Palomino
by Miranda Lambert
  • Record Label: SME
  • Release Date: Apr 29, 2022
User Score
6.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 29 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 29
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 29
  3. Negative: 8 out of 29
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  1. backroad
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    thank you mother!!! this album is life, it reminds me of Four the Record in some kind of way.
  2. Themattsky
    Apr 30, 2022
    10
    Miranda never disappoints. Palomino is a wonderful record, I like it more than her previous album (which was great, don't get me wrong). It sounds authentic and it's pure alternative country! Miranda is a rebel, but what a brilliant one.
  3. MusicLover89
    Apr 29, 2022
    9
    Lambert delivers another solid album proving why she continues to be the reigning queen of country music. Highlights include: A more upbeat version of Waxahachie, originally released last year on The Marta Tapes with co-writers Jon Randall and Jack Ingram. Lead single If I Was a Cowboy. And instant classic Carousel co-written by Lambert with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby. You won’t find aLambert delivers another solid album proving why she continues to be the reigning queen of country music. Highlights include: A more upbeat version of Waxahachie, originally released last year on The Marta Tapes with co-writers Jon Randall and Jack Ingram. Lead single If I Was a Cowboy. And instant classic Carousel co-written by Lambert with Luke Dick and Natalie Hemby. You won’t find a dud in any of the album’s 15 tracks. And at the same time, the excellent songs come together into a cohesive, wanderlust filled album weaving together stories of travelers and the people they meet. This album is a must listen.… Expand
  4. LISOCHIKOTOSA
    Dec 14, 2022
    10
    I really enjoyed this record. The tunes, story telling and production is just so memorable and earnest. Some of faves include If I was a cowboy, country money, strange, geraldine, scenes and ill be loving you. The closer, carousel is also really good
  5. CountryQueen
    May 2, 2022
    7
    Good but not great. This is not a bad album but she sure didn't top Wildcard. I thought there were too many slow songs. The songs could have been written way better. When I got to the end I couldn't believe that was it. It just falls flat in many ways. Not a bad effort from Miranda but she could have done so much better.
  6. ScooterScott
    May 3, 2022
    10
    Having come from Nashville Star, placing third place much to her relief Miranda Lambert has only continuously proven she’s truly best in show. Her eighth album, Palomino, thematically portrays life on the thrills of an open road and the many characters along the way. Songs like Scenes, Waxahachie, and a cover of Mick Jagger’s Wandering Spirit fully illustrate the vagabond lifestyle asHaving come from Nashville Star, placing third place much to her relief Miranda Lambert has only continuously proven she’s truly best in show. Her eighth album, Palomino, thematically portrays life on the thrills of an open road and the many characters along the way. Songs like Scenes, Waxahachie, and a cover of Mick Jagger’s Wandering Spirit fully illustrate the vagabond lifestyle as Lambert proclaims “I’m a guitar string and a denim jacket if I don’t need it I don’t pack it” on Tourist. Album opener Acting Up brings the swagger we’ve come to expect from Lambert “Even Tiger Woods couldn’t swing it this good, acting up”. Bringing the high energy tunes like Geraldine and Music City Queen with The B-52’s. If I Was A Cowboy, Strange, I’ll Be Loving You deliver stick in your head lyrics for days. But as the album draws to a close do we have the ballad Carousel, the story of a woman, whose former life and former love, remain a bitter, sad secret to the life she returns to in Nacogdoches. A tear jerking reminder, that a bit of sadness looms even whilst during the wild adventures of the open road.… Expand
  7. AroundTheGround
    May 20, 2022
    10
    A perfect mixture of upbeat and ballad country numbers. Really well put together album.
  8. TisforTexas
    Jul 30, 2022
    10
    not blake shelton fans still coming here to leave bad reviews. it doesn't change the critic scores losers, get a life.

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Metascore
83

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. PopMatters
    May 3, 2022
    80
    Lambert frequently sings in the first person, so we identify her with these restless women. That makes for deliciously gossipy fun reading between the lines about her marriage and divorce. It doesn’t matter if Lambert is truthful or therapeutic in her songs. Her ability to express her feelings as if they convey some profound truth counts more.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Apr 29, 2022
    76
    It’s a scattershot travelogue, idealized and hopeful, bright with giddy pleasures, welled tears, and some of her best-ever songwriting.
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  3. AllMusic
    Apr 29, 2022
    90
    The different sounds and scenes add up to a rich, complex album, one where Lambert finds the perfect blend of the writerly The Weight of These Wings and the breeziness of Wildcard.
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