Kevin Morby – “Nursery Rhyme” (Feat. Lonnie Holley)

Earlier this year, Kevin Morby released the excellent album Little Wide Open and the one-off single "PBJ," and he also became a dad. If I had to guess, I'd say that Morby's new fatherhood has something to do with his decision to release the raw, angry protest song "Nursery Rhyme," a six-minute bromide about living in a society where your kids can just be killed at anytime because we're not willing to get rid of the guns that constantly surround us.Morby says that he recorded "Nursery Rhyme" last year and that it's his "darkest and most violent song," which is why he has released it as a Bandcamp exclusive. It's a swirling march that ends with an appearance from the Alabama visual artist and musician Lonnie Holley. The way Morby puts it, the song stands as an angrier decade-later sequel to his 2016 protest song "Beautiful Strangers." The single release is a pay-what-you-want download, with all proceeds going to Everytown for Gun Safety. Here's what Morby says about it:In light of recent events, I’ve decided to release a new song called "Nursery Rhyme" — a song I've had in my back pocket that I’ve been hesitant to release ever since recording it in summer of 2025.It is far and away t...