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Megan Moroney Proves She’s a Country Music Keeper With Her Candid and Accomplished Second Record, ‘Am I Okay?’: Album Review
Country singer Megan Moroney finds fun as well as sorrow in heartbreak songs with a second album, 'Am I Okay?,' that proves her debut was no fluke.
There was an irony, of sorts, with Moroney’s debut album, where she made it clear that her natural inclination was toward sad songs saying so much — even though the singles, including “Tennessee Orange” and “Lucky,” tended to be upbeat outliers. Justin Schipper’s pedal guitar stands out from the opening licks of “No Caller ID” on through the whole single, and anyone who had hopes that emphasis might prove true for the rest of the album will have reason to be pleased with a record that includes the instrument on 13 out of 14 tracks, for either mournful or feisty purposes. It’s her own heartfelt “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” minus the Eurodisco, as she writes solo (no collaborators on this one, either in the writers’ room or the recording) about the irony of becoming a breakout star in the midst of being treated like shit.
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