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Generally favorable reviews- based on 161 Ratings
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Positive: 126 out of 161
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Mixed: 12 out of 161
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Negative: 23 out of 161
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Sep 10, 2021hey queen! girl you have done it again. constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. i’d say i’m surprised but i know who you are. i’ve seen it up close and personal. girl you make me so proud.
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Sep 10, 2021I have always been intrigued by Kacey Musgraves. She was penning songs for other stars before breaking out in her own path. Always top notch song writing that paints an incredible vision. I find her originally more of a country bent but now she is moving in a different direction. Justified is a great example on this album. A winner!
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Sep 10, 2021Kacey's new album is cohesive yet adventurous, restrained yet compelling and idiosyncratic yet ambiguous and relatable. It is also a grower so give it time.
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Sep 27, 2021
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Sep 10, 2021nossa mas eu fico passada cara como que pode alguem ser simplesmente a maior ARTISTA do mundo
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Oct 15, 2021Some of Kacey Musgraves' best work. The music here is raw and just an example of pure talent. The ups and downs of a breakup and she takes you on a journey, through the stages of grief after heartbreak. The vocals and arrangements are varied and top-level. Many of the lyrics really hit you in ways that are unexpected.
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Sep 26, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 10, 2021Kacey Musgraves with her magnetic voice has put on a cohesive, moving, sad and well balanced record. I've already listened to it 4 times in a row and each time it gets better and better.
P.S. I was so moved by "easier said" -
Sep 10, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 10, 2021amazing album. kacey did what she had to do. all the songs are amazing
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Sep 10, 2021its just so good omfg, she didn't beated golden hour but it is still so good
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Sep 10, 2021
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Sep 10, 2021Queen Of Country music is back.. this album is the new album of the year, Musgraves surpassed himself.
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Sep 10, 2021Beautiful. Creative. Versatile. I feel a sense of happiness and sadness at the same time. Definitely AOTY materials.
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Sep 10, 2021I can’t even pick out a favorite song but the album on the whole is amazing. As a 22 year old who’s never been married yet alone divorced I’m shocked this is my favorite of her albums but it’s just bangers after bangers. I can’t wait to see her live
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Sep 10, 2021golden hour faded black. masterpiece.she is a major one in this industry, respect a divorced woman
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Sep 10, 2021Kacey Musgraves the queen of country music, taylor tanked so hard, kacey ended her.
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Sep 10, 2021Kacey Musgraves legend of the country music, so excited for an pop album, made it queen!
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Sep 10, 2021kacey Musgraves created a work of art with this album she proved she is here to stay
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Sep 10, 2021While definitely more melancholy than precious releases, Star Crossed remains cautiously optimistic in it’s conclusion. It’s stylistically eclectic but still features Kacey’s signature breezy, whimsical sound.
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Sep 10, 2021kacey Musgraves really managed to surpass Alanis and Shania by creating the best country album ever.
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Sep 10, 2021star-crossed is a masterpiece created by the greatest country singer of the decade, I really hope to see her on a pop album soon.
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Sep 10, 2021album of the year, love it so much, love you kacey forever, **** taylor!!!!
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Sep 11, 2021I didn’t think it was possible to top Golden Hour but, here she did it! Not a skip in the entire bunch! Hats off to you again Ms. Musgraves!
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Sep 10, 2021everything in this album sounds so beautiful, fresh and nostalgic, Kacey did an amazing job! i am playing it on replay.
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Sep 11, 2021The lyrics, melodies and visuals are all 10/10 chefs kiss. Everything Kacey put into this album is pure greatness and is on the same level as golden hour. An album for everyone.
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Sep 11, 2021I thought she couldn't top Golden Hour, but she proved me wrong! The album has some experimental elements that were really welcomed! Loved every aspect of it!
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Sep 12, 2021
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Oct 29, 2021She continues her streak, although it was almost expected that right after a masterpiece, it would not be that possible to release another one.
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Oct 22, 2021This album is about the quieter moments of heartbreak: crying in the car, stumbling on an old photograph, when you get caught thinking about what you could have done differently. It is not a big melodramatic album, but her observations are deft in their exploration of how things just fall apart sometimes.
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Sep 10, 2021Waited for her album so much and it didn't disappointed me at all. Maybe it's not as good as "Golden Hour" but that doesn't change the fact that the album came out great.
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Sep 13, 2021This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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Sep 11, 2021Incredible album. It's an enjoyable ride all throughout the 15 tracks.
The opening track is so cinematic it gets you excited for the rest of the tracks. The closing track summarizes the entire experience perfectly well with a satisfying conclusion. -
Sep 13, 2021Probably the best album I’ve heard this year so far. Exceptional songwriting and instrumental used. Impeccable production especially when in Dolby Atmos. A step up from Golden Hours for sure.
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Sep 14, 2021Though the squeaky-clean pop production at times feels at odds with the emotional rawness the record is clearly shooting for, Musgraves's songwriting talents and the passion she pours into her performance on each song ensures that "Star-Crossed" remains a compellingly tragic tale of love not meant to be told with a heartbreakingly tender sorrow.
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Sep 20, 2021love this album so much. Kacey es puro talento, no decepciona, a pesar de su exitoso Golden Hour, pudo crear un album casi al mismo nivel
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Sep 10, 2021This album is deep and filled with emotion! Loved every single track everyone go give it a listen :)
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Oct 14, 2021
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Sep 19, 2021Love this. Gorgeous album. Such a cohesive piece with wonderful production. All the songs complement each other beautifully. I personally think this matches Golden Hour in terms of quality.
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Nov 6, 2021Golden Hour is one of my favorite albums of all time and it's hard to follow up an album like that. However unlike Melodrama's follow up, Solar Power, I actually liked Star-Crossed. The album explores it's main theme of divorce and it explores micro-emotions and how to move forward. The album is great, just not as great as Golden Hour.
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Sep 12, 2021A discography containing Golden Hour and star-crossed is immaculate. Perfection
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Sep 11, 2021best album I've listened thid year yup yup, deserves aoty, soty and more. cherry blossom my fav
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Oct 3, 2022Kacey brings us a full-on masterpiece. The album tells us the story surrounding her divorce and how she dealt with it in a magical and beautiful way. While still bringing notorious country influence, the singer-songwriter creates a very interesting bond between country and pop. It's indisputably one of the best albums released in 2021, and of this decade.
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Sep 11, 2021este álbum es algo especial; la producción se destaca mucho sobre cada canción en este material. Kacey hizo un álbum muy hermoso y muy claro.
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Sep 10, 2021
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Sep 20, 2021Wow, Kacey made a perfect country-pop album! Star-Crossed excels with incredible storytelling and refreshing country twangs with a pop twist. The visuals and vocals are stellar as well!
My favorite tracks on the album are Justified, Star-Crossed, Simple Things, Good Wife, and Cherry Blossom because they are all bops and radio-friendly. -
Sep 10, 2021I loved listening to this masterpiece from beginning to end, an album with quality and very good.
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Sep 12, 2021I've not previously been a Kacey Musgraves fan, but i think i should start. Moody, spacey, heartfelt. I loved it.
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Sep 13, 2021I feel like she is exploring new sounds and it was kind of unexpected to first listen. But then when you kind of get rid of the "fall apart" concept she has been teasing. (The album is not that sad honey), this sounds perfect.
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Sep 16, 2021Perfect album ... She passes exactly the pain and overcoming a separation I love very much
Awards & Rankings
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Sep 21, 2021“Star-Crossed” is actually a less emotional experience than the blissed-out “Golden Hour,” which practically vibrated with feeling. ... Musgraves’ writing on “Star-Crossed” is squishier and more prone to cliché than on “Golden Hour” or her earlier albums.
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UncutSep 17, 2021Musgraves' superpower is her ability to convey complex emotions via concise phrasing, which means quieter songs such as "Good Wife" and "If This Was A Movie" hit especially hard. [Nov 2021, p.30]
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Sep 16, 2021It’s an album where she can be not so much “happy and sad at the same time” as heartsick, defiant, nostalgic, self-doubting, sassy, rueful and flatlining in the same divorce-court feedback loop. ... And one of the best things about “Star-Crossed” is its boldly weird but highly satisfying finale.