Kacey Musgraves has announced that her sixth LP, Middle of Nowhere, is set to arrive on May 1 via Lost Highway. The album was produced by Musgraves alongside longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk, and the track list features contributions from Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings, and Gregory Alan Isakov. The title was inspired by a sign located in the singer’s hometown of Golden, Texas that designates the community as being “Somewhere in the Middle of Nowhere.”
“The bulk of this record was made during the longest single period of my life,” Musgraves shared, “and I found that for the first time, it actually felt incredible being alone and existing in a space not defined by anyone else. I became fascinated with the concept of liminal space, both geographical and emotional. We don’t linger in these transitional, empty spaces long enough and rush to define where or whatever is next. I became so at ease with being in the ‘middle of nowhere’ in many senses and sitting in the un-comfort of the undefined. I had a lot of time for creative ambling and leaning into myself in different ways; horses, humor, writing with my early collaborators again, and living out my very simple, inspired life between Texas, Tennessee, and Mexico.”
The album news comes alongside first single “Dry Spell,” which features a video co-directed by Kacey and Hannah Lux Davies. Check that out below, and pre-order Middle of Nowhere here.
