Kacey MusgravesPageant Material

Fiddle, steel, and a band caught loose and live, like a back-porch session that happened to get taped. "Biscuits" is a tongue-in-cheek, sweetly twanging anthem about minding your own business, the chorus practically winking at you. "Dime Store Cowgirl" rides warm small-town pride, and "High Time" is a sun-dazed country jam with a knowing grin. More traditionally country than her debut, with lyrics that slip a blade in under the smile. A record that charms you, then makes you think.