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A project led by the brooding vocals of
Bria Salmena,
Bria's intimate, noir-inflected alternative country-rock stands in contrast to the singer's commanding delivery as leader of post-punk revivalists
Frigs.
Bria debuted with a set of languid, reverb-drenched country covers,
Cuntry Covers, Vol. 1, in 2021.
Conceived during a pandemic lockdown in 2020,
Bria's debut EP emerged from
Salmena's desire to forgo songwriting and instead reflect back the music that spoke to her during what was a period of loneliness and intense dread.
Salmena,
Frigs guitarist
Duncan Hay Jennings, and backing vocalist
Jaime McCuaig ended up staying together at a hobby farm in Hockley Hills, Ontario, Canada, where they recorded
Bria's debut EP in the farmhouse living room. The project signed with Sub Pop in mid-2021. Featuring songs originally by
Karen Dalton,
Waylon Jennings, and
John Cale, among others,
Cuntry Covers, Vol. 1 appeared on the label that September. ~ Marcy Donelson