Rainbow Ruckus 8/19: Brye, Lily Rose, Maren Morris, and More!
This week's Rainbow Ruckus features pop splendor, gender euphoria, breakups, old flames, and breaking cycles of trauma.
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- Tiberius learns to let go on "Felt." The gently rollicking tune features off-kilter tempo changes to bring home the sweet disorientation of a rupture.
- Brye confronts eating disorders with a gentle twang. As difficult as the subject matter is, Brye conveys compassion for the adults in her life who passed her habits down to her. The song uses compelling pop production and a soft lilt
- On her last single before her album comes out, Lily Rose brings some Southern rock to the party on "Of Course I Do." The song challenges old flames to find something better than what Rose's protagonist has to offer – and this song offers some steamier lyrics than Rose has put forward before. Something to watch with the new album launching...(insert eyeballs emoji)
- "Babygirl" is a winking tribute to a first love who maybe has something else going on. Maddie Zahm gifts us with a joyous pop track celebrating those of us who color outside the lines of gender.
- Maren Morris contemplates the price of fame on "Welcome to the End." If you haven't checked out her majestic album Dreamsicle, this gives you a taste: confident, triumphant, brassy, hilarious – it's Morris at her best.
