Charlotte Morris reflects on family and tradition in her new single Created Me — showcasing today on Tinnitist.
The folk-pop singer-songwriter’s fourth pre-release single from her upcoming album Both Sides utilizes the artist’s soaring vocals and unique storytelling ability to convey a message of finding one’s identity in their heritage and paying homage to those before them. As do many of her songs, this single plays like an intimate conversation between performer and audience, immersing listeners into Morris’s thoughts.
Created Me honours the individuals of our pasts, as well as their hopes and dreams, which continue to live on vicariously through us. Sonically, the melodies carry a heavy sense of introspection and familial love. “There are so many things in my life that I never noticed were because of how my parents did things, and they did it because [of] their parents… This idea stuck with me for a while…Then finally, as I found myself reflecting more and more on the subtle yet profound ways in which our ancestors shaped us, through traits, traditions, and even the smallest quirks, ‘created me’ came to be.”
If the song can be viewed as a tapestry of her ancestry, each verse becomes a separate tribute to her family tree’s legacy. Morris’s reflective thoughts can also be heard in her lyrics:
“Will the laugh my daddy taught to me
Continue down our family tree
To children that I one day hope to have…
Do I have her smile from hundreds of years ago
Do I squint my eyes like he did when he was a kid
It is more of who came before…”
The singer hopes this track can shed light on what it means to be a small part of a bigger universal story and encourages audiences to celebrate this expression of love and lineage. Created Me was produced by William Gawley, mixed by Bryce Roberts (Taylor Swift, Willie Nelson), and mastered by Sage Audio.
A Philadelphia native, Morris recognized her passion for music early on. After taking violin lessons at the age of four, she was inspired to begin teaching herself several other instruments, like the guitar, piano, ukulele, and banjo, and started to pursue songwriting seriously by the age of 12. Morris draws inspiration for her raw and emotional lyricism from female-centric artists such as Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles and The Chicks. Her career highlights include the release of her debut EP To New York, With Love (2018), joining the folk concert tour Lonesome Traveler (2019), and her first album Songs For My Next Ex (2020). In 2021, she moved to Nashville, where listeners saw the birth of her impactful second album Wild Child (2023), along with powerful singles like Good Kind of Hurt. Having returned to Philadelphia, Morris recently embarked on her Both Sides Tour, in anticipation of her LP release on May 1.
Check out Created Me above, hear more from Charlotte Morris and find her tour dates below, and join her on her website and Instagram.
Charlotte Morris Tour Dates
March 21 | The Rambling House | Columbus, OH
March 22 | The Rialto Theatre | Akron, OH
April 5 | The Kelly Center | Havertown, PA
April 21 | The Virgin Hotel | Nashville, TN
May 1 | Frank’s Place House Concert | Cornelius, NC
May 18 | Private House Concert | Haverford, PA
May 29 | New Deal Cafe | Greenbelt, MD
May 30 | The Colonial Inn | Hillsborough, NC
May 31 | Knight’s Gambit Vineyard | Charlottesville, VA
