miranda lambert

i missed that too! love the songs from marfa tapes she's taking on here

Fascinating: "Mama's Broken Heart" is Lambert's most streamed song on Spotify, followed by "Bluebird." The latter makes sense: her first single in a decade I heard on country radio.

Interesting and not a bad thing at all! Kacey Musgraves used to play Mama's Broken Heart live--not sure if that's helped its popularity--but I would have guessed "The House That Built Me" would be miles ahead of the rest.

The b-52's collab could be fun -- maybe a further push into 80s territory a la "Track Record"; though, "Smokin & Drinkin" aside, I generally think her collaborations tend to be the weaker album tracks.

A few of these songs are from The Marfa Tapes -- "Geraldine," "In His Arms," "Waxahachie." Two others ("Strange" and "If I Was a Cowboy") are out and solid. Really like the vibe of "Strange."

I read too far into this stuff sometimes but it's nice to see that songwriting partners/friends Randall, Luke Dick, and Lambert co-produced. Randall's songs on the Marfa Tapes were among the best, as were Dick's co-writes on Wildcard. Suggests this will have a looser, more country pop rock sound. Don't think she's ever been credited as a producer.

I don't think either new tune is so hot, but I am looking forward to hearing the new treatments of the Marfa songs.

she's firmly in the group of artists for me where i don't even care if the singles are good bcuz the albums always hit. i think "strange" is pretty great tho, song goes down really smooth and there's lots of cool texture to her voice throughout. lyrically it's not her most engaging but the last album had "it all comes out in the wash" as the big single so eh

She's often released disappointing first singles ("Dead Flowers ," "Automatic").

this is not one of them tho

it isn't, no

I'll take "Dead Flowers" and "Automatic" over "Baggage Claim" and "It All Comes Out in the Wash"

and to be fair "If I Was a Cowboy" was the lead single. Wouldn't be surprised if it's one of the weaker tracks on the album. Certainly the weakest song of the 5 we know.

yeah “dead flowers” and “automatic” are great

Random but in his interview with Rick Rubin Scarface said “house that built me” is one of his favorite songs

She nailed that performance. To think she's an even better singer now.

this lady i sso prolific

Oh shit Actin’ Up

^^^ so good

i love the Essex-ish “Rock On” vibe of the guitar

how is she such a badass HOW

cause I'm mmmmmm I'm acting up

Like how this marries classic western with country funk. Vibes.

The album's wonderful.

album is wonderful

the B-52's song probably ... *seemed* like a good idea at the time?

she sells/streams a lot of whatevers and wins a lot of awards and gets a lot of good reviews and yet i still think maybe she is under-appreciated

Surprised this song hasn't come up in the discussion (or maybe it did in the hidden messages). I fell in love with her for this one alone.

Tin Man

I'm getting awfully tired of Miranda Lambert releasing albums proving she's the best American pop musician and it's not even close.

Excited to hear this and catch up to you all! I would agree that she is still under-appreciated outside of country music where I think she's earned her stripes. Some critics (thanks, Alfred) have been waving her banner since the early 00s, but I don't feel that she's appreciated--or perhaps more accurately liked--by either the critical consensus or the popular masses anywhere near the level of say a Kacey Musgraves, let alone a Beyonce or Taylor Swift.

was she on that pitchfork best artist of the century so far list?

She's not even on this Friday's Pitchfork list of "8 albums you should listen to right now."

Will Hermes reviewed it over there.

goddamn i love this album
how is she the best?

i don't know but she might literally be the best rn

What do you folks think of this arrangement of “In His Arms“?

I love the whole fucking thing.

Prefer this version of “In His Arms”

But I like the Marfa version of “Gerladene” a lot more.

Still on my first listen, haven’t gotten to the other Marfa track yet.

I was on the verge of saying the B-52s track is not nearly as bad as I expected it to be. Then Fred Schneider came in and turns out it was exactly what I expected. Too bad - it would be a great song without him.

The "Waxahatchee" version on this album is big and hook-filled. I've had it in my head for days.

haha I forgot about the B-52s track -- it's...fine? I don't need it.

speaking of the arrangement updates - I loved Waxahachie on The Marfa Tapes, but I think the version on Palomino is sorta breathtaking ... a consummate country radio single

oh, xpost ... and agree :)

I mean, who else can balance camp and empathy like Lambert on something like "Tourist"?

Yeah this is great. In general I've had a hard time loving her albums, they always have songs I love but tend to lose me. But this sustains straight through.

Also I like the B-52s track, I think it's funny.

I prefer the Marfa version of In His Arms - i dont have any problem w the new arrangement exactly, it’s just that I prefer her delivery in the Marfa version & i think the song overall works better being really spare & plaintive

That was my first reaction as well (I look forward to listening to the new album more)

I think it's a great song and works in both settings. I'm glad I heard the Marfa one first, but I like hearing it fleshed out too.

I've realized I admired the Marfa Tapes as gesture more than performance. She's made for big gestures imo.

i like the marfa versions better but im a recent miranda convert so this may change over time

God, "Scenes."

Geraldine sounds so great with the full production, such a killer

The new “Waxahachie” is indeed great; it makes the Marfa version function as a demo (whereas the Marfa “In His Arms” feels like a fully realized thing all its own).

WUX-AH-HATCH-EEE

yeah it’s gorgeous

God, "Scenes."