Morgan Wade

One Liner:  Lyrically solid country bordering on rock with all the tattoos.

Wikipedia Genre:  Country

Home: Floyd, Virginia

Poster Position: 3 (9) 
Both Weekends.
Sunday at 3:15.

Thoughts:  So, you look at the pictures that immediately come up on Spotify, and you figure this has to be pop or rap or something, because this lady has approximately 7,003 visible tattoos and a pretty face.  But somehow, instead, this is country music.  I hear Maren Morris at times (you know that song she sings about driving around in a Montero with a busted radio?), and Miranda Lambert at other times.  But I like what I hear there.

Morgan Dealie Wade (I like that middle name, it is weird) is from Floyd, Virginia.  She started writing songs as a freshman in college, and originally released an album credited to the Stepbrothers with musicians she recruited through Craigslist.  Later, she got to perform with Jason Isbell on a bill at something called FloydFest, and her album made its way to Sadler Vaden, the guitarist in the 400 Unit, who took an interest.  Vaden worked with her to put together a real debut album, which spawned a hit and got some critical love.

That hit is one that I've heard on local radio - not sure if that would be Sun or KUTX, but one of those two.  It's a good tune.  "Wilder Days" from 2021's Reckless, with 85.5 million streams.

Can definitely associate with the whole "hating the smell of cigarette smoke, but back in the day used to smoke while I drank" - those were dumb days.  I am so very glad that it is so rare for folks to smoke anymore.  Dumb habit.  Really good song.  She does a good cover of "Suspicious Minds" too.  New album just came out like 5 days ago, and yet the lead single has already fired up 3.2 million streams. "Psychopath."

Again, I like it.  Less poppy and radio-ready, but a good sound and lyrics that suck me in to hear what she is going on about.  I can see how there could be a fun string here with Ellis Bullard and then Randall King and then Morgan Wade for all the country lovers out there.  They're screwed after that, but at least they can have some fun before Death Grips comes out and ruins their day.