67. Marissa R. Moss Discusses Margo Price, Midwest Farmer's Daughter

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Music journalist Marissa R. Moss, author of the soon-to-be-released Her Country: How the Women of Country Music Became the Success They Were Never Supposed to Be, stops by to get me acquainted with Margo Price’s 2016 debut album, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter. Marissa talks about the circumstances that brought her to Nashville, how she became acquainted with Price’s music, and what makes Midwest Farmer’s Daughter a special album.

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1:12 Marissa joins the show

2:22 Marissa explains why she moved to Nashville

7:14 Marissa first saw Margo Price with Buffalo Clover

10:43 Margo Price’s music isn’t necessarily easy to categorize

12:42 Marissa knew Midwest Farmer’s Daughter was special almost instantly

Observations about (nearly all of) the album’s tracks:

14:16 Hands of Time

19:57 Marissa helps Al understand the distinction between Americana and country music

24:05 Hurtin’ (On the Bottle)

25:19 This Town Gets Around

26:15 Since You Put Me Down

30:27 Tennessee Song

32:46 Four Years of Chances

38:26 Hurtin’ (On the Bottle), again

41:55 How the Mighty Have Fallen

48:35 Weekender/World’s GreatestLoser/Desperate and Depressed

55:38 Marissa talks about why she wanted to tell the story she tells in Her Country

1:00:58 Marissa discusses her upcoming plans

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