Megan Moroney: ‘Am I Okay?’ Album Review
Megan Moroney’s brand new album, Am I Okay? is officially out now, July 12th on all streaming platforms. Learn more and listen to the new album below.
Following in the footsteps of her stellar debut, 2023’s Lucky, Megan Moroney is back with her sophomore effort on Sony Music Nashville/Columbia Records, Am I Okay?. Out now, the new collection is a clear next step for the rising superstar.
Produced by Kristian Bush (of Sugarland), each of the album’s fourteen tracks were written or co-written by Moroney, alongside the likes of Luke Laird, Jessie Jo Dillon, Jessi Alexander, Ashley Gorley, Liz Rose, Shane McAnally, and more. The result is an exhilarating release, proving that the Georgia native’s meteoric rise is only bound to continue.
Am I Okay? opens with its title track, a triumphant midtempo that finds her stronger on the other side of a breakup. Accompanied by a triumphant chorus of gang vocals, she’s moving on and moving up with someone better than her no-good ex. “I don’t feel like a sad song soundtrack, The old me doesn’t know how to feel about that,” She muses, chock with self-realization. “Am I okay? I think I’m okay.”
Much of the album deals with the universal themes of breaking up, making up, and moving on, without ever sounding sameish or repetitive. There’s the stirring “28th of June,” a piano-ballad about the bittersweet recollections of an anniversary after a relationship ends. “Today would’ve been a day that we’d celebrate,” She sings. “And now it’s just another Tuesday.”
“Third Time’s the Charm” finds her buoyant and optimistic as she falls in love again, hoping that the third love in her life will also be the final one. Meanwhile, the previously released “No Caller ID,” finds her eager to move on despite late night calls from an ex. Similarly, “I Know You” finds her admitting to herself that the man in her life isn’t a good one. It’s a sparse and stirring guitar ballad, her broken heart on full display.
“I know you, And you’re out sipping whiskey with some girl you barely know // While you’re texting me you miss me, say you’re sitting home alone // I’m two-thousand miles away and you can’t help that you can’t change, you’ll wake up with her in the bed I made”
Moroney can do ballads like a pro, but she can also sell an uptempo with fervor, evidenced on tracks like “Man on the Moon” and “Indifferent.” The latter is a gritty and guitar-driven anthem about moving on and no longer caring about a “guy who was more wrong than right,” finding herself happy to have found indifference. Likewise, “Man on the Moon” is a roaring rocket to the stratosphere, a surefire hit of pop-tinted country perfection. On the kiss-off tune, she’s moving on, ejecting someone from her life into another atmosphere.
“‘Yeah but he’s the kind of man I’d like a hundred thousand miles from here // ‘Cause he wants me and he needs space // Someone take this cowboy away // Somewhere far, let him fly // Out of this world and off my mind // C’mon there’s gotta be a rocket somewhere taking off soon // I think it’s time we put another man on the moon”
“Heaven by Noon” shows her contemplating life and loss, a poignant and touching wish that she had said and done more before someone passed on. “When I talked to you this morning, I said I’ll see you soon,” She sings, voice laced with emotion. “Would have said so much more, If I only knew, That you’d be in heaven by noon.” Meanwhile, “The Girls” is a true celebration of the female support system, its lyrics primed for Instagram videos and TikTok montages of special moments with the friends who can get you through anything.
Lyrically, Moroney and her co-writers truly stretched themselves on this album, notably on songs like the cheeky “Miss Universe” and “Mama, I Lied.” On the former, she’s happy that if she had to be dumped, it was for a beauty queen, while the latter finds her admitting some hidden truths to her mom. On the rootsy and old-school country ballad, she confesses many of her lies, with the most prominent being that her ex was a good guy.
“Noah” feels very early Taylor Swift, as the Georgia native teasingly sings about a high school sweetheart, while “Hope You’re Happy” is a bittersweet ballad that finds her wishing an ex well, while remaining blissfully ignorant of his life. She’s joined by the unmistakable Vince Gill here, who lends his smooth harmonies to the gorgeous track.
The album ends on a stunning note, Moroney strong yet vulnerable on “Hell of a Show.” Much like Taylor Swift’s, “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” the sparse ballad speaks to putting on a smile while aching inside. It’s a short and sweet ballad that speaks to the power of a performer, her vulnerable vocals floating over a sparse acoustic guitar as she pulls back the curtain between the public and private personas.
“Keep it together, I can keep it together, For the room full of people here who love me better // Than he could’ve, or would’ve, and should’ve I know, I guess you could say I put on a hell of a show // ‘Cause I’ll smile and I’ll sing and I’ll wave and repeat // And tonight I’ll cry myself to sleep”
Since bursting onto the music scene with “Tennessee Orange,” Megan Moroney has been making quite the name for herself. Am I Okay? proves that she’s much more than just okay, she’s arguably country’s next big superstar.
Am I Okay? Track List:
- Am I Okay?
- Third Times a Charm
- No Caller ID
- Man on the Moon
- 28th of June
- Indifferent
- Noah
- Miss Universe
- Mama, I Lied
- I Know You
- The Girls
- Heaven By Noon
- Hope You’re Happy
- Hell of a Show
Country Swag Picks:
- Am I Okay?
- Man on the Moon
- Miss Universe
- The Girls
Megan Moroney shares new album, ‘Am I Okay,’ out now on all streaming platforms.
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