If you're a fan of Kacey Musgraves, then today is for you: the princess of country-pop finally dropped her highly-anticipated album, "star-crossed." After making the announcement for this album just weeks ago, Kacey has been giving non-stop teasers and glimpses into this new era that shows a more vulnerable side to the "Golden Hour" singer (aka, one that dives into the rise and fall of her marriage to Ruston Kelly.) Because she knows what the fans want, she's not only created a film to accompany the album (available to watch on the streaming service, Paramount Plus), with a trailer that literally gave me chills... ... BUT, she's also announced a "star-crossed: unveiled" tour with tickets on sale now... ... AND revealed that she'll be singing the album's namesake "star-crossed" in her first ever performance at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 12. If you're anything like me (congrats), then your favorite genre of music is heartbreaking songs that could soundtrack a moving romantic drama and are perfect for staring out the car window while pretending to be the main character. Well, after taking the time to listen to the album today and going on Kacey's lyrical journey through marriage and divorce (a journey that, according to Kacey, traces the arc of "a modern tragedy in three acts"), I find myself needing to stand on a beach somewhere with a cardigan wrapped around my body as the wind whips through my hair, to really get the full effect of what she's been through. As I currently do not have the means to do so, I'll have to take what I can get - aka, laying on my bed and staring at the ceiling as tears roll down my face (in a cool way.) Considering the entire point of this blog is to loudly share my opinions, here are some thoughts I had while listening to the album for the first time: *My favorite tracks are marked because if there's one thing I'm going to do, it's make this about me. 1. "star-crossed"*
2. "good wife"
3. "cherry blossom"
4. "simple times"
5. "if this was a movie.."
6. "justified"*
7. "angel"
8. "breadwinner"*
9. "camera roll"*
10. "easier said"
11. "hookup scene"
12. "keep lookin' up"
13. "what doesn't kill me"
14. "there is a light"
15. "gracias a la vida"
And there you have it! We've made it to the end of the album that has single-handedly kicked off Sad Girl Autumn (looking at you, upcoming albums from Taylor Swift and Adele.) Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go listen to this album again with a glass of wine.
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