Denver songwriter Meghan Foley started writing at eight and performing in Chicago’s Irish pubs at twelve. Following years in Los Angeles with CORA, she now fronts Meghan Foley & the Nightblooms.
“Oldest Daughter” addresses the pressure placed on someone expected to hold everything together. Foley has called the release particularly personal, and its subject carries plenty of emotional friction: being dependable earns affection, then gradually becomes a permanent assignment.
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That’s the part that interests me. Pride in looking after people can sit beside exhaustion, resentment and the wish that somebody else would take charge for an afternoon. The song’s pop-rock approach gives that private frustration a fitting outlet. Its premise also allows affection to remain complicated. Loving your family and reaching the limits of your patience belong in the same conversation. Foley chooses a subject capable of starting that conversation, particularly among listeners accustomed to being everyone’s first phone call.
*The song was submitted via Groover. The editorial decision was made independently.
