: 11/02/2023
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 6.10h x 4.90w x 0.50d