Musgraves digs "Deeper Well"
Musgraves co-produced with longtime collaborators Daniel Tashian and Ian Fitchuk.
Musgraves recorded a "good portion" of the new album at the legendary Electric Lady studios in New York City, according to her publicist.
"I was seeking some different environmental energy, and Electric Lady has the best mojo. Great ghosts," said Musgraves.
While most of the 14 tracks are penned by Musgraves with Fitchuk and Tashian, Musgraves also reunited with Shane McAnally and Josh Osborne for "The Architect."
Musgraves released the title track and first single "Deeper Well" with a companion video directed by Hannah Lux Davis (Musgraves, Ariana Grande, Doja Cat, Nicki Minaj).
The folky song finds Musgraves surveying her life and priorities. "Sometimes you reach a crossroads. Winds change direction. What you once felt drawn to doesn't hold the same allure," Musgraves said, "you get blown off course but eventually find your footing and forage for new inspiration, new insight and deeper love somewhere else."
"Deeper Well" is the follow up to Musgraves' 2021 album "star-crossed," which debuted atop Billboard's Top Albums Sales chart.
In 2023 Musgraves achieved her first number one entry on the Hot 100 chart for "I Remember Everything," a duet with Zach Bryan. "I Remember Everything" is the first country music duet in 40 years since Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers' "Islands in the Stream" (1983) to reach this feat. "I Remember Everything" just won the Grammy Award for Best Country Song by a Duo or Group at the 66th annual ceremony held earlier this week. This latest win makes Musgraves the only artist in history to receive a Grammy Award for Best Country Album, Best Country Song, Best Country Solo performance and Best Country Duo or Group performance.
The track list is:
1. Cardinal
2. Deeper Well
3. Too Good to be True
4. Moving Out
5. Giver / Taker
6. Sway
7. Dinner with Friends
8. Heart of the Woods
9. Jade Green
10. The Architect
11. Lonely Millionaire
12. Heaven Is
13. Anime Eyes
14. Nothing to be Scared Of
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