Kacey Musgraves - Star Crossed (September 10, 2021) Album • Page 35

the good songs on here are real good (justified, breadwinner, cherry blossom, camera roll) but the stinky ones are stinky

 

it's better than its reputation

 

i like justified but think its silly that it was marketed as a concept album when it's mostly just a collection of songs. the post golden hour pressure was silly.

 

I'm in agreement with the majority that this was a bad misstep. However, I think it was an important swing and miss, since Deeper Well was an excellent release and felt like a very conscious "be yourself" pivot from star crossed

 

It’s got a pretty clear three act structure thematically and sonically.

 

that's interesting, i've always felt like the album was completely disjointed sonically. never considered it in terms of a three act structure but i assume act 2 would start with justified? couldn't guess where act 3 starts.

 

the narrative splits pretty cleanly into five-track segments:
act 1- i did my best in this marriage but it wasn't good enough
act 2- i need to try some other things to cope, what does that feel like
act 3 - i haven't figured out what I want, but I'll have to stay positive and rely on myself

I guess tracks 11-15 aren't as clearly locked together sonically, but they move from the muted acoustics into swirling ascension in a way that makes sense as an arc.