Miss Kacey Musgraves is looking to make it as a country star with her first studio album, Same Trailer Different Park. As she is still in the process of establishing her online presence, this acoustic performance of this week's free single, "Blowin' Smoke," was the best I could find for your listening pleasure.
Kacey's music embraces the traditional country western ideal of music as a means to tell a story. Her song invents a handful of imaginary nine-to-five, working women that embody the classic tale of the dead-end job in the sleepy town. Her lyrics and rhyming schemes are clever and give a twist of humor to what is, at heart, a very sad story. Kacey's voice is awful smooth, with a country twang that is more subtle than the abrasive drawls heard in much country music. It sounds familiar and sweet, and is meant for this kind of music.
