Turns out country music isn’t the only sound you’ll hear at the Beyoncé rodeo. The singer’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” dropped Friday at midnight, and it’s a big one: 27 tracks, more than 79 minutes, tons of guest stars and even Beatles and Dolly Parton covers. The record, teased with two new twangy singles after the Super Bowl, was hyped as the R&B and pop star’s first “country” full-length. It ain’t, she would later clarify: “This is a ‘Beyoncé’ album.” Undoubtedly. But it’s also a lot of album. Here’s what we’re hearing on it.
So if it’s not a “country” album …
I knew enough about disco, house and queer club culture to know that on 2022’s “Act I: Renaissance,” Beyoncé had done her homework, mastering the genres to which she was paying homage. I didn’t go into “Cowboy Carter” with enough country music knowledge to judge…
