True Green | Matt Daisy | Huck

True Green’s name comes from medieval nun Hildegard of Bingen’s idea of viriditas, and also a lawn care company. Hail Disaster, the second album from Minneapolis-based band, is a darker, warmer follow up to their 2024 lofi debut My Lost Decade, exploring tragedies real and imagined, ranging from family cruelty (“Italian Lightning”), to the dark side of fandom (“Beatlemania”), doomed love (“Hamlet + Juliet”), and the death of Hornsby’s uncle from AIDS (“Terry’s Parrot”).  Dan Hornsby, the principal songwriter of True Green, is also a novelist (his book Via Negativa is being adapted into a film starring Young Mazino) and True Green songs put his storytelling skills on full display.

Matt Daisy (STL) is a twister of strange ballads and twangy melodic phrasing. Raised around bluegrass, they write songs with an earthy blend of pop/soul energy and experimental influence. Two parts pouring of the heart, and one part comedic relief, Matt…