Kacey Musgraves has been a very cheery and bright artist, and while no one would ever wish for something to dampen her spirits, I was interested to see how she would handle darker subject matter. However, determined to make the best of it, Musgraves headed into the studio, taking her usual sound palate and collaborators with her, ready to make her very own divorce album, “Star Crossed.” Now, considering the overwhelming acclaim of Golden Hour, and the general tradition of country divorce albums, I had high hopes for the album.
She divorced her husband, fellow country singer Ruston Kelly. This last year has apparently been bad for Musgraves, as it has been for all of us. It’s pretty hard to mess up, and yet, Kacey Musgraves has managed to mess it up. It’s a powerful statement that you’ve moved into the depressed and alcoholic part of middle age, which is the prime productive period for good old fashioned ballads about misery and killing your ex.
The divorce album has been a staple of country music for about the last century.
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