GATLIN RECLAIMS HER POWER WITH DEFIANT INDIE POP ANTHEM “JESUS CHRIST & COUNTRY CLUBS”

Gatlin is a Nashville-born artist who escaped a conservative, deeply religious upbringing in Florida, where she attended private Christian school and lived under the weight of familial and societal expectations. Now based in Los Angeles, she’s living proudly and openly as a queer artist, carving out a lane entirely her own with unapologetic authenticity and emotional grit.

But the past isn’t so easily left behind. Her latest single, “Jesus Christ & Country Clubs,” is a darkly uplifting anthem that tackles her upbringing head-on. With biting wit, sharp humor, and a healthy dose of defiance, Gatlin skewers the contradictions and hypocrisies of the upper-crust Christian lifestyle she was raised in—where appearances matter more than truth, and conformity is prized over self-expression.

The track is a cathartic release—bold, vulnerable, and deeply personal. It captures the inner conflict of growing up queer in a world that demanded silence, compliance, and self-erasure. Gatlin doesn’t just air old wounds; she reclaims them, turning pain into power.

The accompanying music video is set at a lavish country club and gleefully turns the setting on its head. Gatlin performs with fearless flamboyance, defying stereotypes with bawdy humor and stylish bravado. The character she embodies is exaggerated, but deeply familiar—someone she says she knows all too well.

With “Jesus Christ & Country Clubs,” Gatlin delivers a sharply observed, emotionally charged anthem of self-discovery. It’s a triumphant declaration of identity, queerness, and survival—and a reminder that breaking away doesn’t mean forgetting where you came from. It means finally being free enough to laugh at it.