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  "textContent": "Country star Kacey Musgraves says her upcoming album _Middle of Nowhere_  was born out of one of the most personal periods of her life, when she found herself navigating the longest stretch of single life she had experienced as an adult.\n\nIn a new interview with NPR, Musgraves revealed that the record took shape after a breakup that forced her to rethink how she viewed relationships, independence and loneliness.\n\n“I typically always have been in relationships,” she said. “This was the longest period in my adult life where I was on my own.”\n\nThat experience became the creative spark behind the album’s first single, 'Dry Spell', a cheeky and self-aware track about going without intimacy for nearly a year.\n\n“It was a long time without any intimacy with anyone else,” Musgraves said. “I had always feared that before I experienced it, just having this notion that I needed someone to be happy, which I found to be completely untrue.”\n\nThe song opens with the singer joking about the “real long 335 days” since her last hookup, before leaning into a string of playful double entendres about loneliness and desire.\n\nThe track also signals what some fans may see as a creative shift back toward the humour and sharp storytelling that first set Musgraves apart in Nashville during the early 2010s with albums such as _Same Trailer Different Park_  and _Pageant Material_.\n\nAfter experimenting with the dreamy soundscapes of _Golden Hour_ , the cinematic breakup themes of _Star-Crossed_  and the introspective tone of _Deeper Well_ , Musgraves said she felt pulled back toward the traditional country influences she grew up with in Texas.\n\n“The sounds of traditional country music are baked into what feels like home to me,” she said.\n\nHer sixth studio album, _Middle of Nowhere_ , is scheduled to be released on May 1 and will also mark her return to Lost Highway Records, the roots-focused label that originally signed her early in her career.\n\nThe album’s title was inspired by a moment during a visit to her hometown in East Texas, where she noticed a sign that read: “Golden, Texas: Somewhere in the middle of nowhere.”\n\nMusgraves said the phrase resonated deeply because it captured a feeling she had been experiencing in her own life.\n\n“It can be how you feel relationally or emotionally,” she said. “It could be someone in between jobs, between relationships or even geographically speaking.”\n\nThe record will feature collaborations with country and Americana icons including Willie Nelson, Miranda Lambert, Billy Strings and Gregory Alan Isakov.\n\nLooking back, Musgraves said the time she spent alone ultimately reshaped her outlook on relationships and creativity.\n\n“It’s powerful to know now that I don’t need anyone to be happy,” she said. “There’s a confidence that comes with that.”\n\nThe post The surprising reason behind Kacey Musgraves’ new album ‘Middle of Nowhere’ appeared first on HUM News.",
  "title": "The surprising reason behind Kacey Musgraves’ new album ‘Middle of Nowhere’"
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