{"id":588393,"date":"2015-06-08T13:50:45","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:50:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/?p=588393"},"modified":"2015-06-08T13:50:45","modified_gmt":"2015-06-08T19:50:45","slug":"everything-we-know-about-kacey-musgraves-pageant-material","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kske\/articles\/everything-we-know-about-kacey-musgraves-pageant-material\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything We Know About Kacey Musgraves\u2019 \u2018Pageant Material\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With two Grammys under her belt for her debut album,\u00a0<em>Same Trailer Different Park<\/em>, Kacey Musgraves\u00a0has fans eagerly awaiting her\u00a0sophomore record,\u00a0<em>Pageant Material.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Musgraves is known for songs that combine her unabashed honesty with tongue-in-cheek references and insightful dialogue about life as she sees it \u2014 and <em>Pageant Material<\/em> will have all of that and more. The Texas-bred gal has grown in the past two years, in vocals and fame, experiences and road miles,\u00a0and that makes her forthcoming record all the more exciting.<\/p>\n<h3>The Title<\/h3>\n<p>The title, <em>Pageant Material<\/em>, is also the fourth track of Musgraves\u2019 upcoming record.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u201dPageant Material\u201d is a satirical song poking fun of myself for being a real human,\u201d Musgraves explains of the song to\u00a0<em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. \u201cAfter writing [it], I could instantly see this hazy, slightly off-kilter, retro pageant world. I\u2019m a super visual person, and I thought not only that it was a great song but that it would make for great aesthetic, especially because I come from the South.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Release Date<\/h3>\n<p><em>Pageant Material\u00a0<\/em>is set for release on June 23, 2015. It is available for pre-order at MyPlayDirect.com.<\/p>\n<h3>The Record Label<\/h3>\n<p>Musgraves\u2019 sophomore record will be released by Mercury Nashville, the same label that released her debut album.<\/p>\n<h3>The Cover<\/h3>\n<p>Musgraves is prominently featured on the album\u2019s cover. A shiny red backdrop visually stuns against her profile shot, and her dark hair is teased, with a gleaming tiara resting atop her tresses. The colors are muted but make an impact \u2014 and the cover was purposefully shot that way, by the singer\u2019s sister.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really cool! It\u2019s kind of retro \u2026 It\u2019s got a lot of muted tones,\u201d Musgraves\u00a0says. \u201cI\u2019m always inspired by \u201960s fashion and music. That plays a part into everything that I do. I\u2019ll say two words: big hair.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans got a glimpse of Musgraves\u2019 (really) big hair at the 2014 CMA Awards,\u00a0when she performed with Loretta Lynn, and now, they\u2019ll get to see even more hairspray, more teasing and more Musgraves.<\/p>\n<h3>The Single<\/h3>\n<p>\u201cBiscuits,\u201d Musgraves\u2019 first single from the album, is the \u201cperfect preview\u201d to the record, she\u00a0says. \u201cThe sound of this song represents so many of the things I love about country music. And be warned \u2014 it may inspire a square dance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musgraves,\u00a0Brandy Clark\u00a0and\u00a0Shane McAnally put their heads together for this tune. It\u2019s similar to \u201cFollow Your Arrow\u201d \u2014 which the trio also wrote together \u2014 because it\u2019s also about living your own life instead of worrying about how others are living, but \u201cBiscuits\u201d is even more pointed: \u201c<em>Just hoe your own row and raise your own babies \/ Smoke your own smoke and grow your own daisies,<\/em>\u201d Musgraves sings in the chorus. \u201c<em>Mend your own fences and own your own crazy \/ Mind your own biscuits, and life will be gravy.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With a song like that, one probably wonders how it came to be: over a few biscuits at Loveless Cafe? In the middle of a night over a few beers? As McAnally explains, \u201cHere\u2019s what happened: We had started this song when we wrote \u201cFollow Your Arrow.\u201d <em>\u2018[Mind your own biscuits]\u2018<\/em> was something we had said in another songwriting thing \u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were like, \u2018That has to be a song, the whole idea,\u2019 and so we saved it,\u201d Musgraves continues. \u201cI feel like it was Brandy, because she\u2019s like, if there\u2019s a puzzle piece missing in a song, she\u2019s just, like, infamous for [saying], \u2018You know, this may not work, but what about this?\u2019 And it always works. It\u2019s mind blowing. You\u2019re like, \u2018Oh, you just pulled this out of your little pocket there?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[McAnally] said, <em>\u2018Mind your own biscuits,\u2019<\/em> and [Clark] said, <em>\u2018And life will be gravy,\u2019<\/em>\u201d Musgraves adds. \u201cAnd I was like, \u2018I quit. Bye. Brandy, get out. You\u2019re too good.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo a lot of people ask about the inspiration behind it,\u201d the 26-year-old concludes, \u201cand all I have to say is, it\u2019s just good ol\u2019 plum country fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Musgraves released a <a href=\"http:\/\/theboot.com\/kacey-musgraves-biscuits-lyric-video\/\">lyric video<\/a> for \u201cBiscuits\u201d in early June.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"QLsHu4gADvM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kacey Musgraves - Biscuits (Lyric Video)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QLsHu4gADvM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<h3>The Songs<\/h3>\n<p>Musgraves has openly spoken about \u201cBiscuits\u201d and \u201cPageant Material,\u201d and there are a few other songs on the 13-track album she\u2019s really looking forward to sharing with fans. One, in particular, has an especially sentimental draw for her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really excited for people to hear the song \u201cThis Town,\u201d she <a href=\"http:\/\/theboot.com\/kacey-musgraves-pageant-material-influences\/\">says<\/a>. \u201cIt was complete serendipity that I got to use a recording of my late grandmother\u2019s voice that I found for the intro of that song. I also really love \u201cFamily Is Family\u201d and \u201cLate to the Party.\u201d&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kacey Musgraves, <em>Pageant Material<\/em> Track Listing:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>1. \u201cHigh Time\u201d<br \/>\n2. \u201cDime Store Cowgirl\u201d<br \/>\n3. \u201cLate to the Party\u201d<br \/>\n4. \u201cPageant Material\u201d<br \/>\n5. \u201cThis Town\u201d<br \/>\n6. \u201cBiscuits\u201d<br \/>\n7. \u201cSomebody to Love\u201d<br \/>\n8. \u201cMiserable\u201d<br \/>\n9. \u201cDie Fun\u201d<br \/>\n10. \u201cFamily Is Family\u201d<br \/>\n11. \u201cGood Ol\u2019 Boys Club\u201d<br \/>\n12. \u201cCup of Tea\u201d<br \/>\n13. \u201cFine\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Songwriters<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Musgraves is a prolific songwriter herself, but she doesn\u2019t limit her records to her own ideas. For <em>Pageant Material<\/em>, she enlisted a team of writers she\u2019s worked with before:\u00a0Luke Laird, McAnally and Clark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been really blessed to find a unique group of people to create with. Most of them wrote everything on the last record with me, and I just love our songs so much that I didn\u2019t want to fix what wasn\u2019t broken!\u201d Musgraves\u00a0says. \u201cOne of the things I really love about working with these people is how much we laugh! We\u2019re constantly laughing our a\u2013es off, so it always makes for a lighthearted atmosphere.<\/p>\n<h3>The Producers<\/h3>\n<p>McAnally and Laird are co-producers on the record; they also produced Musgraves\u2019 debut album.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuke and Shane each bring something different to the table as producers, as well \u2014 they know my vision, but they aren\u2019t afraid to challenge it,\u201d says Musgraves.<\/p>\n<h3>The Recording Process<\/h3>\n<p><em>Pageant Material<\/em> was mostly recorded live, and that\u2019s the biggest change from\u00a0<em>Same Trailer Different Park<\/em>. It was an intentional move by Musgraves, who wanted to capture the energy that\u2019s present during her concerts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of the records I know and love were recorded in a live manner. When you go hear a band play a live show, you\u2019re experiencing live energy, and I wanted to capture that spirit. It comes across differently,\u201d she says. \u201cWe recorded most everything in a big circle in one of my favorite old studios on the planet \u2014 historic RCA Studio A in Nashville. That lent itself to the record having that concise feel that we wanted. Then we added a 10-piece string section later.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They didn\u2019t just get into the studio space and record; they also set it up similar to show \u2014 props and all.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe dressed the space with my signature neon cacti and serapes, and everybody wore plastic crowns \u2014 the musicians were made up of a mix of my band and some of my other all-time favorite musical personalities,\u201d Musgraves recalls. \u201cIt was important for me to implement how I sound on the road into this project.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The Inspiration<\/h3>\n<p>Some artists might get hit with writer\u2019s block or not be able to quite figure out what to say, but not Musgraves.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI didn\u2019t really find it hard to find much to say. That\u2019s probably just the nature of me,\u201d she\u00a0admits. \u201cA lot of times, I\u2019ll be having an argument or a conversation with someone, and I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s a lyric!\u2019 Then I think, \u2018Focus back on the conversation.\u2019 Or it\u2019s stuff my parents, sister or friends have gone through. I could see a sign and think, \u2018Oh, that\u2019s an interesting perspective.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In addition to everyday life inspirations, Musgraves was also deeply inspired by\u00a0some of country\u2019s greatest men.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was really inspired by a lot of the classic records and artists I love:\u00a0Glen Campbell, Jim Croce, Bobbie Gentry, Marty Robbins, Roger Miller, Charley Pride,\u201d\u00a0Musgraves tells\u00a0<em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em>. \u201cRecords that set an even tone throughout are ones that I usually gravitate towards.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also tells <em>Cosmopolitan\u00a0<\/em>that she\u2019s inspired by traditional country music (which is obvious from the above list of artists), and that includes\u00a0Willie Nelson\u00a0and, specifically,\u00a0Miller\u2019s humor.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With two Grammys under her belt for her debut album,\u00a0Same Trailer Different Park, Kacey Musgraves\u00a0has fans eagerly awaiting her\u00a0sophomore record,\u00a0Pageant Material. 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