Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Maddie & Tae -- Girl In a Country Song



"Bro-country" has a prominent place on country radio these days. Most songs seem to thematically center around trucks, dirt roads, tailgates, and, of course, girls. Never before have we heard a song take on the perspective of those girls and how they feel being that girl in a country song. Until now.

Maddie & Tae, a duo comprised of 18-year-olds Maddie Marlow and Tae Dye, are taking country music on by storm with their first single "Girl In a Country Song." This catchy, upbeat, and, above all, extremely clever song takes aim against several popular bro-country tunes with its honest and sassy lyrics: for example, "tell me one more time you gotta get you some of that, sure I'll slide on over-- but you're gonna get slapped."

How exactly did this song come about? "Maddie and I were in a songwriting session on St Patrick's Day, and we were talking about all the songs and laughing because the lyrics share a common theme. We wanted to go at it from a girl's perspective, and we wanted to put ourselves in the shoes of this girl. You know, how does she feel wearing these cut-off shorts, sitting on the tailgate?" Taylor shared with Rolling Stone. Added Maddie, "You get to hear the story from the guy all the time, but you don't get to hear how this girl feels about having to live up to these expectations."

These girls and this track are a breath of fresh air at a time when most country music has taken on a similar formula and has essentially put out the same song time and time again. In the absence of acts like the Dixie Chicks and The Wreckers, Maddie & Tae are seamlessly filling that long-empty void of female duos/groups in country. With their sharp songwriting skills and sweet vocals, they may just prove to be the future of country music.




The girls have been performing some of their new songs on a radio tour across the United States this month. While "Girl In a Country Song" demonstrates their songwriting ability, "Smoke," a track about wanting what you can't have, highlights their beautiful harmonies. Listen to it here:




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Buy Girl In a Country Song on iTunes here!

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