Maren Morris’ album “ Dreamsicle ” invites healing as she embraces her new life

New York (AP) – When the star of the country Maren Morris Support the support of the LBGTQ community, including the public conflict with Jason Aldean’s wife for the care affirmed by the sexes for young transgender people, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She did not realize it at the time, but she was also expressed for herself.

“I may not have, internally, I had not had the bravery of going there in myself and saying the words aloud,” said Morris, who recently released bisexual. “When you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you have not explored this part of yourself … is now the right time for me to tell everyone while I am married,” Hi, I am also attracted to women? “”

The Grammy winner, who was also united with the movement and immigrants of social justice of Black Lives Matter, has experienced drastic life changes in the past year, including a Divorce with his other singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd. These learning curves shaped “Dreamsicle”, his fourth studio album, Out Now.

“There is a freedom that I found in this album which is a new version of what I thought I had,” said Morris. “It’s just wiser and lived. And maybe part of this is like being in their thirties – you care as much.”

After the “humble quest” of 2022, The 35-year-old singer-songwriter designed 14 tracks filled with an eclectic but coherent mixture of traditional countries, pop-rock and sweet rocks. It continues the free and unconfined flow mixture of sounds for which the singer “The Bones” is known. The production includes pop producer Superstar Jack Antonoff, John Ryan, Laura Veltz and the production team of Monsters & Strangerz, with Morris credited as a writer on each song.

“I wrote throughout all these personal losses and developments. “There were times when I sing on some of these songs when I don’t even remember having made the voice because I was just in such a state of loss and sorrow.”

Outstanding moments include the magnificent American “big bouquet”, where Morris sings, “was so busy praying for my big bouquet / Do not notice that you have given me a new flower every day.” There is also his basic poppy songs like “Cry in the Car” which try to hide the pain and frustration of sorrow behind optimistic tempos.

But it is not all the misfortune and sadness; The singer “The Middle” explores new themes, as on the singles previously released “Bed No Breakfast” and “Push Me Over” which she wrote with the Electro-Pop Muna group.

“I made an appointment with a woman for the first time, and I was just as if I wanted to write about it,” she said, noting that she felt safe to explore the subject with the queer identification group.

As she says that each song represents a facet of this new era, the title song provides the most complete image.

“It was the first song for one of my albums that I wrote alone and I do not often do that,” said Morris, who added “Dreamsicle” came to her at a night like a 3 -hour realization that the change was necessary. “Everything I thought was going to be permanent in my life, as in a form or a way, either ended or has evolved into something completely different.”

Morris is currently preparing for her world tour in July, with more than 40 dates mixing show -heading shows and festival appearances.

Since its release, she has stressed that she has received an abundance of love in all Nashville and has been overwhelmed by the support of the country musical space that some have criticized as intolerant.

More importantly, she hopes that fans understand that “Dreamsicle” is not a “divorce disc”, but a festive healing album.

“He deals with sorrow. He treats friends who helped you bring you back together,” said Morris. “It is important to show and prove to myself that I can treat and cure that. … If I can do it, … someone will hear and have the impression of being able to pass that day in which they are.”

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