{"id":313,"date":"2021-11-29T19:39:23","date_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=313"},"modified":"2021-12-08T15:14:33","modified_gmt":"2021-12-08T15:14:33","slug":"neon-moon-with-kacey-musgraves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/classapps.chass.ncsu.edu\/com304\/?p=313","title":{"rendered":"Neon Moon &#8211; with Kacey Musgraves"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Neon Moon (with Kacey Musgraves)\" width=\"750\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h-vZ-F7lzk0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kacey Musgraves is an accomplished singer and songwriter from Golden, Texas. She has five studio albums with a primary focus on country music; however, Kacey is known for her unique spin on the genre. Multiple songs, mostly from her two latest albums, &#8216;Golden Hour&#8217; (2018) and &#8216;Star-crossed&#8217; (2021), incorporate a disco-pop-like sound. Kacey challenges the conservative reputation that follows country music by openly advocating for the LGBTQIA+ community and questioning religious views in her lyrics. She has won six Grammy Awards, four from her 2018 album &#8216;Golden Hour,&#8217; winning Grammys for Album Of The Year, Best Country Solo Performance, Best Country Song, and Best Country Album. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The song &#8216;Neon Moon&#8217; is initially performed by country duo Brooks &amp; Dunn. However, the original version is quite different from the one with Kacey Musgraves. In the original version it honors your typical 90s country sound with a steel guitar, acoustic guitar, and keyboard. There is frequent harmony, adding to the beauty,emotion and soul of the song. However, the reboot version with Kacey takes a more progressive approach by adding her signature disco-country vibes to the mix. Brooks &amp; Dunn&#8217;s harmony accompanies her in the background while a synthy and digital bass beat plays. Kacey&#8217;s soft and smooth voice adds a lot of beauty to this melody while perfectly communicating the heartache described in the song. Kacey emphasizes different words and lyrics in her version compared to the original in a way making it sound smoothing and enjoyable to listen to. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kacey Musgraves is an accomplished singer and songwriter from Golden, Texas. She has five studio albums with a primary focus on country music; however, Kacey is known for her unique spin on the genre. Multiple songs, mostly from her two latest albums, &#8216;Golden Hour&#8217; (2018) and &#8216;Star-crossed&#8217; (2021), incorporate a disco-pop-like sound. 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