Lonnie Rott
Bio: Lonnie Rott is a singer-songwriter living in Durham, NC. His music explores themes of hope, liberation, faith, and despair in a late-capitalist context, providing something like mutual aid to and for people working for liberation. His self-produced album, Let’s Not Talk About It, is an extended reflection on climate catastrophe and the unique form of despair that comes from recognizing its enormity and seeming inevitability. His songs reflect upon the complex wave of emotions that come from seeing a disaster on the horizon, and the different places he finds himself looking for solace and hope. Generally, Lonnie writes songs about loneliness, longing, desire, leaving behind narratives that no longer work for you, and moving forward despite all the evidence--something like hope.