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10.0
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10.0 |
The Independent
Grammy-winning star revels in sprawling songs about single life, dry spells and toxic exes, against a sonic backdrop inspired by her homes in Mexico and Texas
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9.0
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9.0 |
Hot Press
Across Western swing, bluegrass, country and traditional Mexican music – norteña, mariachi and zydeco – Musgraves takes the listener on a vivid, pictorial road trip across the borderlands
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9.0
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9.0 |
Albumism
Reaffirms Musgraves’ fidelity to country music, enriched by her respect for time, place and broader musical heritage, all while illuminating an artist who remains true to herself and comfortable with the life she is living
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8.1
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8.1 |
Spectrum Culture
Kasey Musgraves’ latest shows that, sometimes, the Hallmark movies are right: once in a great while, you can go home again and have it all work out
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8.0
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8.0 |
Exclaim
With her sharp pen and a deft balance of traditional and modern sounds, Middle of Nowhere is a reminder of why Musgraves is a lone star of her calibre
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Arts Desk
An excellent, absorbing, entertaining, truly witty and serious album
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Country songwriting spurred on by uncomplicated bliss
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
Line for line it's her best and funniest album in a decade. Print edition only
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8.0
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8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Written in the wake of a painful breakup, the album sees the singer taking stock of her life
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8.0
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8.0 |
Rolling Stone
The singer-songwriter’s best album in nearly a decade revels in the sounds of her home state and shows off some hard-won wisdom
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
After two underwhelming pop-leaning records, the country star gets back to basics on this sparsely produced gem filled with wit and hard-won lessons
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7.9
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7.9 |
Beats Per Minute
It’s safe to say she’s riding her own horse and will keep freely picking and choosing whichever roads she wants to take on her musical journey
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7.6
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7.6 |
Pitchfork
After a decade of twists, turns, and experiments, the country star goes back to her roots on an expertly written, guest-heavy new album
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7.5
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7.5 |
No Ripcord
A sumptuously produced record with an enviable hit-to-miss ratio, Middle of Nowhere delivers more than enough drama, humour, and sparkle to solidify Musgraves’ place on the country music throne
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
Stepping away from the stargazing and glitz of her last few records, Musgraves makes a gritty, grounded return to cowboy country
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7.0
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7.0 |
PopMatters
The most classically country album she has released in over a decade. Lyrically, she’s still one of the genre’s biggest rebels
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6.8
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6.8 |
Northern Transmissions
There’s some wit, some grit, but for a record that ostensibly goes back to her roots, it lacks the charisma that made her such a fresh star in the first place. The saddle might be a little rusty
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5.0
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5.0 |
Paste Magazine
The country star’s sixth album fails to reach the mesmerizing heights of her best work while never quite sinking into a dreadful nadir
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