I don't really have perspective on music like Morris's, coming as it does at least partly from the proper mainstream country universe which I pretty much don't know at all, so the extent to which she's broken new ground in that very conservative context isn't obvious to me from the music itself. Still, it's obvious that along with those country roots there's a strong weave of contemporary pop along with the type of indie-rock that charts in the mix, and it makes sense to learn that Morris is a fan of fellow Texan Beyonce, and not just because of the explicit quotation in "Girl".
Hero (2016) is fun but doesn't scan as especially individual to me, Girl (2019) a sizeable step forward in terms of stadium ambition and execution without losing that sense of fun and stacked with earworms (foremost among them the title track, "All My Favorite People", "Flavor" and "Great Ones"), and Humble Quest (2022) a crisper, more focused statement whose inspirations sound more singer-songwriter and Americana coloured than the Pop energy that flavours up Girl.
