Ah, Lavender Honey, is there anything sweeter and yet so aromatic? Better than clover honey. Élise LeBlanc agrees, it seems, although…we are not 100% sure that we’re thinking of the same thing. Well, let’s rejoice in the differences, why not, eh? Set with a classic country bounce, Lavender Honey is that old story: girl meets girl, girl likes girl, girl goes to the dance with girl, and everyone has a good time. Why not, eh?
Élise LeBlanc says of that: “This song has been a big part of my coming out publicly, as a late-bloomer lesbian. As a teen in a homophobic religious community, I didn’t have the opportunity to explore my queerness. It was much later—in my thirties—when I finally accepted my true self and began living authentically as a boldly queer person. The world of country music has, historically, been unsafe and unwelcoming to queer folks. It’s still often perceived as a conservative genre. This is changing slowly. Artists like k.d. lang, Brandi Carlile, Orville Peck and Allison Russell have been paving the way. Representation is crucial, especially for young queer folks. In sharing Lavender Honey with the world, I want to create space for queer stories in the country genre.”
