There's a special kind of magic when it takes a song almost four decades to see the light of day, and Moonshine's "GOOD GIRLS (DON'T ALWAYS WEAR WHITE)" is drenched in just that.
Dug up from a 1987 Nashville recording session that is equally part myth and miracle, this exclusive slice of never-before-heard music from husband-and-wife-led outfit Moonshine proves that music, much like whiskey, only gets better with age. It's a song born in the backroads of rural Wisconsin and shaped under the tender guidance of country punk legend Vassar Clements, a tune that tells a tale as raw and unfiltered as its titular appendage.
"GOOD GIRLS (DON'T ALWAYS WEAR WHITE)" rides the line between old-school country grime and polished Southern storytelling. It's all dusty drums, warm basslines, and the sort of harmonies that only come from people who know the lyrics they're singing. The instrumentation is tight but still loose enough to sound like it all came together in one inspired take, which it probably did. After all, this was Nashville in the '80s, with the tape rolling and everybody's bared heart flopped open.
Purity and perfection be damned, the lyrics reverse the gendered script on dated standards. A twinkle in the eye and a steel-string twang, it's a celebration of the women who give tradition the boot with a bit of sass and a lot of soul. It's a celebration.