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It's time for our weekly roundup of all of this week's biggest and best new releases from the world of country and Americana, and there's no time to waste. We've got a lot of new music to get through, including big new ones from Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs and Carter Faith, plus lots more.
You can listen along to this week's Best New Country on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube.
Happy Tyler Childers Day everyone! We're celebrating the new album from the country music King of Kentucky today in every way we can, including letting him kick off our Best New Country playlist with 'Eatin' Big Time.'
The 7x Grammy-nominated singer songwriter releases the highly anticipated, Rick Rubin produced Snipe Hunter, with critics already praising it far and wide as one of his best yet.
The 13- track project consists mostly of brand-new songs in addition to fan favourites, 'Oneida' and 'Nose on the Grindstone,' and we've got a few of them sprinkled throughout our playlist for you today.
We've got lots more about the new album on Holler today, including Alli Patton writing about 'Jersey Giant', and the Snipe Hunt: Embracing an Artist’s Growth, a snapshot of his"Universal Sound" withA Five Song Guide to Tyler Childers, our first impressions of the album and lyrics and meaning deep dives for every song on Snipe Hunt.
It's another busy week in Best New Country this week, with big new songs from Jordan Davis, Charley Crockett and Gavin Adcock. Plus, Morgan Wallen brings in the big guns, Lil Wayne and Rick Ross, for a remixed version of 'Miami' from I'm The Problem.
Wallen first tossed the idea of featuring a rapper on the Charlie Handsome produced song during his interview with Theo Von in April, stating at the time, “It seemed like it could use a rapper on there. I didn't end up using a feature… it's one of those songs where it wouldn't be surprising if we got a remix and did that once it's out.”
Elsewhere in our playlist, Cole Goodwin is kicking up a little 'Dust On The Dancefloor,' Rodell Duff 'Ain't Coming Home' and Luke Combs is getting 'Back in the Saddle' as he continues to tease new music, and it sounds like he's chomping at the bit.
"Because I’m back in the saddle like some old cowboy / Who dug his way out of his grave / Pulled up his boots, put his pistol on his hip / Climbed up and took hold of the reins," he sings on the wailing country rock out and he seems to really mean business this time. "Don’t worry where I’ve been / I’m back in the saddle again"
We've got a bunch of other brilliant collabs this week for you. Sierra Ferrell and Nikki Lane take us back to Stagecoach with a studio version of their Dottie West cover 'A Lesson in Leavin' and Drew Baldridge drafts in Emily Ann Roberts for 'Get Me Gone.'
“As soon as I wrote this song, I knew it’d be a powerful duet,” says Baldridge. “It took me a while to find the perfect voice for it, but one day I came across Emily Ann on social media and I loved her sound. So I just hopped in her DMs and asked if she’d collab with me! It’s been amazing to work with her on this song.”
“When Drew sent me the song, I knew he had something special," adds Roberts. "I was honored he wanted to include me on it. ‘Get Me Gone’ immediately makes you think of the person you love and how you don’t need anything but them to have a good time.”
Zach John King and Bayker Blankenship team up on 'Life Behind Bars.'
Zach met Bayker at C2C in Europe earlier this year – they were both touring throughout Europe at the time and really hit it off as Zach was there solo and Bayker and his team took him under their wing! Written by Zach John King, Jordan Reynolds, and Heath Warren, the new song puts a clever spin on the idea of a hometown bar. After deciding to make the song a duet, Zach knew Bayker would be the perfect artist to join him!
Watch the video for 'Life Behind Bars' below.
Jake Worthington falls for a girl on the wrong side of the river and relocates there for her in 'My Home's In Oklahoma,' Adrien Nunez is going 'WILD' about something and Ashley Anne and Eli Winders are contemplating a simple 'Fence' on their new duet. Told through striking harmonies and vivid imagery, the song explores the quiet unravelling of a love that looks perfect from the outside, perfectly capturing the heartbreak of staying in a relationship that feels familiar, even when it no longer feels right.
"It's a song that explores the not-so-perfect secrets behind a relationship that looks perfect," says Ashley Anne. "Some couples tend to cover up the truth behind a beautiful “southern living” looking home and a beautiful white fence wrapped around it. the song explores what goes on behind closed doors, or behind the white picket fence to be exact."
"Eli and I became good friends about a year and a half ago," she adds, explaining how the duet came together. "We met at a writers round where we played with Vincent Mason and Aaron Armstrong. Ali, Aaron and I alongside Ryan Kohn got in a writers room one day and I brought this idea in. Surely enough it turned into a duet and we all loved how it came out."
Elsewhere, Thelma & James are 'Canaries In A Coal Mine,' Ashley Anne wants you to 'Roll Baby' and Koe Wetzel is completely 'Surrounded.'
Fresh off a pair of home state stadium dates in Texas with Morgan Wallen and in the midst of a high-energy run of summer festival dates amid Jim Bob World Tour legs with HARDY, Koe Wetzel returns with a song that has become a fixture in Wetzel’s live set.
“‘Surrounded’ felt like the right way to kick off this next chapter,” shares Wetzel of the hard-driving track that delves into the feeling of being trapped by a memory you can’t outrun. “The way fans locked into it live from the jump has been wild, so we’re fired up to finally let the full thing loose this week.”
Carter Faith gives us another sneak preview of her forthcoming album, Cherry Valley, ahead of its release in October with 'Bar Star.'
“‘Bar Star’ is a fun song about a lovable honky-tonk man” says Carter. “In simple terms, he’s the star of the bar—for better or for worse—but damnit, she loves him.”
Julia DiGrazia is going offline on the brilliant 'Highlight Reel' and Sophia Scott is firing it up on 'Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em.'
Watch the video for 'Smoke 'Em If You Got 'Em' below
All that and lots more with songs from Jonah Kagen, Antonio Larosa, The Droptines, Rodney Crowell, Walker Hayes, Old Dominion, Kashena Sampson, Jack Wharff Band and Cody Jinks. Also, big shout out to Billy Strings for featuring as a guest on two of this week's biggest bluegrass bangers from Asleep at the Wheel and Greensky Bluegrass. You're doing the Lord's work, Billy.
As well as Tyler Childers we've got songs from big new albums from Patty Griffin and Cody Jinks in our playlist today, plus Hudson Westbrook releases his debut album, Texas Forever. Co-written entirely by Westbrook and infused with Texas-bred charm, the 17-song debut is a captivating, easygoing tribute to growing up in Texas, offering a full-bodied introduction to his peculiar take on Boyfriend Country.
Abbie Callahan releases her new 7-track EP, Grossly Aware, and it's already one of our favourite projects of the year. Produced by Oscar Charles, the EP is a striking showcase of Abbie’s unique songwriting voice - especially on the three tracks she wrote solo, highlighting her emotional depth, lyrical wit, and melodic instinct.
“I can’t wait to hear what Grossly Aware means to everyone, because I know what it means to me,” said Abbie. “Staring down the truth of who I am, who I’m not, and everything I’ve yet to understand. Chasing this dream meant letting go of the familiar to go after something I believed in. It showed me how much our relationships shape us, and it asked me to face myself honestly - to confront patterns, to choose growth over comfort. Every track carries a piece of my heart. To me, this record is a map of self-discovery, whatever that might look like for you. I hope these songs can walk with you on your own journey.”
Elsewhere we've got new extended players from Jay Webb, Clayton Mullen and Callum Kerr.
Every week we turn on Holler spotlight up to full brightness and shine it on a song that we feel deserves a little extra attention and this week we're showing some love for 'Old News,' the brilliant new single from Stephen Day.
Taken from an upcoming companion EP to last year’s Gold Mine, due out in September, 'Old News' finds Day firmly stepping into the role of classic country crooner as he sings about lost love over a softly sighing pedal steel and lightly plucked guitar and comes swinging out the other side with a creamy country classic that sounds like Midland at their most swoonworthy.
“While writing my album Gold Mine, I was constantly listening to old soul and country records and wanted to blend the two worlds in my own way,” shares Day about the song. “Not long after releasing the record, I was reflecting on it with some friends and realized the album felt like it was missing that one sad lonesome cowboy tune. We messed around on some guitars for a bit and out came ‘Old News.’ Maybe one of the quickest songs that’s ever come out of me. It was like we were just trying to play catch up!”
Check out this week's new country and americana song releases and listen to the full playlist below:
Tyler Childers
Luke Combs
Carter Faith
Hudson Westbrook
Gavin Adcock
Koe Wetzel
Sierra Ferrell and Nikki Lane
Morgan Wallen
Charley Crockett
Abbie Callahan
Jordan Davis
Jake Worthington
Old Dominion
Walker Hayes
Zach John King and Bayker Blankenship
Stephen Day
Kade Hoffman
Ashley Anne and Eli Winders
Drew Baldridge and Emily Ann Roberts
Thelma & James
The Jack Wharff Band
Sophia Scott
Julia DiGrazia
Cody Jinks and Charlie Starr
Graham Barham
Max Alan
Cole Chaney
Ashley Ryan
Ashley Monroe
Cole Goodwin
Evan Honer
Jonah Kagen
Case Oats
Antonio Larosa
Maren Morris
Jacob Hackworth
Adrien Nunez
Erin Kinsey
KIRBY
Kasheena Sampson
Tift Merritt
Patty Griffin
Asleep at the Wheel
Greensky Bluegrass
Cooper Alan
Jay Webb
Rodell Duff
Sheryl Crow
Rodney Crowell and Tyler Bryant
Logan Michael
Nick Nash
Drew Green
Eddie And The Getaway
Tyler Childers
Seaforth
The Droptines
James Barker Band
Kyle Clark
Anella
Shantaia
Clayton Mullen
Will Moseley
Payton Smith
Callum Kerr
Mae Estes
Carson Wallace
Will Terry
Hannah Jane Lewis
Pip Marsh
Jenna DeVries
C.J. Lewandowski, Bobby Osborne and Molly Tuttle
Derek Brambles
Dipper
Kaylin Roberson
Derek James
Savannah Jade
Mandi Sagal
Raquel Cole
Spencer Hatcher
Adam Mac
Hayden Baker
Savannah Rae
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Anna Tivel
CMAT
Jessy Taylor
Anna May
Pete Droge
Cole Stephens
Tyler Childers
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