Scorpio [LP]

Madison McFerrin - Scorpio [LP]

The confident, fearless, and unapologetic woman you hear on SCORPIO was born from the ashes of heartbreak and a toxic relationship. After eight and a half years of fighting for their love, Madison's relationship with her then fiance/manager had soured beyond repair, which meant she had to end a life partnership, dissolve a business relationship, and cancel a wedding. "We was 'posed to get married today/ instead I'm here, all alone/ in a home/ with no one to call my own/ got me wonderin' did I make a mistake in choosing who to/ say 'I do' to," Madison sings on the revelatory "I Don't". In the song, she conveys a feeling that's somewhere between sadness and the thrill of liberation. It's a chromatic, multi-textured moment whose conflicting emotions give the songwriting a depth of reality - it resonates because if you ever loved and lost you've felt this way. There are moments like this throughout SCORPIO. For Madison, love - specifically self-love - is a teacher, a revealer of truths. It's this album's inspiration and, ultimately, her savior. "I went through what I went through to emerge on the other side of it as a better person and to find love," she confides. I truly believe that I went through it because I've created art that's going to change my life." SCORPIO is what it sounds like when the stars align. Heartbreak Ain't It Nice Fighting for Our Love Please Forgive Me (Interlude) I Don't Spent Run It Back Lesson blue Over > Forever Your Garden The End [REDACTED]