Meg Lui - "Miss Queen Know It All"

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Meg Lui has a new single out from upcoming Sufjan Stevens produced album, and it's stunning. "Miss Queen Know It All" is both simple and complicated, with a waltz-like quality that mesmerizes the listener. It also sounds both happy and sad, and I'm getting a strong feeling of nostalgia. While the song might not be folk, it is at least folk adjacent and more along the lines of a singer-songwriter track. It might be more along the lines of folk, but it's a bit too orchestrated for that. "Miss Queen Know It All" is a quiet and powerful song that is going to win over a lot of new fans for Meg Lui.

Meg Lui says of her latest single:

"It's basically about being a shithead to my parents and battling that little kid voice inside me that rears her fussy head every once in a while. It's realizing that no matter how much time passes and the flaws that are discovered within one's parents that they did their best with what they had at the time. Now that I'm on this new crazy journey of being a mom and a parent I often joke that it will probably all come full circle at some point for me. But I think the only thing to do is to keep showing up with love, try to be present, and have him send me the therapy bills when the time comes.” 

You can watch the video for "Miss Queen Know It All" below. Instant Validation is due out September 25 on Asthmatic Kitty Records, and is available for pre-order here. For more on Meg Lui, check out the artist's website. Upcoming live shows are below the video.


09/25 - Kingston, NY - Tempo

09/29 - Brooklyn, NY - The Sultan Room

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