AP Top News｜马伦·莫里斯（Maren Morris）的《梦幻橙》（Dreamsicle）专辑在她迎接新生活的同时，也带来了一种疗愈的力量

NEW YORK (AP) When country star Maren Morris would voice support for the LBGTQ community, including publicly clashing with Jason Aldeans wife over gender-affirming care for transgender youth, she thought she was doing it as an ally. She didnt realize it at the time, but she was also speaking up for herself, too.

I just maybe, internally, hadnt had the bravery to go there in myself, and say the words out loud, said Morris, who recently came out as bisexual. When you spend the majority of your life in straight relationships and you havent explored that part of yourself is now the right time for me to tell everyone while Im married that like, Hi, Im also attracted to women?

The Grammy winner, whos also stood in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter social justice movement and immigrants, has experienced drastic life changes throughout the past year, including a divorce with fellow singer-songwriter Ryan Hurd. These learning curves shaped Dreamsicle, her fourth studio album, out now.

Theres a freedom that Ive found in this album thats a new version of what I thought I had, Morris explained. Its just more wise and lived-in. And maybe part of thats just like being in your 30s you just dont care as much.

Following 2022s Humble Quest, the 35-year-old singer-songwriter crafted 14 tracks filled with an eclectic, yet cohesive mix of traditional country, pop, soft-rock and dreamy bluegrass vibes. It continues the free-flowing, unconfined mix of sounds the The Bones singer is known for. Production includes superstar pop producer Jack Antonoff, John Ryan, Laura Veltz and The Monsters & Strangerz production team, with Morris credited as a writer on every song.

I was writing all through all of those personal losses and evolutions. I was really just avoiding going home, and I would stay in my sessions late, and also write on days that I probably should have just taken a nap or gone to see my therapist, Morris said. There were moments where Im singing on some of these songs where I dont even remember doing the vocal because I was just in such a state of loss and grief.

Standout moments include the beautiful Americana-esque grand bouquet where Morris sings, been so busy praying for my grand bouquet/not noticing you gave me a new flower every day. There are also her staple poppy songs like cry in the car that attempt to mask the pain and frustration of heartbreak behind upbeat tempos.

But its not all doom and gloom; The Middle vocalist explores new themes, like on the previously released singles bed no breakfast, and push me over which she wrote with the electro-pop band MUNA.

I went on a date with a woman for the first time, and I was just like I want to write about this, she said, noting she felt safe exploring the topic with the queer-identifying band.

While she says each song represents some facet of this new era, the title track provides the fullest picture.

It was the first song for one of my albums that I wrote alone and I dont often do that, said Morris, who added Dreamsicle came to her at one night as a 3 a.m. realization that change was necessary. Everything that I thought was going to be permanent in my life, like in some form or fashion, either ended or evolved into something completely different.

Morris is currently prepping for her global tour in July, with more than 40 dates mixing headlining shows and festival appearances.

Since coming out, she emphasizes shes received an abundance of love throughout Nashville, and has been overwhelmed by the support in the country music space that some have criticized as intolerant.

More importantly, she hopes fans understand Dreamsicle is not a divorce record, but a celebratory album of healing.

It deals with grief. It deals with the friends that helped patch you back together, Morris said. Its important to show and to prove to myself that I can process and heal from this. If I can do it, ... someone will hear it and feel like they can get through that day that theyre in.

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纽约（美联社）——当乡村音乐明星梅伦·莫里斯（Maren Morris）公开为LGBTQ群体发声，包括与杰森·奥尔丁（Jason Aldean）的妻子就变性青年性别认同护理问题发生公开冲突时，她认为自己是在作为一个支持者而行动。她当时没有意识到，她也在为自己发声。

我可能内心深处没有足够的勇气去表达自己，大声说出这些话，但最近我公开了自己是双性恋的身份。当你大部分时间都在直男关系中度过，而没有探索过自己内心的一部分时，现在我结婚时告诉大家，‘嗨，我也被女性所吸引’是正确的时机。

这位格莱美奖得主，同时也是黑命贵社会正义运动和移民团结的支持者，在过去一年中经历了巨大的生活变化，包括与另一位歌手-词曲创作人Ryan Hurd的离婚。这些生活经历塑造了她的第四张录音室专辑《Dreamsicle》，现已发布。

莫里斯解释道，在这张专辑中，我找到了一个新的自由度，这对我来说是新的、不一样的体验。它更睿智、更成熟。也许这就是30多岁的感觉——你不再那么在意了。

继2022年的“谦逊之旅”之后，这位35岁的歌手兼词曲创作人精心制作了14首曲目，这些曲目融合了传统乡村、流行、软摇滚和梦幻蓝草等多种音乐风格，形成了既多样又统一的混合体。它延续了“The Bones”歌手以其著名的自由流畅、不受拘束的音混合而闻名。制作团队包括流行音乐超级制作人Jack Antonoff、John Ryan、Laura Veltz以及The Monsters & Strangerz制作团队，Morris在每首歌曲中都被列为作词者。

Morris说：“我一直在写这些关于个人失去和成长的歌曲。我其实一直在逃避回家，我通常会晚些结束我的会议，甚至在我本应该小憩或去看心理医生的日子里也继续写作。有些时候，我在演唱这些歌曲时，我都不记得自己是如何发声的，因为那时我完全沉浸在失去和悲痛之中。”

令人难忘的时刻包括莫里斯（Morris）演唱的“grand bouquet”这样的美国风情歌曲，歌词中唱道：“一直忙于为我的大花束祈祷/没有注意到你每天给我一朵新花。”此外，还有她标志性的欢快节奏歌曲，如《车里哭泣》（Cry in the Car），试图掩盖心碎的痛苦和沮丧。

但这并不全是坏消息；'The Middle'的主唱在之前发布的单曲《bed no breakfast》和《push me over》中探索了新的主题，这两首歌是她与电子流行乐队MUNA合作创作的。

她说：“我第一次和一个女性约会，我真的很想写关于这件事。我注意到在带有同性恋认同标签的乐队中，我感到可以安全地探讨这个话题。”

她表示，每首歌曲都代表着这个新时代的某些方面，而标题曲则提供了最全面的画面。

这是我自己写的一首专辑歌曲，我并不常这样做。

莫里斯目前正在为7月份的全球巡演做准备，其中包含40多场演出，包括个人演唱会和音乐节表演。

自从她公开出柜以来，她一直强调自己在纳什维尔受到了大量的爱，并因在乡村音乐界中受到了支持而感到无比震撼，尽管有人批评乡村音乐界是不容忍的。

更重要的是，她希望粉丝们能理解‘Dreamsicle’并非‘离婚记录’，而是一张庆祝康复的专辑。

莫里斯说：“它涉及到悲伤，也涉及到那些帮助你重新振作的朋友。重要的是要向自己展示并证明我能处理并从这次经历中恢复过来。如果我能做到这一点，……有人会听到并感到他们能度过他们所处的那一天。”

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