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Lawrence Rothman on Being Genre Fluid, Gender Fluid and Finding a New Home in the Americana World With Their Revealing New Album
Singer Lawrence Rothman talks about being gender-fluid, genre-fluid, writing about body image, moving more into Americana and producing Amanda Shires.
But Rothman’s penchant for doing something that might be considered a bit more homespun became evident when they produced one of the best Americana records of recent years, Amanda Shires ‘ 2022 release “Take It Like a Man,” as well as working on tracks by Margo Price, Brittney Spencer and Angel Olsen and enlisting Lucinda Williams as a duet partner. It finds the artist touching on some tougher personal experiences, from an eating disorders to a beating Rothman once received at the hand of Texas rednecks, that might push the envelope of realness even in a genre that specializes in it. The collection benefits from three prominent co-signs — from S.G. Goodman, who collaborates on the gun violence-themed “R Blood”; Shires, who adds a harmony vocal to “LAX”; and Jason Isbell, who co-wrote and played guitar on “Poster Child,” a tour through Rothman’s background that’s gritty but also counts as one of the catchiest earworms of 2024.
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