Best New Country Songs

It's time for our weekly roundup of the biggest and best new releases from the world of country and Americana. What a week it's been in country music. Dolly Parton celebrated her 79th birthday, Carrie Underwood went a capella at the presidential inauguration and Bailey Zimmerman apologised to fans for his accidentally drunken set at Crash My Playa 2025. To round off the week we've got some huge new songs for you, including new ones from Kane Brown, Lauren Alaina and Kameron Marlowe. Listen along to our Holler Best New Country playlist on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and Apple Music.

This week's Best New Country cover star is Ty Myers with his new album, The Select. The 17-year-old with an old soul from Dripping Springs, Texas, hails from a six generations of cattle ranchers and has been writing songs since he was six years old, inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, Otis Redding, Chris Stapleton, and George Strait, so it's no surprise to see songwriting credits on 14 of the album's 16 perfectly crafted, soul baring songs, with 12 of them solo writes.

Produced by Brandon Hood, The Select features huge viral hits like 'Ends of the Earth and 'Tie That Binds' alongside previous singles 'Drunk Love,' 'Can't Hold Me Down,' 'Worry is a Sickness' and 'Drinkin Alone.' The sublime 'Thought It Was Love' kicks off our Best New Country playlist today.

Next up we've got the collaboration between Neo-traditional Country music sister-trio The Castellows, and Texas sextet Flatland Cavalry. First teased back before Christmas, 'Place They Call Home' is a timely openhearted message, sung from the earth’s point of view, written by The Castellows’ Ellie Balkcom, Lily Balkcom, and Powell Balkcom, with Cleto Cordero of Flatland Cavalry.

"I was made to be walked on but I’ll stand my ground," they sing. "To wandering souls that lost their way, know you're always found / I was made to be walked on so go where you’re gonna get to / I’ll always be around / I'm here for you."

The song ends with the lines, "I wasn’t made to be fought on if that’s what you’re gonna do / Til I’m not aroundI’m here for you."

Hudson Westbrook has got the future of the planet on his mind too on the slow burning ballad 'Mine Tomorrow.' "As long as you love me girl I’ll follow / Like it was all I was made to do," he sings. "Till the whole wide world, runs outta time I’ll be fine / Long as you’re mine tomorrow."

We don't know about you, but we could definitely all do with a little more Lauren Alaina in our lives right now. The 'Road Less Traveled' singer is back with a tribute to the women who made her the woman she is today on 'Those Kind of Women.' Produced by lauded hitmaker Joey Moi and written by Lainey Wilson, Monty Criswell, Derek George and Lynn Hutton, the heartfelt ballad is a loving ode to her raising – praising the loved ones who “set ya straight with a fly swat whippin'” and "knew how to make a man listen.”

“It's all about the women who raised me,” Alaina shared about the song. “I was really fortunate to be raised around a bunch of very strong women. And when we cut this song, when we recorded this song, I was not pregnant nor thinking about becoming pregnant. It's funny how things fell into place.”

The song's official music video directed by Justin Clough depicts the chapters of Alaina's life from girlhood to mother-to-be, with a cameo from her own mother and unveils the celebratory news of her pregnancy at the end of the video.

Watch the video for 'Those Kind of Women' below

Kane Brown releases his new album, The High Road, so we'll be spending the rest of the day enjoying that one. We've included 'Do Us Apart' featuring Katelyn Brown in our playlist today.

“This album, The High Road, is my favorite album I’ve ever made," Kane Brown said about the new record, his most personal collection of songs to date. "I get to explore all sides of my story and styles of my music. Every song is important to me and every collaboration means something personal to me. I’m so incredibly proud of this record.”

Alabama-born crooner Kashus Culpepper is releases his fifth single, 'Jenni,' today. The song began in front of a stadium-sized crowd. Pulled on stage during Zach Bryan’s set last summer at Buckeye Country Superfest to sing on 'Revival,' Culpepper caught a glimpse of a woman in the audience, inspiration was born and soon 'Jenni' followed.

"Jenni looking pretty with a nice cold beer in her hand / I hope she gets the message, that I wanna be more than a friend," he sings in the chorus. "I wonder will she kiss me holding hands both feet in the sand / ‘Cause I want her say, that she wants me to stay / Yeahhh, Jenni."

We'll be keeping our eyes on this story for further developments.

The21-year-old Georgia-born Landon Smith releases the Dave Cobb produced 'Weekend,' Ashley Ryan is having a little fun with someone who's macking on her man on 'Adeline' and Lillian Hackett releases 'Time is a Thief'

"This is for anyone who has ever felt the ache of losing a loved one too soon," Lillian Hackett told us. "'Time is a Thief' is a song about how memories can fade but the stories shared by friends and family keep their spirit alive. Written in loving memory of my Metsi, this song reminds us that while time may steal moments, love and connection keep them with us forever."

One of our previous 10 Artists You Need to Know, Brown Horse have announced their second album, All The Right Weaknesses, for April 4th on Loose Music. The group returned to Sickroom Studios in Norfolk following a multi-month European tour. Road tested and road worn, the band tracked these 11 songs in a whirlwind week of live takes, building on the stark twang of their debut album, ‘Reservoir.

With contributions from the band’s multiple songwriters, the record is a patchwork far greater than the sum of its parts. The first single from the album is the absolutely brilliant 'Corduroy Couch.'

“The song draws from a couple sources, the most literal being my memory as a young teenager in the attic listening to worn out Talking Heads and R.E.M. tapes on my parents’ big old beige sofa," songwriter Nyle Holihan shares. "Hopefully some of the angular fuzziness of those albums carries through. I also took a lot of inspiration from the great short stories in Joy Williams’ ‘The Visiting Privilege’. She writes with amazing precision and communicates mood and atmosphere incredibly visually despite the sparseness of her prose. I tried to emulate a little of that in the verses.”

Graham Barham is happy for his latest love to be completely dishonest with him as long as he gets to go to bed with them at the end of the night in 'Lie To Me.'

"This song is really about admitting that even if someone's bad for you, you'd rather just hear what you want to hear," he says. "Just lie to me and let's do this anyways."

Meanwhile, Kameron Marlowe is drowning in regret on the powerful 'Here Lies the Fool.'

"I wrote this song with Laci Kaye Booth and Ben West," he told us. "It was our first time writing together. Earlier last year, Laci was on the road with us and she was telling me about this verse she started and hit me with the title. I told her about the project I was working on and it just all clicked from there. The story is about a man who knows he was wrong and feels every emotion of guilt and remorse knowing she isn’t ever coming back. The melody and guitar tone really stood out to me and I just love the overall vibe. This might be one of my favorites off this project."

It feels like Canaan Smith is finally finding himself on his brilliant new album Chickahominy, as he pulls off a double-take transformation from major-label bro-country party boy to a soul searching country outlier with some of most mature, honest and meaningful songwriting of his career.

“I needed to fail to learn what really matters," Smith says. "Looking back at my years in the mainstream country world, I felt lost and struggled with finding my purpose. I find the best version of myself and my music is when I let go of striving for success and exploring who I am as an artist and storyteller, and that journey is what this album is all about.”

It's been 20 years since Lynn Anderson was arrested for shoplifting after being caught stealing a Harry Potter DVD from a New Mexico supermarket and punched a police officer during her arrest, and Kasey Tyndall seems to be channelling that same energy in 2025 as she announces her forthcoming self-titled debut album for February 28th with the incredible lead single 'Crystal Methodist.'

The official video opens with Kasey grocery shopping for a backyard BBQ which ends up hosting a cast of hometown characters including “preachers, cheaters, home room teachers, county records, backroad tweakers, nosey neighbors, moonshine makers, dealers and believers,” with characters portrayed by comedians Brittany Smith and Justin Stagner.

“’Crystal Methodist’ is the story of a typical hometown where everyone has skeletons in the closet," Kasey shared. "A place where nobody’s perfect, but it’s perfect just the way it is at the same time. It’s quickly becoming one of my favorites to play live because without fail, the stage comes alive every time my band and I perform it in front of an audience. Can’t wait for y’all to hear it and feel the energy!”

Reid Haughton teams up with Drake White on 'The Wheel' and buzzy country duo The Doohickeys have just unleashed their debit full length, All Hat No Cattle, and we've got 'Rein It In Cowboy' on the playlist today.

“Rein It In Cowboy” was inspired by Haley’s butt getting grabbed in a bar, Jack Hackett from the band says. "He mighta copped a feel, but we copped a song."

Hawaiian country artist Maoli is making us forget the cold winter weather on 'Last Sip of Summer,' the title track of his new studio album coming later this spring showcasing his unique blend of traditional Hawaiian music, rock, reggae and country.

“That island-boy, country mix. It’s not a vacation, it’s a real lifestyle,” he details. “It’s very special to me because I’m very proud of where I come from, and I feel like Hawaii has something really special to offer the world - but until now, you’ve had to live here to understand it… I feel like it’s my kuleana - my job - to share that with the world.”

Tori Rose lines us up with another shot of her unique blend of traditional and contemporary country music complemented by sassy lyrics and a crisp twang on the brilliant 'If Drinking Was A Sport.'

“I wrote 'If Drinking was a Sport' for all the girls who've dated that one guy who puts partying as their first priority," Tori Rose told us. "I think they'll relate to the song and get a good laugh from the lyrics. Filming the video was probably the most fun I’ve had on set during a music video shoot! Watching all the people involved film those drinking game scenes, had me laughing off camera the entire time!"

Watch the video for 'If Drinking Was A Sport' below

Max McNown releases his highly anticipated new album, Night Diving, and we've got the haunting title track on the playlist for you today.

“We stepped into the writing room and Erin asked, ‘What’s something in your life that you keep fighting and can’t seem to overcome?’” McNown recalls. “‘Night Diving’ became the answer to that question—it’s a song that addresses addiction and I think it’ll resonate with people on a lot of different levels. The ‘Night Diving’ song and video contain the deepest waters of symbolism I’ve created to date.”

Elsewhere on this week's Best New Country playlist Alex Miller and Emily Ann Roberts tip their hats to the golden age of country duets, Wesko is 'Too Young To Die' and Cole Phillips releases 'Back Full of Feather.' Plus we've got songs from Taylor Rae, Hayden Blount, The Delines, Katy Noel, Ashley Campbell, Paul Thorn and alt-country rockers Lucero show us their softer side on their new Lucero Unplugged album.

Check out this week's new country and americana song releases and listen to the full playlist below:

1. 1.

   Thought It Was Love

   Ty Myers

2. 2.

   Those Kind Of Women

   Lauren Alaina

3. 3.

   Place They Call Home

   The Castellows and Flatland Cavalry

4. 4.

   Do Us Apart

   Kane Brown and Katelyn Brown

5. 5.

   Mine Tomorrow

   Hudson Westbrook

6. 6.

   Night Diving

   Max McNown

7. 7.

   Crystal Methodist

   Kasey Tyndall

8. 8.

   Here Lies the Fool

   Kameron Marlowe

9. 9.

   LIE TO ME

   Graham Barham

10. 10.

    Jenni

    Kashus Culpepper

11. 11.

    Ain't Much to Write Home About

    Canaan Smith

12. 12.

    Time is a Thief

    Lillian Hackett

13. 13.

    Corduroy Couch

    Brown Horse

14. 14.

    More Country Than You

    Alex Miller and Emily Ann Roberts

15. 15.

    Last Sip of Summer

    Maoli

16. 16.

    Gone to Dust

    Scoot Teasley

17. 17.

    Adeline

    Ashley Ryan

18. 18.

    Too Young to Die

    Wesko

19. 19.

    Heartbreaker

    Hayden Blount

20. 20.

    Back Full of Feathers

    Cole Phillips

21. 21.

    Rein it in Cowboy

    The Doohickeys

22. 22.

    The Wheel

    Reid Haughton and Drake White

23. 23.

    The Haunting Thoughts

    The Delines

24. 24.

    Weekend

    Landon Smith

25. 25.

    If Drinking Was a Sport

    Tori Rose

26. 26.

    Country Senses

    Katie Noel

27. 27.

    Wish We Were Having a Good Time

    Ashley Campbell

28. 28.

    Maybe I'm the Villain

    Taylor Rae

29. 29.

    Cigarette

    Cloe Wilder

30. 30.

    Isn't She Country

    LOCASH

31. 31.

    In a Bar Somewhere

    Charles Esten and Sara Evans

32. 32.

    Marry Me Again

    Rodney Atkins

33. 33.

    Life For Me

    Jess Moskaluke

34. 34.

    LOW ROAD (SLOW ROAD)

    Adrien Nunez

35. 35.

    Small Towns

    Sam Grow

36. 36.

    Where the Bar Is

    Bryce Leatherwood

37. 37.

    Two Truths and a Liar

    Julia DiGrazia, Madison Hughes and Mary Heather Hickman

38. 38.

    Crash Out

    Ollie Joseph

39. 39.

    Crickets

    John Morgan

40. 40.

    HELL BOY

    James Johnston

41. 41.

    COWBOY STATE OF MIND

    Clare Dunn

42. 42.

    God Made a Farmer

    Mary Kutter and Project Pat

43. 43.

    One and Only Son

    Tyler Nance

44. 44.

    Detox

    Bri Fletcher

45. 45.

    Run

    Carson Wallace

46. 46.

    Keep It Country

    Brandt Carmichael

47. 47.

    Nostalgia

    Sons of Habit

48. 48.

    Just Like That

    Clayton Johnson

49. 49.

    Dashboard Dreaming

    Braedon Barnhill

50. 50.

    Tehachapi

    Sam Stone

51. 51.

    By Now

    The Swon Brothers

52. 52.

    Good Luck

    Rachael Fahim

53. 53.

    Motel Livin'

    Brooke Lee

54. 54.

    Blame It On Where I Grew Up

    Chloe Raye

55. 55.

    When You Decided To Leave - Unplugged

    Lucero

56. 56.

    The Fight (feat. Brittney Spencer)

    Leslie Jordan

57. 57.

    baby, don't

    Sarah Quintana

58. 58.

    Hold It Up

    Nadia Reid

59. 59.

    That's What the Whiskey's For

    Nick Cain

60. 60.

    Storm After You

    Derek James

61. 61.

    Cold Day In Hell

    El Ray

62. 62.

    Louisiana

    Miss Tess

63. 63.

    Geraldine & Ricky

    Paul Thorn

64. 64.

    Pearls

    Larkin Poe

65. 65.

    Seasons (feat. Joey Landreth)

    Katy Hurt

66. 66.

    Break Me Down

    Swearingen & Kelli

67. 67.

    (I'll Be Your) Broken Heart

    Florence Somerville

68. 68.

    Ghost in a Shell

    Madeline Hawthorne

69. 69.

    Right Now

    Hueston

70. 70.

    Missin' You

    Afton Prater

71. 71.

    Shake 'em Up

    Joe Ely

72. 72.

    Senses

    Nate Good

73. 73.

    Just How It Feels

    Roger Street Friedman

74. 74.

    Traveling Hearts

    Dom Ellis

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