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Megan Moroney

  • Lucky [Columbia, 2023] A-
  • Am I Okay? [Columbia Nashville, 2024] A-

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Lucky [Columbia, 2023]
Yet another intelligent young woman from the new deep south who puts more smarts into her lyrics than than any two mannish alt-rock bands chosen at random. True, she does have male song doctors at the ready, although it could be that they're there primarily to help her with the kind of hooks that'll nail "Tonight my only ambition/Is to make a bad decision," "I sleep on my side/And you sleep with everyone," and "You can't love the boy more than you love the girl in the mirror." For sure the all-Moroney closer with its "I write sad songs for sad people/But I wrote this love song for you" summum gives a romantic reason to hope so. A-

Am I Okay? [Columbia Nashville, 2024]
Subscriber-only review. A-