Reckless Morgan Wade

• 1Wilder Days04:11
• 2Matches and Metaphors03:17
• 3Other Side03:12
• 4Don't Cry03:39
• 5Mend04:54
• 6Last Cigarette02:49
• 7Take Me Away03:45
• 8Reckless03:44
• 9Northern Air04:51
• 10Met You04:33
• Total Runtime38:55

Info zu Reckless

Morgan Wade ist in Floyd, Virginia, aufgewachsen ist, wo Bluegrass so allgegenwärtig wie die Blue Ridge Mountains ist. Weil sie aber vor allem Pop und Punk im Kopf hatte, Musikstile, die in diesem 425-Seelen-Dorf so allgegenwärtig wie Austern oder Heilpraktiker sind, fand sie ihren eigenen musikalischen Weg, indem sie anfing eigene Stücke zu schreiben und zu singen. Produziert von Sadler Vaden - Jason Isbells langjährigem Gitarristen und selbst gefeierter Solokünstler ? ist Wades Album-Debüt 'Reckless' eine selbstbewusste Rock'n'Roll-Platte, die eine fabelhafte und mutige junge Singer-Songwriterin vorstellt. Sie nimmt ihre Stärken und Macken an und stellt weiterhin Fragen darüber, wer sie ist ? und wer sie sein möchte. Ihre Stimme, ein kratziger Sopran, der ebenso beruhigend wie knurrend wirken kann, ist brillant. Als Wade anfing, ihre eigenen Songs zu schreiben, wurde das Country-Radio von schlanken Stimmen wie denen von Shania Twain und Faith Hill dominiert ? und Morgan Wade konnte sich in keiner von ihnen wiederfinden. Heute, mit 'Reckless' im Schlepptau, ist Morgan Wade bereit, dass ihre eigene Stimme gehört wird.

„Reckless“, das Debüt-Album von MORGAN WADE ist kein Schnellschuss. Wer möchte, kann im Web Videos finden, die bis ins Jahr 2014 zurückreichen und so MORGAN'S musikalische Entwicklung (und die stetig wachsende Anzahl von Tattoos) mitverfolgen. So konnte sie bereits auf eine größere Sammlung an Songs zurückgreifen, als sie daran ging, ihre musikalischen Erfahrungen auf „Reckless“ zu konkretisieren. Das macht sich auf diesem Album durch ein ausgesprochen souveränes Songwriting, eine knackige Präsentation und ein kohärentes Sound-Design bemerkbar, an dem Produzent SADLER VADEM sicherlich einen großen Anteil hat." (Ullrich Maurer, musikreviews.de)

Morgan Wade, Gesang, Gitarre

Morgan Wade
has never sounded like anybody else, and for a long time, she thought that meant her songs were just for her. “Honestly, I think that was really good for me,” she says. “It made me think, ‘Alright, well, I’m not going to sing for anybody else––but I’m singing for myself.’” Since then, Wade has figured out that when you grow up in Floyd, Virginia, where bluegrass sustains everyone like the Blue Ridge Mountain air but you hear other sounds like pop and punk in your own head, singing for yourself is the way to become the artist you were always meant to be.

Produced by Sadler Vaden––Jason Isbell’s longtime guitarist and an acclaimed solo artist in his own right––Wade’s full-length debut Reckless is a confident rock-and-roll record that introduces a young singer-songwriter who is embracing her strengths and quirks as she continues to ask questions about who she is––and who she wants to be. Her voice, a raspy soprano that can soothe liltingly or growl, is on brilliant display. “I feel like the last couple of years have been me trying to figure out where I fit in, who I fit in with, and what’s going on,” Wade says. “I’m almost four years sober, so a lot of the friends I had, I don’t really hang out with anymore. When I wrote these songs, I was going through a lot, just trying to figure out who I am.”

Now living in Damascus, Virginia, about two hours east of where she grew up, Wade remains connected to the roots that raised her, even as she stretches. “All these bluegrass players would get together out in the streets and play music together,” she says of her little hometown. “My grandfather would go up there every Friday night, and I’d go up there with him and my grandma. I remember falling asleep on their laps, just sitting up there, listening to music.” When Wade began to write her own songs, country radio was dominated by svelte voices like Shania Twain and Faith Hill––and Wade couldn’t hear herself in any of them.

“I’d write songs but didn’t tell anybody about it,” Wade says. “It was like some kind of secret. Even as a kid, it was what I liked to do: I’d go off into my own little world and write songs and stories.”

Wade was 19 and in college when she first performed in public: an open mic in Floyd, backed by a band she had cobbled together via Craigslist. She loved the stage––and soon, her secret writing and singing became a public––and beloved––soundtrack. Wade began touring with her band, the Stepbrothers, and generated a grassroots following and high-profile attention––including that of Vaden.

Asked how she feels about the head-turning voice she used to hide, Wade is characteristically honest, self-deprecating, and insightful. “I still go through moments. I was in the studio two weeks ago and I thought, ‘Can I actually sing? Is everybody just mocking me right now?’” She laughs a little and sighs. “I think it just takes a while. After spending all those years feeling like you weren’t good enough, it takes time to rewire your brain––to know hey: You really do have a good voice.”

Today, with Reckless in tow, Wade is ready for her voice to be heard. “This is different than anything I’ve ever done before,” she says of the record. “It’s opened up a bunch of different lanes––and I’m proud of it. A lot of the songs are about figuring out what the hell I’m doing.” She pauses and grins. “Maybe record number two will be a little bit more about knowing who I am.”

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