Kacey Musgraves will release Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes on January 15, 2027, through Lost Highway Records. The 16-track project follows Middle of Nowhere Vol. 1 by eight months, extending a closely spaced two-volume rollout rather than treating the second record as an unrelated next chapter.
The collection is framed around solitude, contentment and the beauty of life’s in-between spaces. Its track list also makes the Tex-Mex focus more concrete: four of the 16 songs are sung entirely in Spanish, and the album includes Musgraves’ version of the Norteño classic Mi Tesoro, a Spanish-language version of Uncertain, TX featuring Intocable, and a live recording with Mariachi Oro De América.
Two tracks are due first: Weekend In Texas and Mi Tesoro. Together, they offer an early look at both sides of the record as presented so far—one title that fits the project’s Texas-centered original-song identity and one that directly signals its engagement with established regional Mexican repertoire.
A companion volume with a clearer bilingual dimension
The new album is described as a 16-song set of new material, though the revealed song list includes Musgraves’ renditions of Mi Tesoro and Before The Next Teardrop Falls, plus Tú Solo Tú (feat. Mariachi Oro De América) [Live in Mexico City]. That distinction is worth keeping in mind: a newly recorded album can contain new recordings of existing songs, and a live performance can be newly issued even if it was captured earlier. No further recording or songwriting details have been provided for the individual tracks.
The Spanish-language material is the most immediately identifiable element of the track list. Four songs will be entirely in Spanish, including the new Spanish version of Uncertain, TX. Its guest appearance from Intocable places the song alongside a group associated with Norteño music, a regional Mexican style. In practical listening terms, “Norteño” generally points to an ensemble tradition rather than a vague Texas label; here, the supplied information only establishes that Musgraves is recording a Norteño classic and collaborating with Intocable, not the precise arrangements or instrumentation listeners should expect.
Mariachi Oro De América appears on the live-in-Mexico-City recording of Tú Solo Tú. Mariachi, like Norteño, is a specific Mexican musical tradition, but the announcement does not describe how the performance was staged, when it was recorded, or whether other versions of the song will appear. The credits nonetheless make clear that Tex Mex Tapes is not merely using Texas imagery in its title. Its listed collaborators, language choices and song selections point to a deliberate bilingual and cross-border musical frame.
What is confirmed for the track list
The announced sequence contains 16 tracks:
- Pretty Horses
- Weekend In Texas
- Hard Conversations
- Denim On Denim
- Figure Out My Life
- Caballero
- The Vacation Song
- (Hey Baby) Qué Pasó?
- Uncertain, TX Feat. Intocable (Spanish version)
- Mi Tesoro
- Rodeo
- Tú Solo Tú (feat. Mariachi Oro De América) [Live in Mexico City]
- All My Exes (Kacey’s Version)
- Desert Eyes
- Pity Party
- Before The Next Teardrop Falls
Several titles reinforce the album’s stated thematic territory without revealing too much about the songs themselves. Hard Conversations, Figure Out My Life, Pity Party and Before The Next Teardrop Falls suggest emotional directness, while Pretty Horses, Desert Eyes, Rodeo and Weekend In Texas create a landscape of travel, rural imagery and regional identity. Those are interpretations of the names, not confirmed descriptions of the lyrics or sound.
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All My Exes (Kacey’s Version) is also notable because the parenthetical explicitly identifies this as Musgraves’ own version. The available details do not explain whether that label denotes a remake, alternate arrangement, rerecording, or another approach. Likewise, no production credits, songwriting breakdowns, formats, artwork details or full release schedule beyond the two early songs have been specified.
Why the guest credits matter
Guest credits can mean very different things from record to record: a featured artist may take a verse, share a vocal performance, contribute to the ensemble, or appear in a more limited capacity. The information currently available confirms Intocable’s feature on the Spanish Uncertain, TX and Mariachi Oro De América’s feature on the live Tú Solo Tú, but it does not define their individual roles beyond those credits.
That restraint matters because it prevents the guest list from being overstated. What can be said is that these credits give the album two distinct points of musical connection: Intocable is tied to a Spanish reworking of a Musgraves song, while Mariachi Oro De América is tied to a live performance from Mexico City. The pair broadens the scope of the record while remaining rooted in its Tex-Mex premise.
The project’s structure also makes the two-song preview especially useful. Weekend In Texas should provide a first direct sample of the new album’s own songwriting, while Mi Tesoro should demonstrate how Musgraves approaches one of its clearly identified renditions. Until the songs arrive, claims about their genre balance, lyrical perspective or production would be speculation.
Tour dates and CMA Awards context
Musgraves is currently on the Middle of Nowhere Tour. The itinerary continues at Oakland Arena in Oakland, California, before ending with two sold-out Seattle dates at Climate Pledge Arena on October 26 and 27. The tour and the album announcement arrive during an especially busy period for the singer, though no details have been announced connecting the live set list to the forthcoming songs.
She also enters this year’s CMA Awards with five nominations: Album of the Year, Female Vocalist of the Year, Song of the Year and Music Video of the Year for Dry Spell, and Musical Event of the Year for Horses and Divorces with Miranda Lambert. The 60th Annual CMA Awards are scheduled to air live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on November 18 at 8/7c on ABC and Disney+.
The timing gives Middle of Nowhere Vol. 2: Tex Mex Tapes a visible runway. The tour reaches its final dates before the awards broadcast, the first pair of tracks arrives ahead of the full album, and the January 15 release lands eight months after Volume 1. More importantly, the announced sequence offers a specific artistic proposition: an album connecting Musgraves’ own material with Spanish-language recordings, a Norteño classic, a Mexico City live cut and two named collaborators.
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