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WILEY GABY ANNOUNCES NEW SINGLE “IDGAF NO MORE”—A QUEER COUNTRY ANTHEM FOR THE FED UP AND FEARLESS
Formerly known as Goldenchild, Wiley Gaby steps into a new era of independence and identity
Brooklyn, NY - Wiley Gaby has written a queer country anthem that doesn't ask for space; it takes it. “IDGAF No More,” the first single from Gaby’s forthcoming self-titled album, defiantly breaks with inherited expectations: a country fuck-you song aimed squarely at the patriarchy. It's about the moment when survival turns into self-love, when living for others finally gives way to living—and loving—yourself.
The single arrives via Dial Back Sound, the Mississippi indie label helmed by Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers and The Dexateens. Patton also co-produced and played bass on the track. Pre-save “IDGAF No More” HERE.
Based in Brooklyn, NY, but raised in small-town North Florida, Gaby has always worked inside country music’s emotional core while challenging its boundaries. His songs carry rural memory and city friction in equal measure, blending classic country structures with an unflinching queer perspective. NPR Music once noted his emotional tenor voice, “swelling into high notes and emoting with sly finesse”—a quality that’s never felt more purposeful than it does here.
Co-produced by Starlin Browning (who also engineered and mixed the track), Wiley Gaby, and Matt Patton, “IDGAF No More” brings together a hand-picked cast of Americana, rock, and indie-country virtuosos. Browning and Patton assembled a band that treats the song with both muscle and restraint: Kell Kellum (The Great Dying) on pedal steel, Bradley Gordon (Oxford-based visual artist and musician) on drums, Jay Gonzalez (Drive-By Truckers) on keys, and Ryan Jewell (Rylee Walker) on additional percussion and synths—adding a subtle shimmer beneath the grit. The song also features electric guitar from Marissa Paternoster (Screaming Females, Noun)—named one of Rolling Stone’s 150 Greatest Guitarists in 2023—and harmony vocals from Gaby’s lifelong collaborator Teresa Jiménez. “It’s a collaboration of chosen family—both new and familiar,” says Gaby. The track was mastered by Clay Jones (Modest Mouse), giving the recording its punch and polish.
“IDGAF No More” is lean, melodic, and unapologetic. The song’s power comes not from volume but from clarity: a narrator who’s done negotiating his worth. Where much of modern country leans toward nostalgia or deflection, Gaby leans forward, using some of the genre’s most trusted tools—plainspoken lyrics and emotional honesty—to deliver a reckoning. It’s a protest song disguised as a sing-along. Or maybe the other way around.
Gaby first gained critical attention with Bridges (2015), released as Goldenchild with collaborator Jeff Doker. The album was praised by Adobe & Teardrops as “real country music,” and The Boot named Goldenchild among “10 Queer Country Artists Country Music Fans Should Know.” Since then, Gaby has built momentum through touring and live performances known for their intimacy and emotional voltage—shows where silence matters, where vulnerability lands without irony.
The forthcoming self-titled album marks a new chapter: more direct, more personal, and more assured. “IDGAF No More” sets the tone for country music that refuses erasure while refusing to beg for acceptance. In a cultural moment when country music is being publicly reexamined—who it belongs to, whose stories count—Gaby’s work feels less like commentary and more like proof.
For critics, Wiley Gaby offers a compelling intersection of craft, identity, and cultural relevance. For radio DJs and playlist curators, “IDGAF No More” lands cleanly across Americana, indie folk, and alt-country lanes, with lyrical urgency and melodic immediacy that rewards repeat listens.
This is country music that knows exactly who it’s for—and exactly who it’s done answering to.
“IDGAF No More” is available on all major streaming platforms on February 13, 2026.
ABOUT WILEY GABY
Wiley Gaby is a Brooklyn-based Americana singer-songwriter whose tear-stained vocals and unflinching songs reimagine classic country through a queer lens. Raised in the woods of Wakulla County, Florida, he writes from a life lived between church pews and Brooklyn dive bars, small-town shame and hard-won pride. Partnering with Mississippi's Dial Back Sound (helmed by Matt Patton of Drive-By Truckers, Dexateens), Wiley releases his debut single "IDGAF No More" on February 13, followed by a coast-to-coast US tour and a full album later in the year. For fans of Jason Isbell, Dolly Parton, and Tracy Chapman.
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