WHAT IT IS: A country rebel with a rock edge, Floyd, Va., native Morgan Wade takes a box cutter to convention as she examines the emotional extremes today’s young people experience. Working with co-producers Sadler Vaden (guitarist for Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit) and Paul Ebersold, Wade has forged a grittier take on modern country, as electric guitar lines snake around aggressive acoustics. NamedRolling Stone’s #1 Country/Americana release of 2021, Wade’s audacious debut album, Reckless, yielded the single “Wilder Days,” which made Time’s Top 10 Songs of 2021. With six additional tracks, the newly released deluxe version is sure to further increase this up-and-comer’s momentum during the coming year.
ALBUM: Reckless (Deluxe Edition)
RELEASE DATE: 1/28
SINGLE: “Wilder Days”
TV: CBS Saturday Morning Sessions
LIVE: Mile Zero Fest; supporting Ryan Hurd’s Tour de Pelago, Luke Combs stadium tour; C2C Music Festival; previously toured with Lucero in 2021
INTERNET: 21.3m+ Spotify streams on “Wilder Days,” 1.7m+ monthly listeners; featured on Spotify’s New Boots, Hot Country, Indigo, Big Country, more; Spotify Hot Country Artist to Watch; named 2022 Artist to Watch by Amazon Music and Pandora
RADIO: “Wilder Days” #1 at SiriusXM’s Highway; climbing Country charts
PRESS: N.Y. Times, Rolling Stone, Time, FADER, Stereogum, Lyric, Boston Globe, Vulture, more
BOOKING: Jonathan Insogna/WME
PUBLISHING: UMPG
MANAGEMENT: Mary Sparr/Hillpeople Mgmt