Jazz, blues, folk singer-songwriter, and producer Loryn Taggart releases her new single/lyric video, “Scandal Monger,” a track from her upcoming debut album set for release in the fall of 2023. Written while backpacking through New Zealand, “Scandal Monger” relates a tale of Taggart bonding with her fellow backpackers, revealing some of her darkest secrets to strangers. Taggart explains, “That backfired heavily when I realized a lot of what I would say was used against me. I wrote this song based on the feeling of getting very close to people, people that you wouldn’t normally get so close to, and the consequence of letting people in too quickly. I met some of my best friends during that time, and I also met some of the worst people. When we were vulnerable, we’d weaponize each other’s sec...