Capturing the process of healing following a fractured relationship, “Kansas” is a memorable new single from Pam Ross. Based in Fuquay Varina, NC, Ross compels with a strong rock and alt-country intertwining on this standout effort — coming ahead of her upcoming album, Outside the Box, out next year. Ross describes “Kansas” as “about wanting to escape the painful memories of a breakup by going somewhere desolate, where no one knows you.” She continues: “I had driven through Kansas once and didn’t see anything but cow pastures for over 100 miles, so that place came to mind. It fit the theme perfectly.”
Twinkling piano and tender guitars complement a stirring vocal presence to start. “Maybe I should go to Kansas, scream out your name in an empty field,” Ross sings during a riveting central hook; the sincere sense of yearning and heartbreak is apparent, and builds beautifully into the chorus and into the “I dust off the sand that I’m dragging in,” introspections on personal baggage. “You and her will never cross my mind,” a new sequence arrives, exuding a hopeful striving to move on — even if it requires the catharsis of screaming one’s name into an open field. “Kansas” is a resonating success from Pam Ross.
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We discovered this release via MusoSoup, as part of the artist’s promotional campaign.
