In fact, Roan’s leaning into them to her advantage, queering the rote masculine country references and taking to task the men who leave their girlfriends with unfinished business. “Girl, I don’t need no lifted truck / Revvin’ loud to pick you up / ‘Cause how I look is how I touch,

(which just so happened to be Cornell Giving Day), it is safe to say that “The Giver” is a step in the right direction for Roan’s discography and career trajectory, and is sure to be a moment of warm sun on the next update of the Billboard Hot 100.

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