Eight-time Grammy winner Kacey Musgraves' sixth studio album, Middle of Nowhere, is scheduled for May 1 via Lost Highway. The title was inspired by a sign in her hometown of Golden (population: 300) that reads "Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere."
The follow-up to 2024's country chart topping Deeper Well is said to draw from a love of Texas dancehall classics, humorous takes on the human condition, and the space where traditional country borders many sounds including Norteño and even Zydeco. Once again, Musgraves co-produced the album with Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk. Special guests include Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings and Gregory Alan Isakov.
According to People Magazine, “The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life, and I found that for the first time, it actually felt incredible being alone and existing in a space not defined by anyone else,” Musgraves said in a statement. “I became fascinated with the concept of liminal space, both geographical and emotional. We don’t linger in these transitional, empty spaces long enough and rush to define where or whatever is next.”
She continued: “I became so at ease with being in the ‘middle of nowhere’ in many senses and sitting in the un-comfort of the undefined. I had a lot of time for creative ambling and leaning into myself in different ways; horses, humor, writing with my early collaborators again, and living out my very simple, inspired life between Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico.”
Pre-orders are live now and include a limited-edition, squash blossom turquoise LP variant exclusively available through Magnolia Record Club: magnoliarecord.store. Other formats are black vinyl, CD and digital
Track listing:
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1. Middle of Nowhere
2. Dry Spell
3. Back On The Wagon
4. I Believe In Ghosts
5. Abilene
6. Coyote feat. Gregory Alan Isakov
7. Loneliest Girl
8. Everybody Wants To Be A Cowboy feat. Billy Strings
9. Horses and Divorces feat. Miranda Lambert
10. Uncertain, TX feat. Willie Nelson
11. Rhinestoned
12. Mexico Honey
13. Hell On Me
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