Currently Listening To : Kacey Musgraves

I’m about to blow your minds, people. My current favorite artist is a COUNTRY SINGER. Yes, country. Yes, me. I know, I’ll give you a second to compose yourselves.

Alright, now let me explain. Last year I contacted an incredible artist on Etsy who ended up doing an amazing family portrait drawing that I used on my holiday cards. Just in case you need a reminder, it looked like this…

Well, this artist is also a photographer, and I started following her via social media. From this I found she has a super-talented sister (seriously, the genetics of this family amaze me) who was an up and coming country music artist. Her new album “Same Trailer, Different Park” was just released last week and it’s number one on the country music charts. And for good reason! Her talent as a songwriter and storyteller are incredible. She’s thoughtful, poised and just fantastic. Apparently I’m a country music fan now.

Her lead single is “Merry Go Round” (which I love), but my current favorite song on the album is “Follow Your Arrow” because I’ve literally NEVER heard a country song like it. It’s so open and smart and perfect.

So, from me to you, get out and buy this album…and not just a song or two on iTunes, the whole shebang. Close your eyes, turn up the volume and be amazed.

(This video of Kacey hearing her song on the radio for the first time makes me love her even more!)