Every so often, a song comes along that doesn’t just make you tap your foot, it stops you in your tracks, makes you think, and maybe even makes you feel a little braver. July Moon’s new single, “What A Woman Should Be,” does exactly that. Dropping July 11. This powerful track aims at the suffocating expectations women face every day and does it with grace, grit, and spine-tingling three-part harmonies of Piper Bateman, Page Mackenzie, and Braelyn Watt with their signature “Fleetwood Country” sound.
If you’ve ever felt caught between the pressure to be “successful” but not “too ambitious,” or “maternal” yet “independent,” this song will hit home. “What A Woman Should Be” holds up a mirror to all those cultural contradictions and then smashes it with the confidence of a band that knows exactly who they are and what they want to say.
Musically, the track is a genre-bending triumph. It blends the raw vulnerability of Americana with the infectious energy of alt-country and a hint of soulful rock swagger, making a full move into Fleetwood Country. The layered harmonies, July Moon’s signature, are in full force here, creating a sound that’s both rich and rebellious. There’s a sense of unity in the vocals, like a group of women linking arms and walking straight through the fire together.
Lyrically, the song is both personal and universal. Lines like “aint it funny how somebody else is always trying to tell me, what a woman should be. They keep telling me the samething, but I never had anybody ask me.” capture the double standards that so many women wrestle with. It’s songwriting that feels lived-in, not manufactured, rooted in real experience, real frustration, and real freedom.
This isn’t just a single—it’s a statement.
July Moon takes a new step into a new kind of power. “What A Woman Should Be” isn’t just about breaking rules, it’s about rewriting them. It’s bold without being preachy, empowering without being cliché, and most importantly, it invites every listener to define their own version of womanhood.
So whether you’re blasting it in your car on the way to quit a job you hate, turning it up while you rock your baby to sleep, or dancing around your kitchen in protest boots or fuzzy slippers this song belongs to you.
Mark your calendars—July 11.
This is more than a new track from July Moon. It’s a whole new era and it sounds like freedom.
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