Austin-based singer-songwriter Megan Lacy has unveiled her debut album That Feelin', a 12-track release that blends alt-country grit with expansive Americana influences. Recorded live at King Electric Recording alongside producer Justin Douglas, the album captures the raw immediacy of a close-knit group of collaborators while tracing themes of identity, vulnerability, and emotional endurance. Having spent years immersed in Austin’s East Side music scene, Lacy sharpened her songwriting through intimate club performances and songwriter rounds, developing a style rooted in honesty and narrative depth. Inspired by the stripped-back storytelling of Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, alongside the emotional weight of Neko Case, she arrives with a debut that feels both deeply personal and confidently realized.
On her new album That Feelin', opening track “How That Feels” immediately establishes the record's reflective tone, pairing brooding instrumentation with a vocal performance that feels restrained yet emotionally charged. “Lost In The Feeling” leans further into country influences, its melancholic atmosphere carrying a quiet sense of longing, while “Songbirdies” stands out through its warm melodies and graceful sense of nostalgia. Elsewhere, “Evening Rose” unfolds with shimmering textures and heartfelt delivery, adding another layer to the album’s balance of tenderness and resilience.
Throughout That Feelin', Lacy explores themes of love, loss, mortality, and self-reclamation with a clear sense of purpose, resisting easy genre labels in favor of something more fluid and emotionally driven. Elements of country swing, blues-rock, and atmospheric Americana weave naturally through the album, anchored by performances that prioritize sincerity over excess.
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