"Middle of Nowhere sacks off all the pageantry. Subtly arranged, tinged with western swing and traditional Mexican music, the low-key sound gets back to Musgraves' rural roots and makes a smart backdrop to these beautifully weary songs about reckoning with delusion."
"The hopeful romance of Back on the Wagon, where a woman swears her busted man has changed, and the sweet pedal steel breeze of Loneliest Girl, where another insists she's happy alone, are two sides of the same tenderly flipped coin: how many ways do we have to kid ourselves to get by?"
"Horses and Divorces is country's Girl, So Confusing: a reconciliatory but raucous duet with old foe Miranda Lambert that resounds with the lightness of letting go."
Middle of Nowhere marks a return to Kacey Musgraves' rural roots with subtly arranged music influenced by western swing and traditional Mexican sounds. The album features beautifully weary songs that explore themes of delusion and loneliness. Tracks like I Believe in Ghosts and Dry Spell showcase Musgraves' conversational wit, while Back on the Wagon and Loneliest Girl present contrasting perspectives on self-deception. The duet Horses and Divorces with Miranda Lambert highlights the theme of letting go, encapsulating the album's overall tone of reflection and resilience.
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