Maddie & Tae, is an American country music duo composed of vocalists Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye. Madison and Taylor met at age 15 through their vocal coach, and the two began working with representatives of Big Machine Records and songwriter Aaron Scherz. After finishing high school, the two took a chance and moved to Nashville, Tennessee to begin their musical career in country. In 2014, Big Machine revived the Republic and Dot name and Maddie & Tae were confirmed as the first signees of the label.
Maddie & Tae bring back a sound to radio that has been missing since Taylor Swift, which has solidified them as one of country music's next big thing. Their debut single "Girl in a Country Song" was such a hit, and because of it, their follow-up single has become highly anticipated. The chart-topping duo’s latest song "Fly" is a meaningful ballad that showcases their full, unique harmonies, backed by acoustic instruments and by a prominent fiddle. The singers take the tempo down and the harmony up, never separating for more than a breath, Maddie & Tae are truly one on this song.
"Fly" is about taking risks that life presents you. It's for anyone trying to make a dream come true, that they can find the faith to keep going in 'Fly' when they're about to give up. With the idea of "it's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get up." The duo build up the chorus with singing "keep on climbing, keep on reaching" all designed to lead to the incredible hook of "you can learn to fly on your way down." The songwriting is clever in its approach as it is crafted, especially in the verses, a little bit loosely which allow room for the listener to insert themselves and what situations they are up against into the song giving this a relatable factor.
It's no easy task for a hot new act to follow-up a lead single with as much success as theirs had, but Maddie & Tae have clearly found a perfect way to do it with "Fly." This is the type of song that many people need today and one that is built to make that connection to them. So far, I love what these two southern girls stand for, I'm glad they've come into the country music genre when they did. We sure need them and I can't wait to see their career take off even further.
Maddie & Tae are flying all the way to the top of country music.
Click on the links below to watch the music video for the single "Fly" + take a listen to Maddie & Tae's new EP on iTunes!
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