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100
By drawing upon so many cross-currents, Hero belongs to the digital era but it's the songs -- smart, sharp, and hooky -- that make this a great modern pop album, regardless of genre.
70
Her debut album, Hero, showcases her honeyed vocals and preternatural sense of melody, with early singles like “80s Mercedes” and “My Church” as hook-laden as anything in Top 40 rotation.
This is one of those albums where I don't necessarily like it, but it's quite good. Like, I'd never choose to listen to this, but I totally respect it for what it is, and I really can't hate it.
Favourites: 80s Mercedes, Sugar, How It's Done
Least Favourites: My Church, Once
Favourites: 80s Mercedes, Sugar, How It's Done
Least Favourites: My Church, Once
An okay pop album, and not remotely country by any standards. It's frustrating how much acclaim the album is receiving as the new standard bearer for country music, and it's not a matter of stubborn curmudgeonliness -- stylistically, "My Church" is the only thing that even approaches country music sonically. As a pop album, Morris does often succeed in being fun and sassy, and there are flashes of songwriting inspiration, but it must be docked points for proudly proclaiming itself ... read more
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Track List
- Sugar
- Rich
- My Church
- I Could Use a Love Song
- 80s Mercedes
- Drunk Girls Don't Cry
- How It's Done
- Just Another Thing
- I Wish I Was
- Second Wind
- Once
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![Maren Morris - Hero [Deluxe Edition]](https://cdn.albumoftheyear.org/album/thumbs/77126-hero-deluxe-edition.jpg)
Added on: April 28, 2016