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It's time for another roundup of this week's biggest new releases from the world of country and Americana picked out especially for you by Holler. Listen along to our Holler Best New Country playlist on Spotify, YouTube, Amazon and Apple Music.
As with every year, as we get towards the end of 2024, there seems to be only one thing on most country singer's minds and that's Christmas. We've had fresh holiday hits from Riley Green, Megan Moroney, Belle Frantz, Mackenzie Carpenter, Emily Zeck and loads more already this year. So many we've had to give them their own separate Best New Country Christmas songs playlist.
Not everyone's gone home for Christmas yet though. There's still a handful of artists hanging around on 20th December giving us one last helping of unseasonal country music before the festivities begin.
This week's Best New Country cover star is Benjamin Tod. 2024 has been quite the year for Benjamin Tod and Lost Dog Street Band already. Kicking off the year with the release of Lost Dog Street Band’s first album since their hiatus, Survived, Tod and the band have spent the past twelve months passing milestone after milestone. Selling out countless shows throughout the year, the band celebrated their debut at the Grand Ole Opry in May and Benjamin Tod's solo album, Shooting Star, ended up in more than its fair share of end of the year lists, including a spot in Holler's Best Albums of 2024.
Before the year was out though, Benjamin Tod had one more song left to share. 'Privilege of a Man' is a beautifully written country folk song that explores “the desperation of the masculine spirit in the modern world,” as Tod explains it. The single delves into the mental, physical, and spiritual toll of conforming to the crushing weight of societal expectations, painting a stark reality for many.
Throughout, Tod highlights some of the often unspoken burdens of the day-to-day before tying it up with a repeating, tongue-in-cheek chorus: “Some things are out of our hands / It’s just the privilege of a man.”
Someone who knows a thing or two about struggling with male privilege, Zach Bryan celebrates wrapping up The Quittin’ Time Tour, at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York by releasing a live album consisting of various performances from the tour.
"THE QUITTIN TIME TOUR IS OVER," he posted. "THE LIVE RECORD IS OUT NOW. MOST BEAUTIFUL YEAR OF MY LIFE"
The live album, titled 24 (Live), consists of 25 tracks from stops on The Quittin’ Time Tour and includes collaborations with John Mayer, Maggie Rogers, Kacey Musgraves and The War & Treaty.
David Morris releases his new 10-track Spare Parts (Mixtape) project and Eli Tabor's got a 'Honky Tonk at Home' which will be very useful over the holidays when all the bars are closed, while Remy Sher releases the hard-relatable 'Sleeping Through the Day.'
Nate Good has been releasing a single every week since March so he wasn't going to let a little thing like Christmas stand in his way. He releases the winter warmer, 'Fire to Last' today on week 43.
Chris Garner’s Songs For The Trees EP is more than just a collection of songs - it’s an emotional journey that blends vulnerability, raw truth and the hard-won wisdom of a man who’s experienced life’s most challenging moments. We've got one of the EP’s standout tracks, 'Bass Pro Hat,' in our playlist today where Garner reflects on loss with striking honesty.
Elsewhere we've got new ones from Jay Webb, Tyler Nance, Dustin de la Garza, Alejandro Preschel, Clayton Mullen, The Talbott Brothers and lots more.
It's a busy time of year, and we wouldn't blame you if you hadn't found time amongst all the festivities to listen to last week's Best New Country playlist yet, so we've kept a few in there from last week too.
We had a new one from Willow Avalon. She gave us another taste of her forthcoming album, Southern Belle Raisin’ Hell, due out in January. Yellowstone star Ryan Bingham released his much-anticipated new single, 'A Song For The Stone.' The haunting original song marks the first track Bingham has written specifically for and inspired by the acclaimed television series Yellowstone, where he has played the role of “Walker” the past five seasons.
You can listen to all of the songs featured in the TV series in our complete Yellowstone Soundtrack playlist, where you'll find 49 Winchester's latest release, 'Miles to Go.' The previously unreleased song featured on last Sunday night's season finale.
Bayker Blankenship celebrated the end of an incredible year for the 'Maxed Out' singer by releasing not one, but two, absolute bangers and after teasing us since November, Lily Fitts finally let us have the hard-relatable break up anthem 'Brown Eyed Baby.'
Plus we had new ones from Michael Marcagi, Noah Hicks, Hayden Coffman, Graham Barham, Leslie Jordan, Evan Honer, Chatham Rabbits, Eddie And The Getaway and lots more.
Check out this week's new country and americana song releases and listen to the full playlist below:
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Privilege of a Man
Benjamin Tod
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2.
I Remember Everything - Live from Chicago
Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves
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3.
You and Me
Tyler Nance
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4.
Never Last
David Morris
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Fire To Last
Nate Good
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Honky Tonk at Home
Eli Tabor
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Drink to Get Drunk
Jay Webb
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Unearned Wisdom
Alejandro Preschel
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Sleep Through the Day
Remy Sher
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10.
Sinner Like Me 2
Savannah Dexter and Brabo Gator
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11.
Made for the Neons
Dustin de la Garza
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12.
Cold, Cold Winter
Clayton Mullen
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13.
Good As I Can Be
Tyler Booth
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14.
That's My Ex-Wife's New Sex Life
Sloppy Scales
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15.
Can I Get a Light
Common Tribe
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16.
Jack in the Box
Brad Brownfield
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Wildfire
Hunter Root
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18.
My Baby Loves Me
Lance and Lea
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Keep Me Honest
Michael Marcagi
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20.
Sugar in the Tank
Julien Baker and TORRES
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21.
American Nights - Live from Foxborough
Zach Bryan
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22.
Like I Stole It
Jimmy Stanley
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Bass Pro Hat
Chris Garner
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24.
Easy Love
The Talbott Brothers
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Something We Regret
Willlow Avalon
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A Song for the Stone
Ryan Bingham
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Miles To Go
49 Winchester
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28.
300 Miles
Bayker Blankenship
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Brown Eyed Baby
Lily Fitts
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30.
YOU WON'T LET ME STAY
Graham Barham
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31.
Door's Unlocked
Noah Hicks
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32.
Gettin' Cold
Hayden Blount
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33.
Golden Thread (For Jess)
Leslie Jordan
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34.
Kansas
Clever and Struggle Jennings
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35.
Annabelle
Evan Honer
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36.
Country 101
Eli Locke
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37.
Childhood Friends
Chatham Rabbits
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38.
Love Myself
Eddie And The Getaway
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Livin' Left to Do
Trey Lewis
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40.
If You Know Her, You Know
Hayden Coffman
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Camouflage Town (feat. Jameson Rodgers)
Payton Smith
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42.
I See Red
Tyra Madison
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43.
Pick You Up
Lil Man J
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44.
Homestead Road
Peech.
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45.
Coming Back For More
Chase Bryant
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46.
You Know Me
Colt Graves
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47.
Better on a Barstool
Josh Ward
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48.
I Wanna Know
Blake Schmitz
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49.
Losing Game
Young Foolie
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Better Year - Live
Sam Barber
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51.
It Ain't You, It's Me
Tommy Acker
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52.
More of Them
Jenna LaMaster
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53.
Don't You Dare
Ben Chapman
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54.
Trust Issues
Belles
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Messed Up Kid
Jack Wharff
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56.
Right Person Wrong Time
Dom Ellis
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57.
I See You
Ashley Campbell
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58.
Hero
Sammy Arriaga
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I Was Rich (feat. Kasey Tyndall)
Brooke Lee
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60.
John Deere Rust
Colby Lee Swift
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You Wears Off
Hunter Jordan
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Stone Cold Sober
Lane Smith
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63.
Something Different
Cassidy-Rae
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You Found Me
Gareth
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She Broke My Heart in a Ski Town
Will Finley
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66.
Unspeakable Thing
Early James
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Lonesome Blues, I'm Coming Home
Max Wareham
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Guitars, Guns, and Pickup Trucks
Joel Timmons
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Under My Skin
Gabrielle Vaughn
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Banks Of The Brazos
Roger Street Friedman
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