Kacey Musgraves is getting ready to release her sophomore album, Pageant Material, and the subject of one of the songs on the new project, “Family is Family,” should be relatable to just about everybody.
“I just love it, because no matter who you are, what family you’re a part of — rich, poor, black, white, whatever – family is family. It’s all the same dynamic. Everybody’s got the crazy ones in their family, no matter how much they try to hide it. It’s just the truth, and so yeah, family’s family no matter what,” says Kacey. “That one was just really fun, because we got to sit there and dream up like, and laugh about just all these little nuances that happen in families.”
Pageant Material, which also features “Biscuits,” is set for release Tuesday (June 23rd).
Audio / Kacey Musgraves says “Family is Family” from her new album, Pageant Material, was a fun song to write.
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“‘Family is Family’ was a really fun one to write. This one was Josh and Shane – Josh Osborne and Shane McAnally – and I just love it, because no matter who you are, what family you’re a part of — rich, poor, black, white, whatever – family is family. It’s all the same dynamic. Everybody’s got the crazy ones in their family, no matter how much they try to hide it. It’s just the truth, and so yeah, family’s family no matter what. ‘In church or in prison/you get what you get/and you don’t get to pick ‘em.’ That one was just really fun, because we got to sit there and dream up like, and laugh about just all these little nuances that happen in families, where you don’t talk to someone for a while and then someone dies, and then oh, there they are at the funeral and you reconnect again over some whiskey or whatever, and you’re like, ‘You know, we need to hang out more.’ It’s just the way it goes, you know?”
