Morgan Saint’s Out of the Blue isn’t just an album—it’s a pure reflection of who she is. The New York-born singer-songwriter has spent years crafting dreamy, introspective pop, but this time, she’s throwing out the rulebook. Out February 14, her debut album is a raw, all-in creative reset, built entirely on her own terms.

“It’s honestly hard to even remember what my intention was!” she laughs. “Life feels like a blur lately. I was living in NYC, I had just left a major label deal, and I finally had the freedom to make music however I wanted. My wife Carley and I just started messing around one day, and that eventually resulted in ‘Did You Lose Your Heart,’ which felt like the start of something special. After that, we just kept chiseling away, and this world sort of showed itself little by little.”

That world now exists in a body of work that’s as personal as it is hypnotic. The title track, “Out of the Blue”, became the lead single because, for Saint, it felt like a breakthrough. “It was the last song I finished, and it just felt like the most current version of me that I was most excited to shine a spotlight on,” she says. “It feels like that pivotal moment where something major clicks into place. In a lot of ways, making this album has felt exactly like that to me!” Saint has always been one to follow her instincts. She grew up in New York, absorbing everything from rock to hip-hop thanks to her dad’s stacked CD collection. “I remember sneaking my dad’s Aerosmith CD into my room when my parents were at work, jumping on my bed, thrashing around,” she says. “I remember so vividly feeling this crazy urge to perform.” Another major influence? Skate culture. “I was obsessed with skateboarding growing up—the rush of doing something a little dangerous, the fashion, the music, all of it! Even if I wasn’t skating, I was playing Tony Hawk Pro Skater, which had the best soundtracks.”

Beyond just music, Out of the Blue is a love-fueled creative collision. Saint and her wife—Carley Ridersleeve—wrote, produced, and engineered every track collaboratively while also conceptualizing the visuals. “Working together is a dream. She’s insanely talented, and we definitely come from the same star,” she says. “Where I’m lacking, she’s great, and vice versa. She’s my constant window of clarity when I’m feeling lost.” As she gears up for her headlining show at The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles on March 6, Saint is already thinking about what’s next. “I’m so excited to play this album live! But I’m also eager to start working on new stuff,” she says. “I almost always spend my birthday in April in South Carolina with my grandparents and my family, and I’m looking forward to that. A big goal of mine right now is to live more in the moment.”

This cover story appears in the pages of V153: now available for purchase!

Photography Max Tardio

Fashion Liv Vitale

Text Stephanie Wong

Editor Kevin Ponce

Hair Mark Alan Esparza (Kramer + Kramer) using R+Co

Makeup Olivia Barad (See Management) using Dior Beauty

Manicure Jazz Style (See Management) using Dior Beauty

1st photo assistant Takashi Soehl

2nd photo assistant Christean Kareem

Fashion assistants Angelina Khachaturyan, Elissa Dziersk, Ali Ye

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