Consumer Guide Album

Rosie Tucker: Sucker Supreme [Epitaph, 2021]
It's hard to understand why Tucker's first real label followed its both infatuated and perceptive bio by dropping her. Not punk enough, maybe? Did that frog Tucker brought to work shit on the floor? Because just in terms of what normal people call songcraft, which I should specify needn't always guarantee coherent/incisive/eloquent lyrics, the 14 tracks here simply never fade to gray. Topics discussed include trash compactors, wheelbarrows on the roof, Doritos, habanera peppers, Diet Coke, ambrosia with Cool Whip, tadpoles denied the next level, bats vs. fireflies, the tooth fairy, shortness of breath, sexual tension, the late Alice Coltrane, at least one grandma, and no more Louisville Slugger beside the bed. A