Morgan Evans Gets REAL About Fame, Breakups & New Love | On The Record

Over the past decade, Morgan Evans has quietly built one of the most globally successful careers in Australian country music from Newcastle to Nashville, with chart-topping hits, over a billion streams, and sold-out tours across the world.

In this episode of On The Record, Morgan revisits a defining chapter of his journey: his 2018 album Things to Drink To.

The record marked a turning point debuting at #1 in Australia, breaking into the US Billboard 200, and featuring standout tracks like Kiss Somebody and Day Drunk. But behind the success, Morgan was navigating something far deeper.

Written in the aftermath of losing his longtime manager and mentor, Morgan opens up about the grief, pressure, and personal challenges that shaped the music and how the album carried a kind of “stubborn optimism” even as life was unravelling.

With distance and perspective, this conversation explores:

What that album really meant at the time

What wasn’t possible to say back then

The reality behind success, fame, and creative pressure

And how Morgan sees that chapter of his life today

If you’re new here, I’m Poppy Reid, and this is On The Record where we revisit pivotal releases with the artists who lived them.

This is Morgan Evans. On The Record.

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