With so much happening in the four years since their debut album, including their first label going bust, it’s no wonder that Maddie and Tae’s new album, the way it feels, feels like a breath of Tennessee fresh air and a celebration of freedom sprinkled with a new level of maturity. Their debut was just about to start her first year of high school, sweet and innocent, their sophomore album, laced with knowledge and a new leash on life, already graduated.
Led by Maddie Marlow’s soft, yet powerful vocals and Tae dye’s perfectly encrypted harmonies, the Nashville based duo sing life’s lessons to all who listen. The duo takes us on an emotional rollercoaster with lyrics such as “I wanna look him in the eyes and see someone I recognise”, which Maddie agonisingly sings in the devastatingly beautiful ballad ‘water in his wine glass’.
The duo have opened up and allowed themselves to be vulnerable with this record, allowing fans to connect and relate, everyone can relate to the feeling of calling up a loved one in a state of heartbreak, which the girls elaborate on in ‘die from a broken heart’ . They also speak about having that one friend who’s always felt like something more in “friends don’t” which most of us can relate to.
With a blues and soul feel, laced in pop country, maddie and Tae experiment with a sound that could only be described as its own genre.
Rating: 7/10
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