Party in the courtroom! Miranda Lambert has booked a one-way ticket to Splitsville, and she’s bringing Ashley Monroe and Angaleena Presley along for the ride. Pistol Annies, “Got My Name Changed Back” She brings her co-workers along for the ride, and the result is a Seventies send-up that glitters in all the right places. In this case, that character is Kacey Musgraves’ boss, who leers lecherously at his female staff and, somewhere around the first chorus, inspires Musgraves to daydream an escape from the workplace. The result is a video that focuses not only on the frontwoman herself, but on a city of young activists eager for an opportunity to better their tomorrow.įlashback: Tina Turner Covers Dolly Parton, Kris Kristofferson on Debut Solo Albumĭirector Hannah Lux Davis fills this lavishly retro video with all the wood paneling, oversized collars and tangerine-colored pantsuits of the disco era, turning “High Horse” into a 9 to 5-worthy clip that skewers any cocksure character who’s grown too big for his bellbottoms. Shot during the Seattle March for Our Lives, the clip alternates between live footage of Carlile’s band and clips of peaceful protestors marching against gun violence. Directed by Kerrin Sheldon and Elaine McMillion Sheldon, the “Summer’s End” video is dedicated to Max Barry, son of former Nashville mayor Megan Barry, who lost his own battle to addiction in 2017.īrandi Carlile joins the youth movement, raising her fist (and her voice) in this politically pointed video.
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