{"title":"Maren Morris","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"maren-morris-dreamsicle-dreamsicle-colored-vinyl","title":"Maren Morris - Dreamsicle - Dreamsicle Colored Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Maren%20Morris\"\u003eMaren Morris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e embraces her inner pop diva on her fourth album, 2025's sweetly flavored and chockablock with hooks \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Dreamsicle\"\u003eDreamsicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. While she made her name in Nashville, scoring big country-soul hits like \"My Church,\" \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has never been just a country singer. It's a feeling she underscored with her 2018 hit with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Zedd\"\u003eZedd\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"The Middle\" and her effusive 2019 duet with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Hozier\"\u003eHozier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \"The Bones.\" Yet it's that earthy country soulfulness that is her hallmark, especially when working through life's struggles as she did on 2022's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Humble%20Quest\"\u003eHumble Quest\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an album that found her celebrating the birth of her first child and working through her feelings over the end of her marriage. While there's nothing as life-changing at the core of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Dreamsicle\"\u003eDreamsicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e nonetheless conjures big emotions that feel as grounded and real as anything she's done. Working with a close group of production collaborators, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Greg%20Kurstin\"\u003eGreg Kurstin\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Jack%20Antonoff\"\u003eJack Antonoff\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Joel%20Little\"\u003eJoel Little\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Evan%20Blair\"\u003eEvan Blair\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and others, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e leans into a sonically varied vibe, moving between big melodic pop songs full of glassy '80s-inspired synths and buzzy, dayglow guitars and more intimately rendered numbers, many of which are imbued with a righteous, female-empowered energy. Part of the joy in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Dreamsicle\"\u003eDreamsicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is hearing how good \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e' throaty, powerful vocal coo sounds when matched with a clubby groove, as on the sparkling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/1975\"\u003e1975\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-esque \"Cry in the Car.\" There's a sense that she's breaking away from both musical genre constraints and more personal emotional ones. It's a feeling she underscores on \"Cut!,\" her ebullient duet with singer \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Julia%20Michaels\"\u003eJulia Michaels\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that turns the daily life of a working actress into a feminist battle cry. They sing, \"I'm screaming, 'Cut!'\/I need a moment to just let my tears fall where they want.\" Tearful emotions do fall, even as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e contrasts her heartbreak with infectious choruses, as she does on \"Bed, No Breakfast\" and \"Push Me Over.\" There are also some interesting moments of musical experimentation, as in \"People Still Show Up\" with its jazzy, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Steely%20Dan\"\u003eSteely Dan\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e-esque bass line. Smartly, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003ealso doesn't completely let go of her country roots, and tracks like \"Too Good,\" with its multi-tracked, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Dolly%20Parton\"\u003eDolly Parton\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e harmonies and the delicately sparkling acoustic title-track, have a genuine Nashville singer\/songwriter quality. She also balances the album's sugary highs with songs that dig deep into heartbreak, as on \"This is How a Woman Leaves,\" her voice trembling with raw pathos. With \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Dreamsicle\"\u003eDreamsicle\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/s\/Morris\"\u003eMorris\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e has made an album that's less of a statement about walking away from Nashville and country music and more about the transcendent creative freedom that comes with knowing who you are. ~ Matt Collar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Passion Planet Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42391420797014,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/5876\/6934\/files\/IMG-1280.jpg?v=1750203799"}],"url":"https:\/\/passionplanetrecords.com\/collections\/maren-morris.oembed","provider":"Passion Planet Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}