Every now and then, an artist comes to my attention that just has a special something about them. Something different that sets them apart from the rest.
I’d seen several mentions of Morgan Wade’s debut album as something I should definitely check out. I’m always seeing lots of different recommendations in various places but when several were all saying the same thing, I couldn’t help but think, “Hmm, maybe there is something to this”.
In anticipation of her album coming out on 19th March, I listened to the songs that I could find to see what all the fuss was about. The first song I listened to was called “The Night” which was released in 2019. To say I was blown away is an understatement of truly gigantic proportions. The tone of Morgan’s voice, the grittiness, the rasp, the painful honesty. All things that are in plentiful supply in country music, this being one of the main reasons I love the genre.
There was one line in that song in particular that totally bowled me over:
My mind likes to talk about everything I am not
and even worse everything I am
Just incredible - so much emotion and feeling in those words. Morgan has clearly had several demons to conquer in her life thus far, but perhaps her song writing and music gives her the perfect outlet to express those emotions.
In the runup to the album release, my expectations were high to say the least and the record met those expectations and so much more. Reckless has shot to the top of my list of favourite albums of 2021 and it will take something extraordinary over the next few months to knock it into second place.
