DEBUT SINGLE “WILDER DAYS” NAMED ONE OF YEAR’S BEST BY TIME,
ROLLING STONE, BILLBOARD, AND MORE
NAMED TO SIRIUSXM’S ALL-GENRE FUTURE FIVE;
ANNOUNCED AS CMT 2022 LISTEN UP ARTIST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Arista Nashville “force to be reckoned with” (MusicRow) Morgan Wade’s debut album Reckless was named the Best Country Album of 2021 by Rolling Stone as year-end accolades roll in for the project and it’s lead single “Wilder Days.”
Evoking the spirit of “Kris Kristofferson as a Gen Z woman” (HITS), Wade blasted onto the country scene in early 2021 with the devastatingly honest LP that has gone on to receive rave reviews from critics. Produced by GRAMMY Award winners Sadler Vaden and Paul Ebersold, Reckless has resonated as a confident debut that introduces the young singer-songwriter who is “embrac[ing] all her rough edges with no desire to sand them down” (Billboard). American Songwriter declares “There’s no mistaking the sheer heft of her songwriting, and there’s really no telling how far she’ll soar in the future.”
Reckless and “Wilder Days” have been recognized as:
25 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021 (No. 1, Reckless) – Rolling Stone
10 Best Nashville Albums of the Year (No. 2, Reckless) – Tennessean
10 Best Country Albums of 2021 (No. 4, Reckless) – Stereogum
11 Best Country Albums of 2021 (No. 4, Reckless) – Taste of Country
10 Best Country Albums of 2021 (No. 5, Reckless) – Billboard
50 Best Albums of 2021 (No. 13, Reckless) – Rolling Stone
60 Best Albums of the Year (Reckless) – Boston Globe
20 Best Country and Americana Albums of 2021 (Reckless) – Wide Open Country
Best 12 Debut Albums in Country Music in 2021 (No. 5, Reckless) – Lyric Magazine
10 Best Songs of 2021 (No. 9, “Wilder Days”) – TIME
15 Best Country Songs of 2021 (No. 12, “Wilder Days”) – Billboard
100 Best Songs of 2021 (No. 13, “Wilder Days”) – The FADER
50 Best Songs of 2021 (No. 14, “Wilder Days”) – Rolling Stone
20 Best Country and Americana Songs of 2021 (“Wilder Days”) – Wide Open Country
Top 21 Country Songs of 2021 (No. 13, “Wilder Days”) – Taste of Country
Top 25 Country Songs of 2021 (No. 4, “Wilder Days”) – Off the Record