Kacey Musgraves - 2013 Anticipation

both biscuits and pageant material are awesome

Yeah. Beautiful production too

pageant material was not as good at stdp obviously but still better than i thought it would be. however "biscuits" is still horrendous and there are a couple others on the album that are close.

I didn't even know she released a Christmas album until recently.

she played some new tracks (saw her open for Willie on Thursday at the Shrine) that were outstanding. they sounded a bit more like Ashley Monroe, particularly her more midtempo Fleetwood Mac-ish work on The Blade.

It was a treat to see her serenading alongside Kristofferson in a medley at the end of the show.

looking fwd to her new album even tho i wasn't as into the last one. I mean, pageant material is good but in the way that also feels kind of like a retread. anthony hamilton was an artist who everyone i know who's heard him likes one album from—whichever one they hear first. Im hopeful shes not like that

http://ew.com/music/2017/12/12/kacey-musgraves-golden-hour-new-album-interview/

For the upcoming Golden Hour, due in early 2018, following her heart meant trying out new styles as well as writing some of the most honest and genuine tunes of her career. Though she once expressed interest in making a reggae or surf-rock album next, Musgraves describes her new LP as having a “trippy” twist, citing the Bee Gees, Sade, and Neil Young as influences. And while she’s often celebrated for her clever wordplay and witty turns of phrase about small-town life, Musgraves says she avoided wrapping every lyric “up in a little bow” in favor of more direct, reflective songwriting.

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thought you were gonna post the Ezra Koenig remarks

Between the above and Little Big Town's "Lost In California", has the era of hillbilly Sade finally arrived?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2l3FY6K2IE

Damn, Alf wasn't kidding: http://www.punchland.com/?post_type=post&p=89081

Part of that new approach was inspired by country star Kacey Musgraves, apparently. “I went with Ariel to see Kacey Musgraves at the Greek Theater in LA [in September 2016],” he says. “The thing I loved about it was it wasn’t too loud — I’m definitely becoming a cranky old man — so I could really hear every word. The music was really clear and her voice was really clear. I’m the type of person who has spent hours poring over the avant-garde poetic lyrics of certain songwriters, and there was something that felt so good [about how] from the first verse, you knew who was singing, who they were singing to, what kind of situation they were in. After the show I realized there’s not a ton of Vampire Weekend songs where you could listen to the first verse and immediately answer the question of who’s singing and who are they singing to.”

Kacey's remarks make it sound like there's a great album in the making!

Out March 30th.

damn "space cowboy" is good

yup

Butterflies is nice, too...though I can't figure out if I've heard it somehow or if it's just very 'Kacey Musgraves song'

very promising! when was Space Cowboy released?

wow. both great, imo.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3GKhw3lLNLk

"space cowboy" in particular is beautifully arranged

i'm not really sold on "butterflies" but whatever

Space Cowboy is terrific. Pageant Material didn't stick with me that much so I have hopes for this one.

same

there's parts of "butterflies" that sound like 'redbone" and it trips me out

Love the vocal delivery on “til you bought me out of my chrysalis”. Maybe part of how nice it sounds lies in it being a word you don’t normally hear in a pop song, eg ITS CENTRIFUGAL MOTION.

New songs are really promising, can’t wait for the album.

“space cowboy” is gorrrrgeous

yep. also it made me revisit sarah buxton's "space" which is still great too.

velvet elvis sounds great

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8Ap6rcr14

First two songs are excellent and showcase everything I love about her - clever, playful, and imaginative, and man can she write a hook. Her melodies have always stood out.

Worth noting that her supporting cast has changed a lot. Every song on the first two albums (with the exception of the Willie Nelson cover) were cowritten and produced by some combination of Josh Osborne, Shane McAnally, Luke Laird, Brandy Clark, and/or Natalie Hemby. And there were a lot of other talented people in the room - Misa Arriaga (who seems to have split with her romantically & professionally), Charlie Worsham, Kree Harrison...

From what I can tell she's mostly collaborating with a new team, and a lot of her band has changed.

Interestingly, both of the two lead singles (and Velvet Elvis) were cowritten with the McAnally/Laird/Hemby, so I'm interested to see if the rest of the album holds up.

I don't care for "Butterflies" but holy christ "Space Cowboy" is a great tune

space cowboy is a great track

i usually listen to albums on spotify before buying them but this one is not on there yet

Album's out March 30th.

I'm mildly anticipating it. I liked the debut, but she's the least interesting singer and writer of the Miranda Lambert Pack; certainly she's the pick for those who think Lambert, Ashley Monroe, Brandy Clark, etc are too country.

what's the miranda lambert pack and why would I find something too country?

STDP is all time

i wasn't gonna go there but i don't find brandy clark particularly too country, she has a very dance-y/pop hits sound

Yeah KM is also the pick for those for who love country music but whose tastes run more to KM than Miranda Lambert or whoever - that's just the way taste runs. If Kacey also appeals to people who aren't that interested in country, that's cool with me.

I think Kacey is pretty country, at least as much as Monroe/Lambert/etc., all of whom have been pushing at the boundaries of pop and rock in imo more aggressive ways than the more chill Musgraves.

I think so too - tbf Alfred didn't say she wasn't, Alfred said KM was the pick for people who found Brandy Clark and so on too country - I am guessing Alfred knows or reads such people and isn't strawmanning on some authenticity-is-better kick, because that's not really his game AFAICT.

Authenticity? Moi? I'm wearing Target boat shoes.

Musgraves is Western swingier than the others, none of whom have been Austinites to my knowledge, and has alt/pop aspirations, but not sure why those are necessarily any less country/traditional than Lambert's rock tendencies or Monroe/Presley/Clark's sometimes-countrypolitan, which can sound particularly folky in Clark's non-Southern voice.

If we must rank, then I do prefer Monroe and Lambert a little bit (for different reasons) (Clark and Presley a little less - though I loved Wrangled from last year), but I think there's a risk of acting like all of these performers are doing the same thing, or focusing on the surface level stylistic differences rather than some of the more subtle differences between them. The biggest reason I can imagine someone loving Musgraves most of all is that (at least on STDP) she is arguably the tightest songwriter of the five, there's a "just so" elegance to tunes like "I Miss You" that really stands out to me at least; some listeners might dislike that of course, but it doesn't really map onto a more/less country continuum IMO.

(although based on the above-cited comment from Kacey about resisting wrapping up every lyric "in a little bow" this may actually be less true of her forthcoming album)

oooh Like a Rose is as tight if not tighter, I think.

IT's not that they're doing the same thing necessarily; they share songwriters and producers, though, which means a certain aesthetic concordance. Tom Petty and George Harrison and Roy Orbison were vastly different performers and songwriters, but Jeff Lynne's production made them sound like brothers, or at least Wilburys.

Not the greatest recording, but she posted a couple minutes of "Rainbow" from Glasgow. Missed this as the closer on the tracklist.

“Rainbow” will be on the new album March 30th 🌈☔️ I love this song so much. Was my Memaw’s favorite before she passed and we played it at her funeral. It’s for anyone with any kind of weight on their shoulders. pic.twitter.com/sXvLoKhmKL

— K A C E Y M U S G R A V E S (@KaceyMusgraves) March 13, 2018

This is an older tune. Here's a couple of solo performances from 2013 and 2015:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kWHBJ7TsMg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZfMZ6G0ztiI

yes i remember her performing that one when i saw her in 2013. it is a really nice song :)

fuckin

excuse me????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fjfo256p6s

from these three songs: album of the year

hahahahaha ... i knew she was slow playing the non-country stuff. this gives me great hope.

song sounds good but I don't think the lyrics go to well with the vibe

"High Horse" makes it two for three for me