{"id":34381,"date":"2021-08-31T16:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-08-31T16:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/featured\/star-crossed-single-review\/"},"modified":"2023-09-16T22:31:04","modified_gmt":"2023-09-16T22:31:04","slug":"star-crossed-single-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/traklife.com\/culture\/star-crossed-single-review\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;star-crossed&#8221; Single Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This past week <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/70kkdajctXSbqSMJbQO424?si=XwfzYJzOTXyIC6klv7TV4Q&amp;dl_branch=1\">Kacey Musgraves<\/a> released the first single from her new era entitled \u201cstar-crossed.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">It has been three years since we have received a new album from the Grammy-winning country singer, and it is long overdue.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;28115&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While Musgraves tends to include influences of pop in her music, this particular single is \u201cpoppier\u201d than the entirety of her third studio album, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/album\/7f6xPqyaolTiziKf5R5Z0c?si=NBX5JsWNSb-U6OZAwHiuGg&amp;dl_branch=1\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Golden Hour<\/span><\/i><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, with an intense beat behind it that strays from her typical country twang.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This new single comes after Musgraves announced her <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/country\/kacey-musgraves-speaks-out-ruston-kelly-divorce\/\">divorce<\/a> from Ruston Kelley in 2020, with the lyrics being indicative of someone in her situation. 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