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I wouldn’t call this a return to form for Kacey Musgraves, but I think it’s about as close as we will get. And growth is always great.

Golden Hour was for the girls who are in love. star-crossed was for the girls who want to commit unspeakable violence upon the men who do them wrong. And Deeper Well was for the girls who want to read your palms at a house party while rolling on molly. This album though, this album is great. I’ve been an outspoken fan of Kacey Musgraves’ ... read more

Ella Langley has brought back everything I’ve ever loved about country.

She did her big one on this album and I couldn’t be more excited. Every single was a hit and the album carried through on that. Every song front to back felt authentically hers and at no point did it drag. A hefty amount of songs and each unique in its own right. My personal favorite was Soeaking Terms because so rarely does a song capture that true relationship with God quite like this one. It’s raw and ... read more

Man I’m disappointed writing this.

Truly have been on the Luke Combs defender list for a little while now. His last album about manhood and being a father I thought was a real bright spot in country music. But this is about as stereotypical NASCAR fan as an album can get. Some of the slower songs had me interested, but overall this was one of the biggest disappointments of my year thus far.

Best tracks: Days Like These and The Way I Am

Douchebag music-tok is gonna love this.

This album was made for the obnoxious music crowd and I can’t say I disagree with them. Cameron Winter shines on his track, Olivia Rodrigo amazed the hell out of me, and Arctic Monkeys did what they do best: be awesome. This was a great album front to back. They let up nowhere and melded so many sounds to create one cohesive album that just knocked my socks off. This album will end up on the worst person you know’s year end list, but just ... read more