By Ross Jones
Featured Artist: Cameron Whitcomb
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With Spring well and truly underway, country artists are getting back in the swing of regular releases, with this week featuring a dizzying array of releases from genre titans.
We've got new music from Kacey Musgraves, Riley Green, Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde, Max McNown, Reba McEntire and more, as well as an eye-catching, full-circle Hannah Montana-themed collaboration between Miley Cyrus and Lainey Wilson.
Listen along to our Best New Country playlist on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube and Amazon.
Best New Country
On the cover of this week's Best New Country playlist is Cameron Whitcomb.
Whitcomb is once again proving he doesn't just have the most visually stunning album covers in the genre, but there's also some pretty darn good country music behind them.
On ‘Deep Water’, Whitcomb brings his signature intensity, with the gang-vocal of the hook adding a whole new level of verve and emotional weight. It's a folk-infused anthem, with Whitcomb showcasing his ability to dip into varying sonic palettes with ease.
Watch the Official Lyric Video for 'Deep Water' below:
Best New Country Song of the Week
The rollout for Kacey Musgraves’ new album, Middle of Nowhere, is picking up pace with the arrival of another stellar single. This time, Musgraves is eschewing the tongue-in-cheek innuendos of ‘Dry Spell’ in favour of the more introspective, pared-down title-track. Musgraves’ beautifully intricate harmonies glide across the noodling guitar, creating a wonderfully peaceful ambience that feels reminiscent of the Golden Hour icon's previous record, Deeper Well.
It ensures the anticipation remains high ahead of the full album, with the steel-soaked majesty of ‘Middle of Nowhere’ serving as a reminder that great art doesn't have to be maximalist - sometimes all you need is a gentle, mellow meditation on isolation.
Check out ‘Middle of Nowhere’ along with this week's playlist below:
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1.
Deep Water
Cameron Whitcomb
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2.
Don't Ask Me
Vincent Mason
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3.
Picture Perfect
Kaylee Rose
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4.
You Being You
Austin Snell
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5.
Talk to Me at Two
Grace Tyler
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6.
Rest Of My
Owen Riegling
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7.
A Little Like You
Dylan Conrique
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8.
More Than My All
Luke Rob
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9.
Trouble
Faith Schueler
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10.
Balance Act
Noah Anthony
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11.
I Want You
Cody Johnson
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12.
Middle of Nowhere
Kacey Musgraves
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13.
My Way
Riley Green
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14.
Younger You
Miley Cyrus & Lainey Wilson
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15.
Time Is A Thief
ERNEST & Lukas Nelson
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16.
As It Was
Zach John King
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17.
Heart You Didn't Break
Max McNown
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18.
Lines In The Carpet
Ashley McBryde
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19.
Wannabe
Corey Kent
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20.
Raining Whiskey
Lauren Alaina
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21.
Drinkin’ Dark Whiskey
Midland
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22.
One Night In Tulsa
Reba McEntire
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23.
We'd Make A Good Movie
Willie Nelson
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24.
You and Me
Tori Forsyth
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25.
Faith In The Wind
Kip Moore
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26.
It's What You Meant
Benjamin Tod
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27.
Blue Stars
Vincent Neil Emerson
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28.
Where She's Coming From
Cole Goodwin
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29.
Love To Be That Guy
Kelsey Hart
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30.
Son of Jolene
Belles & Dolly Parton
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31.
Pull Some Strings
Breakfield
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32.
Kissing A Stranger
Brooke Lee
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33.
I Am Only Ever Thinking About You
Zach Seabaugh
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34.
Pepper
S.G. Goodman
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35.
Hooked On Her
Jake Whittaker
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36.
CROOKED ROAD
Dylan Wright
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37.
Out In The Country
Ben Chapman
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38.
If I Had A Daughter
Faith Williams
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39.
The Other Side
Spencer Crandall
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40.
You're Okay
Brady Brazeal
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41.
Love Me Back
Fancy Hagood
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42.
Heaven Only Knows
Antwane Tyler
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Homemade Margaritas
Thomas Csorba
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Bottle and the Bible
Jay Webb
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