Kacey Musgraves announces 16-track Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes
The companion to her May album is due January 15, 2027, through Lost Highway Records, with two songs scheduled for release on October 23.
Kacey Musgraves has announced Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes, a 16-track companion to her May album, for release on January 15, 2027, through Lost Highway Records. The October 22 announcement also sets up the release of two songs this week, giving listeners a first taste of the collection while Musgraves finishes her North American arena tour.
The first two selections are “Weekend In Texas” and Musgraves’s rendition of the Norteño song “Mi Tesoro.” SPIN said they are scheduled for midnight Friday, October 23; it did not specify a timezone. Variety described the timing as Thursday night. Both accounts describe a planned release, rather than songs already out.
What is on Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2
SPIN reported that the album contains 11 original songs and five covers, with four tracks sung entirely in Spanish. Variety called it a record of all-new material, a different description that does not settle the balance of original songs and covers. According to the announcement cited by Variety, the new volume continues the first album’s themes of solitude, contentment and finding beauty in the in-between.
The track list includes a Spanish-language version of “Uncertain, TX” featuring Mexican group Intocable. It also includes “Tú Solo Tú,” recorded live in Mexico City with Mariachi Oro De América. Among the other selections SPIN identified are Musgraves’s take on George Strait’s “All My Exes Live in Texas” and a rendition of Freddy Fender’s “Before the Next Teardrop Falls.”
How the companion album follows the first volume
The first Middle of Nowhere album drew on Texas dancehall rhythms and classic country, alongside elements of Norteño, bluegrass and pop, according to SPIN. The magazine reported that it debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. The new collection extends that Texas-Mexico musical thread through its Spanish-language tracks, covers and featured performers.
Musgraves’s tour was scheduled to reach Oakland Arena on October 22 and conclude with Seattle shows at Climate Pledge Arena on October 26 and 27, according to Variety and SPIN. SPIN also reported that she has five nominations for the CMA Awards scheduled for November 18, including Album of the Year and a nomination connected to “Horses and Divorces,” her duet with Miranda Lambert.
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Sources and context
- Kacey Musgraves to Release New 16-Song Album, ‘Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes’Variety
- Kacey Musgraves Extends 'Middle' With New Album - SPINSPIN
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