Megan Moroney : 6 Months Later Review

by Shannon Smith

Megan Moroney’s “6 Months Later” is a country glitter-dipped goodbye you’ll want on repeat. Leave it to Moroney to turn heartbreak into a hair-flipping power move. With “6 Months Later,” she closes the book on an old flame as she dog-ears the page, adds glitter, and turns the whole thing into a summer anthem for anyone who’s ever gotten that “you up?” text from the past. Spoiler: she is not.

Built on a sweet tangle of acoustic picking, strumming, fiddle flares, pedal steel moans, and a glint of synth sparkle, “6 Months Later” walks that delicious line between modern country radio and something you might blast getting ready with your best friends. The verses unfold like a diary entry that’s been healing under a full moon, “Out of six feet deep, I was five” is just dark enough to show the damage, but the delivery? Practically winked. Megan’s voice has always had that Georgia honey drawl, but here, she balances it with enough vocal steel to slice through a red Solo cup.

And then comes the moment: the bridge. “What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger / And blonder and hotter…” That’s not just a line; it’s a pivot. In the last choruses, the production tightens, counterpoint vocals get slick with just the right touch of effects, and the final chorus explodes like a confetti cannon of closure. There’s a newfound sass to the mix; the subtle synth shimmer against the pedal steel twang feels like rhinestones on denim. The vocals are layered in a call-and-response pattern, like she’s celebrating with every woman who’s ever hit ‘ignore’ on a late-night call. It’s not a cry for justice or an angry clapback. It’s something even better: the sound of someone who knows they’ve already won.

Whether you’ve recently ghosted a ghoster, or you just need a reminder that you’re doing better than your ex ever deserved, “6 Months Later” hits the sweet spot. Consider it your summer soundtrack for moving on to be stronger, blonder, hotter, and absolutely unbothered.