Kacey Musgraves is back!
The Golden Hour Grammy winner just released her first single “Dry Spell” from her upcoming sixth studio album Middle of Nowhere on Wednesday (March 11).
The album will be arriving on May 1.
Keep reading to find out more…
She also released a video for “Dry Spell,” co-directed by Kacey and Hannah Lux Davis.
“I’m so lonely, lonely with a capital ‘H,’ If you know what I mean, I’ve been sitting on the washing machine,” she sings on the track.
The upcoming album was written alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk.
Per an official release, Middle of Nowhere “exhales with a dust-blown clarity that feels both evocative and sure. The album draws from the sounds, stories, and sensibilities that shaped the Texas native. A literal sign in Musgraves’ tiny, unincorporated, no-stoplight hometown of Golden, Texas, population under 300, that reads ‘Golden, TX: Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere’ sparked the idea for the title track and symbolic throughline of the album, speaking to something deeper and more nuanced.”
“Written during a period of reflection and post-breakup clarity, this collection of songs finds Musgraves leaning intentionally into open space and traditional western elements. Pedal steel, accordion, and Texas dancehall rhythms provide a nostalgic framework that she flips on its head in signature fashion. It is a sonic love letter to the musical borders of Country, echoing influence from adjacent genres such as bluegrass, pop, and even bits of Norteño and Zydeco.”
Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov are among the collaborators.
“The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life”, she said.
“I found that for the first time, it actually felt incredible being alone and existing in a space not defined by anyone else. 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. 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.”
Watch the music video for “Dry Spell”…
