Reviews (page 5 of 8)
It's fine, not for me
Размеренный нежный альбом. Поп-музыка и кантри, плавные мелодии.
Good album, albeit a little too radio friendly for my liking.
Fair. Great voice, not a lot of memorable tunes.
I had very low expectations for this, but was pleasantly surprised by enjoying it. Some of the lyrics weren't great and I enjoyed some tracks a lot more than others, but all in all a good album. Country pop is definitely not my usual thing but this was decent.
I was not previously familiar with the artist or the album. After listening, I can see the appeal. She has a nice voice and the production seems to be top notch. I wouldn't mind listening to this again, but probably wouldn't seek it out either.
“When I say Yee you say Haw. I DIDN’T SAY FUCKIN YEE!”
For a “country pop” album that I definitely thought I was going to hate… I didn’t hate it. It was nice, it was calming, never really thought about skipping any songs.
She has a good voice, album was okay, this music is not my cup of tea.
Solid album, not really my style of music but it was ok.
Very generic white girl music. Not terrible but not exactly exciting.
Country twinged pop music with a slightly dreamy atmosphere. Nothing bad here at all, but it's fairly forgettable. Kacey's voice is nice and some of the instrumentals are good but it's laegely by the numbers songwriting
Pretty good country
started strong and lost steam by the end but some nice tunes
Ja, hva skal man si om dette da. Er jo ålreit å høre PÅ. Men når man hører ETTER så er det ganske tynt. Etter Life Is But A Dream kan jeg like når autotune brukes overdrevent med vilje. Mener bruken her var god og riktig. Trekker dessverre ikke nok opp for resten.
Enjoyed this album nice and chilled with a great vocalist 7/10
This is very pleasant inoffensive pop country music. Not bad by any means.
Nothing against Kacey Musgraves; I've always liked her, but there'd better be a lot of other female country artists yet to come on this list. Because there are some serious powerhouses I'd add long before I added anything by Kacey Musgraves. Overall, this album was fine. The word that kept coming to mind was "quaint". Not "memorable" or "important" or "unique" or "ambitious" or even "interesting"… just … "quaint". 3/5 Highlights: Slow Burn Rainbow
not much of a country fan. but it was pretty basic, same as back from work ride with my boss that day.
Country feel. Good vocals
Indie country. Way better than pop country. Enjoyed this as much as I could given the genre.
type album that imma performatively act like i enjoy to impress white shordies
3.5 Lana Del Rey really is maybe the most influential artist of her generation. There’s a version of her for every genre basically, and this is her+country+a touch of disco. I’ve heard good things about this album since it came out so I was very excited to finally have an excuse to listen to it, and…it’s fine! At no point did it get tiresome or bad, but it’s also kinda one note and just, well, fine. I remember High Horse was on a playlist for work back in 2019, and tbh, that’s kinda appropriate to me. It’s the type of music that’d you hear on a playlist at work, but the good kind that stands out among the rest of the dreck. But still, ultimately, it’s music that plays at work.
Country Rock from someone I've never heard of but apparently it was quite a hit on both sides of the pond. I quite liked the album and my favourite tracks on the album are the opening track "Slow Burn" and "Space Cowboy".
A really good pop/country album form a new artist to me. I was surprised that there weren't more songs with a more upbeat tempo. Its all very slow paced but it fits her singing well.
Country-pop con énfasis en el pop. Una música comercial, inofensiva y perfecta para las emisoras de radio más populares. Y, al mismo tiempo, se sale de los moldes de este tipo de música al combinar no solo country y pop, sino que también se intuyen algo de indie rock y sonidos más actuales en general. No por nada algunas de estas canciones fueron compuestas bajo la influencia del LSD, según la propia Kacey Musgraves. Las letras son bonitas aunque súper cursis y nada originales, cercanas al pop más comercial. La producción y composiciones en general son muy buenas, aunque hacia la segunda mitad del álbum se empieza a hacer un poco repetitivo y demasiado poppy. A caballo entre un dos y un tres. Vamos a redondearlo hacia arriba, porque hoy no estoy motivado para escuchar algo más exigente.
Thought I would hate this, but it’s pretty good!
Nice!
Þetta var frekar ljúf plata sem ég mun vonandi hlusta oftar á. Fín til dæmis sem bakgrunnur í matarboði eða bara yfir daginn. Ekkert sérstakt sem stendur upp úr samt þannig að hún dettur úr þremur og hálfri niður í þrjár
Not a fan of contemporary country music, I was positively surprised. It is a good 3, sometimes a bit bland, but overall a nice listen.
A surprisingly fun album I don’t think I’ll listen to again. Most certainly me, not Ms Musgrave. It’s a very well put together album that, sadly, doesn’t trigger any emotional responses in me.
Oh boy, the "I like all kinds of music except rap and country" bros are out in full effect for this album. Hello there worst people in existence. Keep being terrible I guess. https://thehardtimes.net/blog/like-everything-except-rap-country-poor-people/ I like this album. I own this album. I think this is a good album. I like listening to it. I do not think that this is one of the 1001 albums you must hear before you die. Still, reading what the rest of you think about it makes me like it more out of spite. Or not spite really. More, "Oh God, I don't ever want to be like those people in the slightest." So yeah, good album. Not great, but good.
Lovely voice.
2,8/5
She's pretty good and apparently this album crushed it with the Grammy's but it feels a bit too radio country for my tastes. There are so many better, less known female singer/songwriter country musicians. 2.5 rounding up
Didn't think it was spectacular but it was good, and maybe it'll grow on me. Some very pretty songs. Hard to overcome recency bias but it was a pleasant way to spend the afternoon.
non-threatening pop
It's very pretty sounding, homestead, country pop dappled in sunshine. It's very pleasant to listen to but the melodies are samey, so ultimately it works best as generic background music.
Like flowers in a corn field.
It was okay, she had a good voice
Safe and inoffensive with pretty on-the-nose lyrics. Checks all the boxes for a modern pop country type of album, but at least she has a nice voice
Rv
catchy, if a little predictable
So hard to like a country album, but she isn't bad.
Favorite songs: "Oh, What a World", Butterflies, Slow Burn, Rainbow Least favorite songs: Mother 3/5
Kas: poppia, jonka tekijät ovat oikeasti kiinnostuneet melodioista. B-puolen filleriytymistä lukuun ottamatta musiikki on kuunneltavaa ja uudelleenkuunneltavaa ja silloin tällöin kylmiä väreitä herättävää. Karmea tuotanto tosin. Ah, Nashville 2018. 3,5
Lyder lidt som tidlig Taylor Swift? Lyder vældig godt, lidt samey i længden
A few good songs on here that I listened to when it originally came out. Nothing mind blowing though.
surprisingly easy to listen to
Enjoyed some of the songs but probably wouldn’t listen to it through as an album again. I preferred the middle of the album to the first and last few tracks. Definitely liked the more upbeat songs, but the slower songs could grow on me if I listened more. Fav song: Butterflies (not sure if this is actually my fave but it’s where the album picked up for me and I started to enjoy it)
I mean not a bad album but Not Quitte a modern classic like some of the others on here. Slightly bland to me Specific rating - 3.5 Fav song - space cowboy Least fav- Wonder Woman
Found it a bit boring on my first listen but it grew on me as the album progressed and when I went back to listen to the first few songs again (to pick a least favourite) I found that they weren't as boring as when I first heard them. Maybe if I listened through a third time I would really love it... but I haven't and I don't. Favourite: Velvet Elvis or Golden Hour Least: Mother
Better than I expected that’s for sure. Slick enough that I can’t see really getting into it, but this felt like a pretty natural extension of the earlier Country Ladies on the list so far. That’s the part I didn’t expect! Rounding up here because I appreciated being kinda wrong about my prejudice when I saw and recognized the name of the artist.
First track was really promising, but after 2-3 songs they started to bleed together. Production is crisp, maybe even a little too crisp... I think 3 stars
Cheesy and boring
this is more indie pop and a bit better than usual country but still a 3/5
Country pop is pretty low on my preferred genres list, but this was tolerable.
To believe music needs to have meaningful, deep, poetic lyrics to be considered worthy is incredibly limiting. Is this kind of generic? Yeah. Are the lyrics simple and maybe not the greatest? Sure. That doesn't make it BAD. It's decent poppy feel good music that you can slap on in the background while you wash the dishes. Mother is beautiful, Slow Burn isn't lyrically strong but still a good song, Love is a Wild Thing is cute, High Horse is fun if you've ever known someone who believes they're king shit. Pop is fun, no matter the sub genre.
Always like the voice some nice tunes.
This is not really my type of music, but it's not bad. 3/5.
Soothing, Norah Jones-esque
Moet ik nog een keer fatsoenlijk luisteren, maar klinkt nog niet heel interessant
This is a fine album - I don't /love/ country, but the pop on this record is pretty good. I felt like it was missing something, then as soon as it ended 'Solar Power' by Lorde came on and I think I realised that Golden Hour just doesn't have the same character that we've become accustomed to. Perhaps Kacey walked so that Lorde could run.
I was surprised by this. Not something I’ll likely come back to, but the production on this has kinda that indie sound to it, and it’s not so country that I feel like I need to be doused in bud light and draped in an American flag, so its got a leg up there.
Interest level: 2/5 Rating: 3/5, just to be fair Note to self: check back in five years to see if this album is still on the list.
Pop relajantes romántico, pero no meloso
Blind album, know the artist. It was alright for the most part and I only really liked the opening and closing tracks. I could see how this album was so big as I remember it getting awards and such, but I don't think I'm the target audience for this and I did not feel that this was meant for me. Good album, not for me, and that is okay.
Inoffensive country/soft listening album with some easy to digest acoustic strumming patterns. It is a bit corny, but pretty alright. I wouldn't mind someone putting this on in the car, but it is not an album that I would put on myself. Especially the rhythms in this album are very strong, super consistent and interesting to listen to. This goes for the guitar and the drums which both mainly act as the backing track. Stand outs: Butterflies - Super cool mixing of different patterns and rhythmic instruments to create song that just sounds really large. Love is Wild - Great example of amazing acoustic guitar playing, you can clearly hear a strummed picked pattern which allows someone to play both lead and backing at the same time. It gives a of texture to the player. The Banjo in the background doing a more lead-y riffs is also just really nice Space Cowboy - just a really fun and clever hook that I like. I also want to have a space cowboy
Nothing super groundbreaking but still a really nice listen.
Enjoyable bubblegum country tuned that flits between cutesy pop songs and heartfelt acoustic ballads. I enjoyed this more than i care to admit. The song ‘Mother’ got me choked up.
scho vill vo de kacey musgraves ghört aber sie selber nonie trotz liechter skepsis hani probiert mit eme offene ohr und ere offene seel mich dere gschicht hii z‘gäh & mis fazit isch: de pop-generikumshammer hed dominiert aber ah vereinzelte stelle hed sie mich positiv überrascht und sogar fast scho emotional berüehrt darum: kacey musglaub 3 sterne gäh
I know of Kacey Musgraves from her tour and work with Keith Urban, and I've listened to this album once before in 2019, but I don't really remember it. Slow Burn is such a great song! I've added it to my list of favourites. Actually it's my 4th time spinning it and I don’t recall the previous times, but I really took notice of it this time. The rest of the album was good quality but it didn't reach the same heights as Slow Burn. A high 3 overall.
this album was huge when it came out, so i was expecting a little more from it, but i’m not a country fan to begin with. regardless, it’s a fun album and kacey’s personality really shines through! need to queen out with her.
I have never heard Kacey Musgraves before, and after the first song I thought, wow, I really like this! But then the album took a turn and went from folky to poppy. It vacillated from there, but I heard very little that would make me think that this was a country record. Highlights: Slow Burn, Oh What a Word (in spite of its cheesy introduction), Mother, and Rainbow. The few songs that I liked, I really liked, but the rest was too poppy for me. This one averages out to a three.
This album walks a tightrope. Sometimes it treads with great poise, combining thoughtful lyrics, understated production and pop hooks that evoke fragrant summer evenings. Other times it threatens to teeter into a pit of generic modern country music that sounds hella bland.
Country pop. Meh. The vocal processing in her voice is not TOO bad, but there's no distinctiveness in her voice from others. I liked some of the lyrics, and the songs were a bit of a wide variety. I didn't get the "yacht rock" style they said were one or two of the songs. I guess my question is "why this album?" It does have some ideas of blending styles, but it's so... middle of the road. It's just not that memorable for me. Not bad, but not memorable. A high 2, which rounds to a 3. Top tracks: "Slow Burn", "Velvet Elvis," "Rainbow"
Kacey Musgraves has a sweet, beautiful voice. She reminds me of Lana Del Rey (and I now love Lana Del Rey) though her lyrics aren't dark. Sad at times but not dark. I like her lyrics - at times a little bubblegum but other times she pushes the envelope with wordplay, irony, introspection, and depth. And it's often those times where she pairs the lyrics with some nice stripped-down instrumentals. Slow Burn, Mother, Space Cowboy, and Rainbow are real gems. The last one in particular is just beautiful - great message filled with hope. Love is a Wild Thing isn't too shabby and Velvet Elvis is fun. Lonely Weekend and Butterflies are decent but a little too poppy. Oh What a World is trash - way too poppy (get rid of that vocoder). High Horse is also trending in the trashy direction. Her pop country sound makes her sound like a Taylor Swift knockoff. Taylor Swift is an incredible artist but being a knockoff is not a good look. Kacey Musgraves is talented and I enjoyed this album more than I didn't. For a modern country artist she is refreshing and thankfully nothing like bro country. She brings a perspective with substance. But I think if she embraced traditional country musical stylings a little more and didn't replace them with pop pandering, I'd like this album even more. It is a strong 3 but not quite a 3.5 for me. Still, it has me curious to listen to her debut album.
I like the country tunes most.
Nice little album
Album 721 of 1001 Kacey Musgraves - Golden Hour (2018) Rating : 3.5 / 5 Country music from this century isn't my usual go to but his wasn't half bad. Great songwriting and sound. This album made me think of a more mature Taylor Swift. Enough of a pop element included to keep me interested. Not bad.
Not really my thing but some good songs and nicely recorded.
Musgraves exhibits a radio country voice, which I can't say I'm in love w/ or would ever feel the need to return to. The soft, gossamer affect leaves me wanting more, and instead of floating I feel like I'm parachuting thru a dull lecture on something pop. Some of the instrumentation, especially as the record gets going, is effective (strings, synths), and lyrics like these are at least up to snuff: 'Plants that grow and open your mind'; 'Coming thru the melody when the night bird sings'; 'I know my place, and it ain't w/ you.' But excited about this I'm not - too innocuous, too tame, not necessarily sterile, but never massively alive, never turbulent or usefully grungy. Saved by 'Happy & Sad' and 'Velvet Elvis,' Kacey suffices but doesn't floor.
I enjoyed this a fair bit, but it got a little samey after a while. A fairly solid three.
Good material, well written and arranged, nice and mellow, I'm just not too crazy about her voice. Been listening to this before, and couldn't make up my mind to buy it. Love the artwork, the contrast between the blue sky and the red fan.
more like 3.5
Before listening to Golden Hour, I had never heard of Kacey Musgraves, so I was curious to dive into this 2018 release. Exploring modern music outside my usual genres is part of why I took on this challenge, and this album felt like a good place to start. The opening track, "Slow Burn," lives up to its name — it’s a gentle introduction, but it never really takes off for me. On the other hand, "Lonely Weekend" and "Butterflies" are more engaging and easy to enjoy. My favorite track, though, was "Love Is a Wild Thing." It's beautifully written and captures the heart of the album with its emotional depth and warmth. What stood out most were the lyrics. Musgraves brings a socially conscious edge to country music, which isn’t something you encounter often. It gives the album a sense of purpose and authenticity beyond the usual themes of love and heartache. Overall, Golden Hour is a pleasant listen. It’s not groundbreaking for me, but I’d happily give it another spin. Favorite song: Love Is a Wild Thing Least favorite: Slow Burn and Mother — both felt a bit too slow and dry. Album artwork: Cute and fitting for the album’s vibe.
It is not offensive, but I don't get the love
Okay. Why the hell have I gotten three country/country-adjacent albums in a row now? I don't get it! Anyways, let's talk about Kacey Musgraves's 2018 album Golden Hour. Country music (modern country especially) has never really been my thing. However, I don't think that's the genre's fault. I blame everyone around me for only exposing me to hot garbage. Most of the modern country that I've heard is fucking horrendous. It's just this soulless mishmash of country and all these other genres like rap and pop just filled with buzzwords like whiskey and Chevy and Jesus and all that stuff, you know? It's dishonest and pandering to an audience of rural republicans, and because I live in a (somewhat) rural town with lots of republicans, I have to hear this shit every day and I hate it. However, when I say "this shit," I am not referring to the songs on Golden Hour. I'm merely providing a background for my thoughts on "modern country," which mostly do not apply to this album. While Golden Hour isn't really my thing personally, I can absolutely respect this album for being an honest piece of art. The writing is actually solid and doesn't just mention random car companies and fast-food chains! The closest it gets is mentioning a Silverado at one point, but that feels more like it's creating a mental image rather than a cash grab. The songs are about things like love and stuff and they're nice. Kacey's singing is also quite nice. The sound is definitely that of a modern country album, but at least it's not in a super annoying way with trap beats and stuff like that. I may be slightly biased, but I need to try my best to overcome the modern country bias that I admittedly still kind of have. Golden Hour is a good album. The world would be a better place if more country was like this instead of what it is now. 3/5.
Better than I expected
Eh, not my scene, but it's alright.
The production on this album is impressive. Almost like if justice produced a country album. She's also a great singer, but it just feels flat? I don't know. It's interesting but not something I find I could listen too on a regular basis.
always a pleasure to listen to this record. Think it falls off a bit in the 2nd half but lots of fun
Some 4* songs in a 3* album.
Really liked the first song but the rest was not for me
Some good songs but too much of the same same
Great Vocals -Slow Burn -Oh, What A World
The album was ok. Not my favorite album of hers.
It's slightly above average and I guess a bit enjoyable.
Listened to this while playing Imperium: Legends. I lost. I enjoyed this album more than I was expecting to based on what I'd read. It still wasn't anything genre defining, or even a genre best, but I didn't hate any part of it.
Cool album. Probably not the kind of thing I'll listen to much in the future.
I was blown away by this album the first and second times I listened. I thought to myself, "Finally! Country music that is good!" But then I listened to the album more closely a third time and realized that most of the lyrics are pretty basic (occasionally bordering on cloying or cringe) and the instrumentation is rudimentary and almost sounds like a drum machine at times. I think my initial amazement is 100% on Musgraves voice, which I still think is beautifully crisp and ethereal. I can see why Lady A, which she sang for before releasing solo work, was a great fit for her because it allowed her vocals to shine while leaving instrumentation and lyrics to others.
Pop country. It's got a few good songs.
Really liked this but don’t know how much I’ll go back to it. Other people scratch that itch a bit better.
Enjoyed it more than I thought
Enjoyed this. Had a really nice warm feel to it and her voice is lovely
Pleasant.
I don't think it's one of the 1000 greatest albums I've ever heard, but I like it.
3.2/5
Inoffensive but generic country-adjacent pop music. Easy to listen to but I doubt I'll ever have the urge to put this album back on.
This wasn’t too bad! Could be higher, but I’m feeling harsh. Simpsons: No
3.5 A nice surprise. Not a modern country fan, but she's accessible like Sheryl Crow was for me generation.
fine and inoffensive, not sure why its here
Not a fan of this kind of country, she has a great voice though.
Really not my thing, but I actually quite enjoyed it.
A good album, I liked Space Cowboy, Slowburn and Butterflies the most.
An excellently written, performed, and produced crossover album for Kacey Musgraves who was known for more traditional country music before this album. GOLDEN HOUR is a fun collection of risks taken on so many different genres and Musgraves manages to navigate that very tricky line between kitschy and sentimental. Truly a type of country/pop crossover I had never quite heard before and thus really does belong on this list.
Pop easy listening vibe
Не топ, приятная нейтральная музыка, особо не трогает
Generalistic, like music made with AI, lyrics made by elementary school children, to not offend anybody
78% Best: Slow Burn; Butterflies; Velvet Elvis; Wonder Woman; High Horse Must-Hear? No, but I liked it more than I thought I would.
Heard before. Bigger fan of her 2024 album, but this one’s not bad.
Nashville country-pop, where it goes more into pop territory. Pretty middle of the road.
Soothing I guess. It's like having a younger sister in Tennessee. I can block out what she says due to the accent, and what remains is pleasant and soothing. A bit gimmicky. I feel like this could be a radio channel on the Sims.
Mhmm not sure that's for me. Not necessarily bad though
Liked it more than what I am willing to admit
Very solid songwriter that I'm largely unfamiliar with, probably because I don't follow country. But this is deceptively country--like how Taylor Swift started as country. Slap a pedal steel guitar on a track and everyone's Hank Williams. I don't buy it, this is pretty far from modern country and it's solid. Would go 3.5, but hanging a 3 on it as it might be a little too easy/simple.
I would say that of all my beloved modern sad-girl country-flecked artists (your Waxahatchees, your Lenkers, the Jess Williamsons of this world), Kacey Musgraves isn't right up there. It's just a touch too poppy for me in places, and is closer to the 'Taylor goes folk' end of things. That said, it's still a genre that I really enjoy, and there was lots to like in this. Some of the harmonies are really powerful and emotive and I think it's quite nice and varied in tone.
I spent the whole album trying to figure out if I like her voice. I'm still puzzled. When slow burn came out I kind of liked it, but the whole album is literally the same song.
Not bad but not something I’d probably go back to anytime soon.
As one half of middle of the road country duo, Houmous & Chutney, I know a thing or two about creating boring, middle of the road records that you never want to listen to again, so I partly appreciate Kacey Musgrave for doing it so well. 2.5
3+/5
Country pop. Voz bonita. Ni fu ni fa.
I must admit it: I got excited when I saw the cover of the album Golden Hour. Would this be perhaps an entry into alt-flamenco? That expectation was banished when I saw that this was country pop. Then, I passed from expectations to reservations. And yet, despite being a mixed bag, Golden Hour has some interesting ideas here and there that have reconciled me with the genre. In this album, you will immediately detect the type of new country you associate with Taylor Swift (especially her early stuff). Themes, tone, and imagery are relatively similar. However, there is a genuine virtue in this album. Musgraves does a brilliant work bringing disparate influences (Lana del Ray's angst and oblique metaphors, Bee Gees' vocal harmonies and disco vibes, Daft Punk neo-disco beats, vocoders, Lennon's piano-based earnestness, even hints of chacha) into selective elements that define the raw structures of country music. This is one of the virtues of the artist. In Golden Hour, Kacey Musgrave selects key elements of country music tradition (melodic arcs, banjo backgrounds, and customary key progressions), so they can easily merge into any other genre at ease. The musical choices are insightful and show us a musician with a keen palate and remarkable intelligence. To the appeal of the album, it can be added the overall talent you can sense in the production. Unfortunately, these brilliant choices are marred in my opinion by trite explorations of love, lines that veer over platitudes that sound too clichéd. It does not help the fact that the overarching journey of the album and the one that individual tracks propose are constantly uneven. I found myself continuously passing from admiration to rolling my eyes. Golden Hour is not a perfect album and includes very few really solid songs. Certainly, some tracks hit the mark beautifully like the poignant "Mother", or the country-tainted piano-based "Rainbow" that sounds like Lennon's "Imagine" now reimagined. There is the creative fun in "High Horse". But then there is the mixed bag of "Slow Burn", "Happy and Sad" (notice the Bee Gees's harmonies in the chorus), and "Love is a Wild Thing" (with delayed harmonic resolutions that are quite nice). And then there is almost the rest. Cowboys who are regrettably not in space, lines like "Texas is hot and I am cold", Silverados, and a long list of trite country clichés that are paired with melodies and progressions that are just fine, but fall flat to me. In sum, Golden Hour is an inspiring and interesting album. I liked it more than I initially thought. However, is far from being an indispensable album. 7/10
Some good some bad. Not really my cup of tea, but I see the appeal and some songs hit that pop fan nerve
6.5/10
great voice
I've listened to quite a bit of country through this list now and it helped me appreciate how strange this modern country craze is. It's like the same old music but they just throw in what's new and popular and you get a cacophony of both. Sometimes that works, but a lot of the time it sounds pretty soulless despite the heartfelt performance.
An enjoyable listen with a beautiful voice
taylor de noantri
A lovely album with beautiful vocals.
Some nice songs, but not quite my scene. All fine though.
I knew nothing about Kacey Musgraves, and actually I know very little about country music at all, though I do like some country-related stuff (Wilco, some bluegrass, etc). So, I was happy to learn about this. In the end, I like the intro track (Slow Burn) but the rest of the album was just "meh" and tended to blend together.
She really does have a nice voice, doesn't feel like the normal topics discussed in country songs either. 3/5
I liked this album in spite of myself. She's got a really nice voice. Not a fan of the songs with the traditional country twang, but there were plenty of songs I genuinely enjoyed.
Otro día lluvioso en San Juan, hoy musicalizado por Kacey Musgraves, otra artista que me es desconocida. La primera canción arranca con la voz dulce y constante de Kacey, que me recuerda a lo primero de Taylor Swift, pero más tranquila. Disco relajado, bonito, para poner de fondo mientras se trabaja.
Liked this more than I expected to, considering I didn't think much of her new Deeper Well album. Interesting genre fusion, good production and some solid melodies Really enjoyed Space Cowboy, Butterflies, High Horse and Rainbow. Some of it is less memorable though, and the auto tune gets on my nerves after a while. Definitely worth a couple listens, but I won't be rushing back to it.
It’s not highbrow or particularly heavy on the lyrics but her voice is easy to listen. Not the best but certainly not the worst either.
It was ok. I listened to the whole album and there was not one song that jarred with me. Equally, nothing really caught my attention. She's got a nice voice, very smooth and clear. Musically I've never gelled with country music, and this is about as pop-orientated as country music gets and I still couldn't gel with it. Another 3 star album for me.
Early Taylor swifty. Enjoyed but a little sadder country then I like.
Never heard of Kacey before, I suspect she might be more popular in the US than the U.K. when I seen this was country pop i sighed. Though pleasantly surprised after 1 listen, her vocals are good, and it’s actually works her mixing country with pop. An album worth listening to at least one, and I’m sure this would be more popular in the U.K. if folk heard it.
A bit pop-y for my country music tastes but not bad otherwise.
There is some decent country songs here but only enough for 3 stars or C in my opinion.
Very strong start, though it kinda lost me by the end.
An unfortunate truth about this list is that only a small percentage of it is taken up by female artists or female-led bands. Which is why people like Patti Smith or Janelle Monáe stand out, and deserve to be properly recognized. I’ve been around enough to have heard the name Kacey Musgraves before. She is one of the modern country industries’ biggest stars. And one of its most widely celebrated. I’ve explained before why I have such a disdain for the state that country music finds itself in now. So I was still slightly apprehensive towards this. But I had also had decently high hopes for something mildly interesting. Even if I had only listened to the first song, I would still easily be able to come to the conclusion that this doesn’t belong anywhere in the same conversation as those other artists are in. It instantly sets itself apart. It’s probably why so many country artists commit to making such similar music. They know it works, and if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But this record is proof that sometimes that change is good, and warranted. And it can be nice to branch out at some point and explore new avenues. Make no mistake though, the country roots of her music is not abandoned. But this is much closer to dream pop in many ways, and fuses that with contemporary country music. Unfortunately I find that I can’t rate this too highly, because I still have some issues. It’s not very long at all, but the best of its ideas were pretty much worn out by the half way point. Kacey can sing well, but the range and variety in her vocals is a little flat for my tastes. And even though I’m not ever going to country music to find really thought-provoking lyrics, but man, the writing on this is admittedly pretty bad. Maybe I shouldn’t say bad, but definitely incredibly basic. I think I was looking for more than I actually got here, which is disappointing, considering how strong this starts. Rating: 6/10
No está mal, pero el anterior es muy superior. Siempre volveré a ese antes.
Well, this was gorgeous! Stripped back, mellow, sumptuous and simply gorgeous!
En algo más de una década Kacey Musgraves se ha convertido en una de las figuras más representativas del country moderno, escribiendo canciones que evocan el sonido clásico pero que están dominadas por una temática muy actual. En este disco además, consiguió atraer la atención de los fans del pop e incluso de la música indie, por no decir que ganó el premio Grammy al álbum del año. Un premio que también logró a la mejor canción con "Space Cowboy", una despedida o una concesión de espacio vital a su pareja, quién sabe. Me gusta "Butterflies", proque Musgraves desnuda su alma impulsada, como en buena parte del disco, por melodías largas y tranquilas, y nos habla de volver a sentir mariposas en el estómago en una nueva relación. Una gran canción con un toque de reivindicación feminista al contraponer ese nuevo amor con una pareja anterior que la menospreciaba. El disco acaba con otra buena canción, "Rainbow" , en la que utiliza la tormenta y el arco-iris como metáfora de superación de problemas.
3.5 - i like it, but i also don't think it's all that special.
Ok
I was expecting overproduced country pop. This was a very nice listen. I can see this on in the background of a day event. I was hoping her voice was a bit more appealing. You could argue it’s a one trick pony, generic, etc, but I enjoyed it. It’s funny I read some other reviews on other albums and people really delve into the lyrics and subject matter. Maybe it’s me but I can’t that level of detail after one listen.
This album is unremarkable, though its consistent country pop sound is decent, but what really makes this album worth it is the last track, Rainbow, which is absolutely stunning
Not that entertaining, quite pleasant at times. I’ll take this over Pink Floyd any fuckin day of the week
3/5 Wonderful Sunday morning album.
First time getting a 2010s album in this. Powerful and emotional vocals. A lot of it was quite samey and plain in terms of instrumental. Generally country isn't my thing but I do like the folk elements mixed in, and the balance between pop and country. Highlights: Butterflies Oh, What A World Velvet Elvis High Horse
Cool breeze country without the twang. Slow Burn, Lonely Weekend, High Horse.
It was okay
Pretty catchy country (kinda indie ish feel sometimes) pop with more sound authenticity and maturity than many others in the country pop realm (I.e., bro country), occasionally drawing influence from other sounds and genres. Songs, often love songs, have decent lyrics, good melodies and light and simple but well-serving music arrangements. It spans from quiet and more reflective to fun pop music. There’s more to enjoy here than I expected. It isn’t groundbreaking or anything, but it’s nice to listen to.
Pretty enjoyable country pop record. Loved the first half. Not so much the second one
A very loved up album by Kacey Musgraves, off the back of her recent marriage at the time, with the help of some LSD. Golden Hour provides a warm embrace to a soul bearing artist. Best: Slow Burn Worst: Wonder Woman
3.5/5. This was good, but not for me. A bit to poppy.
Had never listened, at least on purpose, to Kasey Musgraves before. Nothing objectionable but rather like a discount version of old Taylor Swift songs. Nothing groundbreaking but decent enough.
V easy listening.
Not bad, I like her voice and some of the songs are lovely. However, I thought a lot of the songs sounded similar and I was getting tired of the album by the end...
As far as country goes, it was alright. Nothing special, though.
I find it funny that I discovered Chappell Roan not long before hearing this album -- because I could totally hear Musgraves covering "Casual." She's got a perfect voice for it. Anyway, it's a contemporary country album by a woman -- which already makes it 50x better than any bro-country out there. She sings all lovely. The songs are fine. I can see why a lot of folks love Musgraves and this album. Just not my cup of tea.
could i write poetry to this? n
This doesn't seem very different from any number of singer-songwriters. Good, but nothing special.
Ya IDK this was fine,verging on kind of nice. She has a nice enough voice and all, but there wasn't a lot that had me wowed. Butterflies is a jam, and I've definitely heard Rainbow before. Fine album that I could see myself playing in the car with Mehie; otherwise, I would never seek this out. Soft 3. Butterflies is a jam.
Pretty average album. Kinda country kinda pop. Not my wheelhouse, but it wasn't bad.
Spacey Kacey ayoooooo. This was a pleasant surprise. Never really got into her that much because it was always classified as country, but this had some great sounds and introspectiveness to it. High 3.
Sheryl Crow ran so Kacey Musgraves could walk
This was an ok album for it being country music. The song slow burn was catchy.
I like it, maybe not something I’ll listen to all the time, but she has an amazing voice. Good song quality and nice to listen to.
Kacey Musgraves is kind of like if Taylor Swift had never left the country scene and had kept maturing primarily in that space, with a bit of dabbling in folk and pop. As a result, she has definitely had a huge part in leading the charge of country pop in the modern age. Many female artists pioneered a 90s-2000s country pop sound, but pop music has changed since then; indie music style kind of bled into pop and therefore into country pop, and Kacey has now taken on that 2010+ period of country pop. What results is an album that is heavily influenced by the songwriting and music styles of country with the easy listening, chillness of indie type music. And while this particular country-indie-pop combination has grown a lot in popularity in recent years, Kacey Musgraves was among some of the first artists really pushing this sound out to a general population. A good, inoffensive listen!
Other than recognizing the name I knew nothing about her or her music until listening to this album. I like it. She sings and writes Hippy Country Music.
I don't like country and more the most part think it's lack luster music from instrumental perspective but she does do it better than the others ... her voice is very OK ? is that a hot take? The sad songs appealed to me and the ones that stretched her voice and leaned into country specific motifs really didn't
Favorite was "Rainbow"
Country pop. Voz bonita. Ni fu ni fa.
The thing that stands out, more than the songs, is how slick this whole affair is — the production takes the front seat. The melodies are ok, the harmonies come in at the right time, every instrumental choice complements the sound. But it's empty, like she's wearing a Kacey Musgraves suit — I don't feel like I've met the real person inside. And I don't think there's an up-tempo tune until track 11. That didn't help any. I'm at an enjoyment level of a 2.2, with .8 going to professional studio production.
This is pleasant enough and the lyrics are interesting. Also, I dig how she subverts expectations. But I'm struggling to love this for reasons I can't quite articulate. Why isn't this my cup of tea? Am I a heartless monster? These questions and more...
I thought this album was mostly sweet.
My niece loves this
I wasn't really sure what to expect but I appreciate some of the clever lyrics. Faves for me. Slow Burn, Rainbow
Hmmm, tricky one to rate, this - on the one hand there a couple of slower, more introspective tracks that I _really_ like, but then most of the rest of the tracks are a little too poppy for my taste, and "High Horse" is absolutely godawful - just a couple more tracks like that in the mix and I'd give it two stars in a second. 3.5 I guess, and I'm gonna round..... down. Fave track - "Slow Burn" is my fave by a mile. "Oh, What a World" has its charm, too...
Nothing bad, nothing great about this album. If you are a person that thinks the world is bad, and longs for the days that never truly happened, this is the cheezy feel good music for you. Kacey uses the same vocal manipulation in almost every song and it becomes monotonous. I am guessing that Apple Music put it as one of their top albums because Kacey used the word chrysalis.
Pretty poppy, some interesting synth sounds
Repeatably listenable. Easy. Nice.
There’s a sheen to it that I struggle with, but some damn good songs. “Slow Burn” is tremendous. This could potentially grow one day. 3/5
I liked this more than I expected, but I don't generally find the genre all that interesting.
Never again
A good voice ruined by autotune. The instrumentation was really nice.
A quite good album, not too country-ish. Pleasant voice, production's good. Nice easy listening, nothing that stays rememberable.
Мило) 6/10
Good background music. I like her voice but there’s nothing super special about it.
So I recognize it’s like fantastically produced really good pop country music. I’m just not in love with it. Her 2024 release I liked a bit more. Adele clears
I didn’t hate it so it’s better than most country/pop albums in my book. It doesn’t feel like anything special outside of that metric though.
You've heard of Bro Country... here's Chick Country?
Although I grew up on country, I never listen to it anymore so I'm unfamiliar with a lot of new artists. I added a few songs to my favorites (Lonely Weekend and Rainbow) I'd rate a 3.5 but I don't think I'd listen to it on my own unless I was in a mood, so giving it a 3.
In spite of myself, I found this kind of charming at first - partially, I suspect, because I’d never heard it before. (I think a lot of my aversion to pop music can be attributed to overexposure to certain songs/artists.) Unfortunately, that only lasted about five songs before it started to wear out its welcome; paying closer attention to the lyrics, I realized how cheesy a lot of them are. Still, I think there’s something in this not-quite-country, not-quite-generic-pop album that gives it a bit more heart than expected.
a fun country (?) spring album - probably wont hear again tho
For some reason I was expecting a country album. Good Americana influenced pop album.
Cut #1, SLOW BURN, is A+. "Grandma cried when I pierced my nose." Reminds me of a fraternity brother of mine who, in Maine, back in '71, painted his toenails with bright red nail polish. I asked him why, and he told me that it upset his grandmother, who lived in Pennsylvania. Beautiful voice. Simple, effective instruments. Very clean production. Nice harmonies. Certainly didn't expect synthesized vocals on #4 - Cat Power did it better on her "Sun" LP. #5, MOTHER, great 1:18 love song to her mother. Uh oh...just read that 'Musgraves discussed being under the influence of LSD when composing the songs "Mother" and "Slow Burn"', my two favorite songs #6, LOVE IS A WILD THING, showcases her as a wordsmith, and all kinds of instrumentation sneaks in ... banjo, steel, and something I can't identify (electronica?). #9, VELVET ELVIS. For no good or sane reason, I'm embarrassed that someone wrote this song. Taking back that earlier "wordsmith" comment......"But, baby, I ain't Wonder Woman. I don't know how to lasso the love out of you." Much of this collection (to me) sounds like what the competitors of The Voice here.ould be singing. Don't know what that means, but that's what I hear. I think I dislike the poppier tunes (especially HIGH HORSE). ⭐⭐⭐ ________________________________ 🎧 LPs reviewed: 52 🎧 LPs left to review: 949 🎧 LPs I found great/relevant enough to be mandatory listens (5): 11 🎧 LPs I *might* include in my own list (4): 17 🎧 LPs I will certainly *not* include in mine (1-2): 14
Well written, well produced, not my style.
Modern country music…like plain oatmeal. It’s just not that good. “Slow Burn” is great with the banjo, though. “Rainbow” is good. I can leave the rest.
Unlistenable.
I was excited for this one because everything I've heard about Kacey as a person was good. She is country but also a little progressive. But I was disappointed by love song after long song that was still rooted in mysigony. There were glimpses I loved, like Happy and Sad. It was a fine album and I still really like Butterflies and I would have loved this in high school but now I just want something a little deeper. By the end I was craving anything that was not a love song, but Rainbow was just enough to save it. I don't like any song individually which is why it's getting a 3 not a 2, but I wouldn't want to listen to this album in totality again
It's a great blend of country and pop, but it just isn't all that great. Definitely some standouts, but overall just okay
This is an enjoyable listen. I really like the final three songs. Not entirely sure this is a must listen album.
I either absolutely love the song, or just kinda felt whatever. Not a Country fan, but she's got some amazing songs.
Pasable
Lovely voice and brilliant production, but I just felt it get a little sickly sweet after a while. Can understand higher ratings, 3.5 for me
Pretty good mix of indie and country, with some weird lyrics at times (slant rhyming ‘cold’ with ‘nose’ in the first song basically felt like a non-sequitur). The end.
I am normally "just Ok" with country music. It does, in all honesty, now a days at least, have to do with the political conservatism and MAGA bullshit that I find frankly offensive. But I see that Kacey Musgraves stirs the pot and is not playing that game. Good. She is also rather good at what she does and the music is never redundant or boring and I actually really enjoyed it. I will pay more attention to her from now on, country (sort of) or not.
Surprised, didn’t think I’d like this album but it was pretty good!
OK
Just a bit too polished for me, but some great tracks.
Easy-listening country. The music video for "Oh What a World" is great until it's a mutant Lisa Frank terrifying uncanny valley. The one for "Rainbow" is very nice though.
3/7/24. First time giving Kacey Musgraves a try after coming onto the scene a few years ago. This genre isn't really my cup of tea, but I enjoyed this listen! Simple pop country with intriguing and expanded lyrics from the typical country song. Kacey's voice is also great to listen to.
Despite being a bit sceptical with it being such a recent album I really enjoyed this. A nice light Saturday listen.
mellow, reminds me of Joni Mitchell only better
Thoughts before listening: I'm surprised to see this on the list, but I really like this album. I play this for my daughter quite a bit. Review: This album is full of pleasant, well crafted songs with smart lyrics and catchy melodies. I'm not sure it's truly one of the greatest albums of all time, but it's certainly an album I enjoy quite a bit. My favorites are "Slow Burn", "Space Cowboy", and "Rainbow". 3-stars.
I'm not a country music fan but her voice is sweet and pleasant to listen to. Her music is soothing and positive. Enjoyed it!
Ihan hyvät sanat ja hyvä laulaja, mut ei musiikin puolella kovinkaan kiinnostava levy, vähän varman päälle pelaa. 3/5.
Odd serendipity: yesterday threw up Emmylou Harris, today brings this up-to-date take on sweet, reflective country. Found it an enjoyable listen. Even a touch of Sufjan Stevens in the banjo style in places? Never heard of Ms Musgrave's before but this was a perfect Sunday morning kitchen listen.
Sounds like a better version of Taylor Swift. Not much better, but better. With a pinch of Norah Jones. Inoffensive elevator music. Favorite song: High Horse
3,5 *
Would not seek this one out but it was not bad
very middle of the road
A sweet album, Kacey has a wonderful voice. A little country for me. Favorite track was slow burn
nice
This album wasn't bad. But it left me with a "meh" feeling. There was nothing that really inspired me to listen to it again. I can't imagine why this got a Grammy. Scale: 5 - My absolute favorites. 4 - Albums I like. 3 - It was ok to listen to but I wouldn't seek it out. 2 - Didn't like. 1 - Absolute shit.
Solid pop album
radio music, forgettable
Oh Golden Hour. One of my favorites. Slow Burn and title track are great.
# Playlist track - High Horse # Notes - It's still amazing that albums that have tens of millions of listens to every single track go completely unnoticed by me. - It's way too sugary for my tastes. Not BAD. But a tad much. - Listening to this (and disliking it) I could only thing of that amazing moment in "The Virgin Suicides": > - Obviously, Doctor, you've never been a 13-year-old girl. - In all fairness, this is a well produced, nicely put together album, but I'm not the demographic for it at all.
Chill listen. I like it. Not my favourite but it's good for what it is
- Golden Hour - High Horse
Good voice. Mediocre songs
I recognised a couple of the songs and like her voice but this album as a whole felt a bit samey. I wouldn't be mad if it was on somewhere but I probably wouldn't put this on again
Three is a lot to like about this album. Production is satisfyingly bright. Vpice is good. Decent songs. It just needs a bit of an edge. Its all a bit nice even when singing about despair.
Not my style, she has a nice voice so I will give a 3
Slow Burn // Lonely Weekend // Butterflies // Oh, What A World // High Horse // 3.5/5
I really enjoyed this. Country isn’t usually my thing and It’s a little cheesy and predictable in parts, but some of it is spectacular.
i thought a 2018 album worthy of being on the list would be quite something, its just fine though... felt like giving it a 2 out of spite but nah its not bad, just whatever
A couple of ropey songs but not bad
This seems good it’s just not really my style. But for what it is it’s good
Enjoyable enough, great vocals and production. Lyrics are fine, bit bland probably. I don't really have too many complaints per se, but I also don't feel like there's anything that's pushing it past a 3.5 for me.
Surprisingly good mixture of country and pop with elements of soft rock, occasionally hurt by overwrought production.
An essential component of the 'My first boyfriend' starter pack, along with said gentleman's high school hoodie, strawberry Juul, and tongue piercing. Surprisingly listenable though, if blindingly white and whimsy in places.
Nice listen with a health mix of styles. They should've not used drum computers on some of the songs. It really makes some parts of the music artificial.
it was pretty decent for pop-country first song was the best
This is a solid pop album with a hint of a twang and a lot of Country attitude. I think the two albums preceding this one are much better.
52/100
Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Some pretty good jams on here! Not something I'm gonna return to but very enjoyable for the time
not a country fan. some of the songs have enough indie influence to make it palatable.
Typical pop country, more pop than country. It wasn't a bad album, I'm just not sure why it's included on the list. It's not particularly groundbreaking, nothing really stood out as great.
6/10
pretty solid sound...overall didn't seem very distinctive.
Not bad....I enjoy folky country, more than I do the nonsense that gets made these days!!
Not sure if the vocoder thing on 'Oh, What A World' was meant to be a country throwback to the Talking Box or a modern production technique, but either way, it didn't work. Overall, a decent album. No real standouts.
Nice enough but not particularly exciting or interesting
I enjoyed this and even gave it a second listen but I think I enjoyed the music it recommended after more.
Beautiful voice, strong songwriting, immaculate production. Kasey Musgraves makes very good country pop. She has an endearing personality and writes charming, straightforward songs. “Slow Burn” is a particularly good one.
Das Cover macht es einfach, wieder einmal nur das schlimmste zu befürchten. Dann der Wikipedia-Artikel - Country Pop 😨… Diesen Vorbedingungen zum Trotz bin ich überraschenderweise überhaupt nicht genervt und genieße das Pop-Gedudel. Platte ist zwei Songs zu lang.
I’m no huge fan of hers but I liked this more than I was expecting to. There are a couple light little fun time bops on the record but mostly I find her pretty underwhelming, especially her singing. The giddy up John Wayne lyrics in high horse had me eye rolling a bit. Nothing that I overtly hate about it but I do feel like she’s one of the more overrated artists of our time.
wonderful voice, songs a bit too poppy perfectly played
Yeah it was ok.Bit Boring.I liked the song about high horse and space cowboys.
Not really my thing, but the songs are good.
Not terrible. A little slow for my liking though.
Quite tasteful album, but also a little bit too simple in my opinion.
Best song- Happy and sad
I've always liked her voice whenever I've heard it, but most of this is generic Nashville country pop. A waste of talent. Best track: Rainbow
Musica de adolescente triste. Extremamente pop, pelo jeito.
Inoffensively pleasant. Doesn't sound like an album I must listen to, though.
Kacey Musgraves is part of the crew taking mainstream country music back to good country music, so maybe that's why an album from 2018 is making a list of albums you must listen to before you die. In any event, I wouldn't add this one to the list. It's a good listen, but needs time age before being relevant for a list like this. 3/5.
pretty voice, not my taste though so probably won't revist this.
Rustgevend, heerlijke country sfeer. Beetje gezapig.
Felt like early Taylor Swift.
“Country” music for people who think they’re too sophisticated for actual Country music.
all the songs are very catchy, although some were not as memorable as others, i really did like golden hour and the cowboy song. Easy to listen to.
It's pretty much what you'd expect. It's perfectly decent, with a smattering of catchy country-pop tunes. I liked it.
Better than I thought it was going to be. Not really a CW fan, but pretty good.
Country romantic
Can't say I'm the biggest fan of pop country, but this album works well for its genre. It's 100% better than the majority of country being made these days. I caught a few catchy tracks here like the opener Slow Burn. I probably won't revisit this one too often, but I get its appeal for sure.
Jackson Pollock Ideas: So it begins. Nose ring already mentioned. Some weird vocals in slow burn. Lonely weekend was alright, not harsh on the ears but nothing special. I like the start of butterflies. Oh what a world is decent enough. Happy and sad is good so far. But generally this definitely feels like a very overrated album, like its good that's it, good. Favourite Songs: Happy and Sad High Horse Golden Hour Rainbow Least Favourite Songs: Slow Burn Overall Opinion: The album is good, it is not great. It is difficult to point to a song I don't like, it is also difficult to point to a song I love ('golden hour' is the closest). Strong finish, weak start. I find her voice a little too piercing though generally the vocals were good with the exception of 'slow burn'. Instrumentation actually reminded me a lot of 'solar power' worth noting this was released first. Intimate instrumentation which feels right in your ear, clean and crisp. This is a little bland it must be said, however, lacking some punch and flavour at times. This doesn't sound like country, which is a good thing for me, very poppy, verrryyy poppy. Some interesting lyrics most are earnest, though some made me cringe. Kacey Musgraves will not earn a new listener but she does not have a hater out of me. Solid 6.9/10 from first listen which rounds to a 3/5.
I went into this one fully expecting to hate it. But I'm finding it airier and more introspective than I thought it would be. Some lyrics are a bit cringe: "Texas is hot, I can be cold. Grandma cried when I pierced my nose." But musically, this is better than I thought. Really enjoying the dreamy piano. The melodies are light and exploratory rather than plodding, formulaic pop. "Oh What a World" is transcendent. I was surprised at the effective brevity and constraint in the interlude "Mother." Didn't care for "Butterflies" but I hate songs that talk about butterflies. The pun in "Space Cowboy" works astonishing well, and it's a great breakup track. "Golden Hour" has some bossa nova chords that really surprised me. The lyrics in many of these songs do leave a lot to be desired, but there are some true standouts. Nothing much to say about "Love Is a Wild Thing" though, pretty generic. "Lonely Weekend" is nice, and "Velvet Elvis" is a novel subject for a song on this kind of record, and I enjoy it.
7/10 Not any bad songs on the album but it also lacked any great songs either. As a whole it was a good album but there were no standout songs I would listen to alone. Favourite songs: Slow burn Butterflies Oh, what a world It was a pleasant listen and I enjoyed it. However it hasn’t got me rushing to come back any time soon but maybe in the future.
nah this isn't essential sorry it's good. it's probably the last good cohesive album kacey musgraves will make bc she's now in the mainstream pop lexicon. i gave melodrama 5 stars! that's an essential modern pop record! this. is not. thanks for trying
It sounds too much like a hundred other ladies with a guitar and microphone
I don't like country ONE BIT, but this was actually enjoyable. Minimal twang, minimal banjo, and minimal stereotypical country topics. If it weren't her singing, I would have thought this was some soft pop album and not country. Kind of reminds me of Taylor Swift