Country artist Megan Moroney proves the sky is the limit with her new, vulnerable and straight- from-the-heart album “Cloud Nine.” At just 28-years-old, she released her third album on Feb. 20, and it will be sure to send listeners into another realm. Whether you’re feeling glad or sad– there is something for everyone.
No matter if you’re feeling happy-go-lucky or missing your ex, Moroney will make you feel seen and have your experiences reflected through her melodies. Below, the songs on the album have been reviewed in the order of the track list.
“Cloud Nine”: Moroney never fails to tell a story. She makes her songs so relatable with real-world, simple problems like having rocks in your shoes or having to get Pepsi instead of Coke. She basically says that none of this matters because she has the man that makes every problem so insignificant.
If you’re in the honeymoon stage with a boy, this is the cute, girly love song for you.
“Medicine”: This song is so petty it’s amazing. She has a more country twang in her voice during this while she rips on a man who treated her badly – talk about a slap in the face. She’s putting you on blast with the lyrics “Here’s a big ol’ heaping spoon of your own medicine,” and letting everyone know how you fumbled her.
“6 Months Later”: Hot take this song is so good, but so overplayed. Considering it came out before the album, we all jammed out to this awaiting the rest of it. Other than that, it has a catchy beat and an empowering theme of getting over the man who broke your heart, and denying him when he comes running back ‘6 months later’.
“Stupid”: Honestly, I can’t tell if Moroney is taking a naive or sarcastic role while singing this. She goes on and on with reasons about why she isn’t getting a text back and how there’s no way a boy could be so ‘stupid’. I love the self confidence, but we might need a reality check.
“Beautiful Things”: Surprisingly, this song is not about a boy. It’s about the growing pains of a teenage girl: mean girls, being left out– you know the jist. The empowering lyrics and simple guitar music makes this a tear-jerker, and every woman must listen to this at some point in her life.
“Convincing”: Now this is cheeky. Moroney is singing about a one-night stand and how they’re pretending to be deeply in love. This is probably very relatable to a specific audience of women in their mid-twenties, but not so much to high schoolers .
“Liars & Tigers & Bears”: I absolutely love the play on words from Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” Aside from that, this song is about the struggle women face in the music industry. I believe this was a form of therapy for Moroney, but only a fraction of listeners can relate.
“I Only Miss You”: Wow, talk about a punch to the gut. The way her and Ed Sheeran’s voices sound together during this collab is amazing. I mean the lyric, “I only miss you when I’m breathing” is bound to leave listeners in tears.
“Wedding Dress”: Tears. Absolute tears. “So, let me miss him now / But God, don’t let me miss him in a wedding dress” will tell you all you need to know about this song.
“Change of Heart”: The beat starts off slow until about 35 seconds in when it just drops. This song is a direct reflection of a woman’s brain after being cheated on. Going back and forth between being livid and thinking she still loves him. The only correct answer is to never go back and know your self worth.
“Bells & Whistles”: Let me first preface that you are never too much. Moroney and Kacey Musgraves in this collab struggle with being replaced with a woman who isn’t as ‘extra’ as they are. But, come on, everyone loves a little action in their lives. Never dull yourself down for anyone – take it from Moroney and Musgraves themselves.
“Table for Two”: Not to be a bad influence or anything, but this would be the perfect song to send to your ex if you want to get back together. The sappy background music and lyrics about familiarity and longing would be a guaranteed text back from that one person.
“Wish I Didn’t”: She’s falling for a man with a bad reputation, a.k.a “A graveyard of girls,” and we all know how this goes. Moroney uses her high-energy vocals to send a firm, playful warning that she can ruin him with a song if he crosses her trust.
“Who Hurt You?”: One of the coolest things is that Moroney uses her songwriting as therapy. She takes her feelings of sadness and anger after being betrayed by a man and turns it into a masterpiece for other victims of men to jam out to and get over them, and this song is just that.
“Waiting On the Rain”: Boy did she save the saddest one for last. “Waiting for the good to go bad like it always does” is quite the lyric. One thing I find interesting is that this song is not about desperation and longing like usual; it’s about accepting the pain and knowing that the world will keep spinning. It’s straight reality and maturity which is what makes this song so devastating.
All in all, Moroney has successfully gone three for three with her albums so far. There is a song for every woman guaranteed to make you laugh or cry, and that’s what makes Moroney and this album so special.