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Happy Friday everyone! You did it! You made it through another week! And your reward is a selection of the very finest new releases from the world of country and Americana all carefully curated for you by hand and ear in our Holler Best New Country playlist.
This week’s cover star is Miranda Lambert. The Texan country legend announced her new 14 track album Postcards from Texasthis week for 13th September with her puntastic new single, ‘Alimony.’
Written with Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby for her first album for Republic Records, which will also include previous singles ‘Dammit Randy’ and ‘Wranglers.’ Tongue firmly in cheek, the latest track from Postcards from Texas delivers on Lambert’s if-you-don’t-laugh-you’ll-cry approach to love, life and the unapologetic pursuit of happiness on one’s own terms.
“We were out in my barn; I was showing Shane and Natalie the horses, and I asked if he had any other titles,” Lambert remembers of the day she, Shane McAnally and Natalie Hemby hit a creative streak. “He said he had one, and I was like, ‘What is it? Because your last one was ‘Looking Back on Luckenbach,’ which I didn’t think you could top. He said, ‘Well, ‘If you’re gonna leave me in San Antone, remember the Alamo-neeeee…’’ Natalie and I were like, ‘Alright, Shane! Stop showing off.’
“We went back to the house and got the guitars,” Lambert continues, “and I specifically was like, ‘I want a shuffle, man.’ I love to shuffle so much, and this record needed a shuffle! I knew I wanted one in my set, because I haven't done one in a while – and everybody loves a shuffle.”
“And once we had the line we were off! We used every Texas metaphor we could come up with on purpose; we wanted to take something kind of shitty and put some humor back in it. I mean, the guy gets out pretty easy if all he does is move back in with his mom.”
After much teasing, Post Malone gives us another taste of his forthcoming F-1 Trillion album with his long trailed Luke Combs duet ‘Guy For That.’F-1 Trillion is set to arrive on 16th August and features the already released Blake Shelton duet ‘Pour Me A Drink’ and ‘I Had Some Help’ featuring Morgan Wallen.
Watch the official video for Post Malone and Luke Combs' 'Guy For That' below.
Charley Crockett is back again with a new album and we hadn’t even stopped listening to the last one yet! The Texas-born troubadour released a companion to his acclaimed 2024 in $10 Cowboy Chapter II: Visions of Dallas. The new collection features 12 songs including two unreleased fan favourites, 'Killers of the Flower Moon' and 'How Low Can You Go' and the brilliant title track, which we’ve got for you today in our Best New Country roundup.
Kacey Musgraves isn’t finished with Deeper Well yet either. The singer from Golden, TX, has confirmed plans to release a new deluxe version of her 2024 album, with the surprise project due to arrive on streaming platforms on 2nd August. She gives us a little sneak peak with the gorgeous ‘Irish Goodbye.’
The full tracklist for the revamped version of Deeper Well is yet to be unveiled, but Kacey has revealed it will feature an additional seven songs on top of the 14 original offerings.
One of this month’s Holler 10 Artists You Need To Know, Gavin Adcock gives us another taste of his new album, Actin’ Up Again, with the anthemic title track and The Red Clay Strays release their brand new RCA album, Made By These Moments, today and we’ve got the powerful ‘No One Else Like Me’ for you to check out in our playlist.
Featured in our 10 Artists You Need To Know all the way back in November 2023, The Castellows have been busy making friends everywhere they go ever since. After joining Colby Acuff on ‘How Do I Feel Alive’ a couple of weeks ago, they’re back with Wyatt Flores in tow for ‘Sober Sundays.’
“Several months ago us girls had the opportunity write with Wyatt,” The Castellows explained about how it came about. “None of us really knew what kind of song we were going to get, but this song has since become one of our favorites! It’s been such an honor working with you Wyatt! We hope y’all all love this song as much as we do.”
“This collaboration doesn’t exist just because that’s the current trend,” adds Wyatt Flores. “I had the honor of actually sitting down and writing this beautiful song with Ellie, Lily and Powell. This song means so much to me and I’m very grateful for the opportunity to work with the girls. I hope you love this song as much as I do!”
Another beautiful friendship has blossomed between a couple of Holler regulars as Eli Winders and Vincent Mason get together for the truly lovely ‘Famous for a Heartache.’
“Vincent was one of the only people I knew when I moved to Nashville and he’s been one of my best friends since,” Eli Winders says. “This was the first song we wrote together along with our friend Aaron Armstrong. We wrote ‘Famous for a Heartache’ on July 26th, 2023 and, totally unintentionally, are putting it out exactly a year later. Looking back at our texts from that day, we all knew this song was special and we are all ecstatic to be putting it out.”
“Eli has been a good friend of mine since he moved to Nashville,” Vincent Mason adds. “I’ve always been a fan of his voice and songs, so it was fun to write this one with another good friend of ours, Aaron Armstrong, and sing on one together. I love this song and I’m excited it’s out in the world.”
MGK buddies up with Jelly Roll and interpolates John Denver on his new single ‘Lonely Road’ and American Aquarium get together with Katie Pruitt for the beautiful ‘Southern Roots’ on their stunning new album The Fear Of Standing Still.
Award-winning multi-platinum superstar DJ and producer Tiësto joins forces with Nashville artist-songwriter Alana Springsteen for their fiery new release, 'Hot Honey' and reigning ACM New Duo of the Year Tigirlily Gold release their debut album Blonde.
Elsewhere we’ve got new ones from Cameron Whitcomb, Jordan Davis, Justin Moore, Jamey Johnson, Dylan Marlowe, Don Louis, Max McNown, Bob Sumner, Jack Browning and Jesse Lynn Madera, while multi-platinum singer-songwriter Riley Green reclaims his independence with the release of his undeniably country heart breaker, 'Rather Be.'
“Life’s too short to be caught up in a bad relationship and we had fun coming up with some lines about anywhere else to be but in that moment," Riley shared about the song. "This felt like a fun way to preview what’s coming up later this year.”
We can't wait!
Check out this week's new country and americana song releases and listen to the full playlist below:
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Alimony
Miranda Lambert
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Guy For That (feat. Luke Combs)
Post Malone
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Irish Goodbye
Kacey Musgraves
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Rather Be
Riley Green
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No One Else Look Me
The Red Clay Strays
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Visions of Dallas
Charley Crockett
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Sober Sundays
The Castellows and Wyatt Flores
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Famous for a Heartache (feat. Vincent Mason)
Eli Winders
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I Ain't Sayin'
Jordan Davis
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Stupid Prizes
Tigirlily Gold
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Actin' Up Again
Gavin Adcock
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Lonely Road (with Jelly Roll)
mgk
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Southern Roots (feat. Katie Pruitt)
American Aquarium
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Devil on My Shoulder
Dylan Marlowe
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Put A Boot In It
Justin Moore
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What A View
Jamey Johnson
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Summer Of Us
Lee Brice
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Hot Honey
Tiësto and Alana Springsteen
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Fishing Line
Max McNown
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Quitter
Cameron Whitcomb
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Mine In My Mind
Don Louis
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Broken Things Break Things
Austin Williams
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Town Drunk
Drew Green
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Bridges
Bob Sumner
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Whiskey Talkin'
Casey Donahew and Kylie Frey
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Daddy Daughter Dance
Julia Cole
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Granddaddy's Chevrolet
Brandon Davis
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Austin
Jesse Lynn Madera
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Far From God
Matt Schuster
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Death of Me
Zac Hart
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High Hopes
Jack Browning
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I Ain't The Man
Benjamin Tod
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Cadillac Coupe
Jake Banfield and Anella Herim
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WASTED
Eddie and the Getaway
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Good Grief
Fancy Hagood
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Jealousy
Sophie Gault
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Two Wrongs
Katie Noel
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Flying High Again (feat. Cody Jinks)
Alex Williams
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(Make My) Country Rock (feat. Sully Erna of Godsmack, Mick Mars and Travis Tritt)
Cory Marks
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Cold Blooded
Fernando & Sorocaba and Chase Matthew
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i hate texas
mxmtoon
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I Hope It Hurts
Noah Rinker
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Keep Up
Spencer Crandall
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Glass
LECADE
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Plot Twist
Ashley Kutcher
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Right Where We Left Off
Kaleb Saunders
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Mar Vista
Lily Meola
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Make America Great Again
Brian Kelley
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Trail Blazer
Ollie Joseph
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Next Best Thing
Ryan Kinder
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Small Talk
Mike Parker
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You Should See Her
Austin Michael
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Still Do
Josh Kerr
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My Own Lane
Sunny Sweeney
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Pink Skies
Sarah Darling
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Aviators
Blane Howard
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Boys Like You
Allie Colleen
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Creek Don't Rise
Raleigh Keegan
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Recovering Good Girl
Savannah Gardner
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Put No Walls Around Your Garden
New Dangerfield, Tray Wellington, Jake Blount, Kaia Kater and Nelson Williams
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Got Away
Kat Velasco
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Heart Like Mine
Dalton Harper
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Bad Day To Be A Beer
Ben Chase
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Put It On
Ray Benson
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65.
She Puts On
Tyler Booth
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