![]() Some people were sitting, others were standing but no one was stepping on each other, no one crowding their neighbor like it so often happens at Red Rocks concerts. ![]() Everyone in the crowd had a calm and relaxing demeanor. Her voice was smooth and felt like honey she carried no sense of urgency and we, in turn, felt none. She floated around on stage, her signature long black hair and floor-length gown flowing with her while she effortlessly moved with her music. There was no rush in Musgraves’ performance. In all my Red Rocks shows, I’ve never heard an audience sing in such perfect harmonization with such a soft and graceful tone. In the middle of the song, she took a pause to let the audience take over and help her sing. “Is anyone from a small town?” asked Musgraves. “This song is for you, too,” she added before flowing into “Merry Go Round” a song all about escaping the life of living in small-town that can sometimes feel crippling and toxic. Musgraves reminded us that “Family is Family” and that our paths sometimes don’t always start off how we want, but it’s where we go after that matters. “There are a million tons of people out here tonight,” acknowledged Musgraves. There were people of all ages, from all walks of life, that came together for one night and one performer. During her show, she cursed, then apologized because of the children in the crowd, then immediately followed up with “well, fuck it.” But there were more than just children there. She still can’t get a hit song on country radio and songs like “Follow Your Arrow” (which shows supports for the LGBT+ community) have been pulled from similar stations for being too “racy.” Over the years, she speaks her mind on issues such as feminism and equality, issues that don’t always land with the fan bases of country music.īut as a result, Musgraves’ fearlessness to go her own way has resulted in a huge fan base that is as diverse and colorful as the rainbow (and her language). The subtle, yet noticeable shift, maybe because of the lack of support from the country music community. It made me take a step back and really think about where I am and what I want and the crazy time we live in.However, country her roots may be, Musgraves has since strayed from the all-country sound and has dipped her toes in the pop music scene. I was just sitting on my front porch thinking and I was just like, ‘Man, I love a slow burn.’ That can apply to so many areas of my life, that can apply to like relationships, good drink, you sip on a glass of wine for a long time, you savor it you don’t rush to the finish line. I think anything that puts me, or any human, outside of their egotistical state of living is a really healthy thing now and then, in moderation obviously. I came up with the chorus on a spiritual journey, so to speak. ![]() In a video interview with the New York Times, Musgraves detailed writing this song while on acid: Kacey has stated that this song is her favorite on the record. “Slow Burn” introduces Kacey Musgraves’s Golden Hour, an album that sees her moving away from sharp-tongued deconstructions of small-town living and superficiality toward romance and warmth, on which she’s “leading more with my heart than with my brain.” One of her “most autobiographical songs,” “Slow Burn” finds Musgraves carving out her own path, now living in Nashville with new husband Ruston Kelly and finding new comfort in enjoying her days at a slower, more appreciative pace.
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