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Compared to its most recent predecessors, “Middle of Nowhere” is a thematically generous record that finds Ms. Musgraves thinking outside of herself, setting aside diaristic monologues in favor of story.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026
I’m thinking through how much of this should be diaristic.
From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026
The documentary promises rare performances and “Buckley’s own diaristic narration,” according to the festival’s programming notes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2025
They had developed kindred styles on their solo albums, absorbing lapidary Laurel Canyon folk-pop, punky electric-guitar drive, glimmers of electronics and psychedelia, and lyrics that mix confession and fantasy, the diaristic and the surreal.
From New York Times • Mar. 30, 2023
Plus, Wave’s gift for small details — an ex’s headband on the floor, an overdue bill in a blue envelope — ground his diaristic songs in the real world.
From Washington Post • Nov. 30, 2022
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