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Margo Price has announced the August 29 release of her forthcoming album, Hard Headed Woman, via Loma Vista Records. Previous collaborator Matt Ross-Spang produced the new set, which features duets between the songstress and Tyler Childers, as well as the social media music sensation Jesse Welles. The LP is previewed today by the first single and official music video, “Don’t Let Those Bastards Get You Down,” inspired by the late Kris Kristofferson and Sinéad O’Connor and the book turned TV series The Handmaid’s Tale.
Hard Headed Woman is Price’s first album, made in Nashville in more than two decades, the place she has called home and taken inspiration from. On the impending record, the musician extends an anthem for independence while staying true to tradition. The set strikes a stance of resistance, evoking a similar presence to Margret Antwood’s literary success, and is rooted in her own experience after being booed on stage during a Bob Dylan anniversary gig. The track produces a feeling of individual durability and resilience.
Price co-wrote the single with help from her husband, Jeremy Ivey, as well as Kristofferson and Rodney Crowell. Today’s release emphasizes the importance of fighting the good fight, which promotes justice and dedication to individual principles.
In her own words, Price says, “I always hope to do like Johnny Cash did, which is speak up for the common man and woman. But there have been so many threats and anger and vitriol over the years, when I am only coming from a place of love. So I made the decision to rebuild everything from the ground up. I hope this album inspires people to be fearless and take chances and just be unabashedly themselves, in a culture that tries as hard as it can to beat us into all being the same.”
Price’s latest set builds off the child-like perspective of Midwest Farmer’s Daughter, telling tales of the battles and experiences in her quest to stardom: from dive bars to tour buses, parenthood and relationships, the musician strikes a deeper connection with a full thrust of honesty and introspection.
Listen to “Don’t Let The Bastards Get You Down” and stream the official music video below.
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