“Margo Price Keeps Her Rebellious Soul Intact on ‘Hard Headed Woman'”

“When the final chapter is written on her life and career, we’ll likely remember Margo Price best for her steadfast individuality. Even when she gives the appearance of conformity, Price contextualizes herself within her reference points and influences; she makes the genres in her chosen sandboxes her own. The shades of Loretta Lynn on her 2016 debut, Midwest Farmer’s Daughter; of Willie Nelson and Glen Campbell on her followup, 2017’s All American Made; of Joni Mitchell, Patti Smith, and Tom Petty on her ambitious and expansive post-COVID masterpiece, Strays. They all bleed together in her songwriting and storytelling calculus.” (Full review available at Paste Magazine.)

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