Resonate Artist Of The Week : Megan Black (Premiere)

We are pleased to bring another exceptional Resonate premiere this week. Self-proclaimed ‘hippy-dippy drag queen’ Megan Black is a queer Scottish musician, vocalist and songwriter. Her brand new track ‘Freedom Belongs To Him’ is another outstanding instalment to her ever-growing songbook.

Megan is a queer artist who uses her platform to write about her experience as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in order to celebrate expression and empowerment. Her songs cover themes of feminism, mental health, addiction and many other relevant topics in today’s society. After self -releasing her debut single ‘Fur Coat Queen’ in April 2019 Megan has caught the attention of many in the music scene within Scotland. This song brought her into the top 10 for the 2019 BBC Singer Songwriter Award and has recently been used as the theme song on Kitty - an audio play by Samantha Grierson Schwarz and read by Miriam Margolyes.

Megan’s new track ‘Freedom Belongs to Him’ is reminiscent of a Mick Jagger rock and roll song that makes you want to step to the dance floor. The track opens with a prominent bass line and gritty guitar sound that builds into an energetic rock song. Megan’s vocals take hold in the chorus with a call and response between her and the backing vocals. ‘Freedom Belongs To Him’s endearing raucous tones really capture a sumptuous energy that makes you want to throw your hair back and forth. It’s impossible to resist imitating the sizzling guitar solo by Paul Lamberton at the peak of the track - we are predicting some air guitar specialists loving this one.

Megan has undoubtedly found her stride - delivering impeccably well-written songs and ‘Freedom Belongs To Him’ is no exception.

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