Willie, Secret Sisters, John Moreland, Phoebe Hunt Added to SCM’s Top Current Playlist
2017 is shaping up to be a stellar year for new music, with some highly-anticipated new albums from Chris Stapleton and Jason Isbell already on the way. It’s also shaping up for a good year for singles ahead of some of the year’s most anticipated album releases, and this week some great premier tracks make it into Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist.
Selections just added to the playlist include a premier single from The Secret Sisters called “Tennessee River Runs Low” off their upcoming album You Don’t Own Me Anymore due out June 9th. It’s hard to match the magic of sisters in harmony, and few in the modern era can match The Secret Sisters.
Other strong lead singles from upcoming albums just added to the list include John Moreland’s “It Don’t Suit Me.” His latest album Big Bad Luv will be out May 5th. Phoebe Hunt turns in the energetic and defiant track “Lint Head Gal” from her upcoming record Shanti’s Shadow out June 2nd. Sera Cahoone‘s “Time To Give” from here recently-released album From Where I Started also makes it into the rotation.
And last but certainly not least is one of the lead songs from Willie Nelson‘s upcoming album God’s Problem Child out April 28th. “He Won’t Ever Be Gone” is a tribute to Willie Nelson’s long-time friend and country music legend Merle Haggard. Far from your average sappy tribute, “He Won’t Ever Be Gone” touches on the deep truths surrounding the death of someone that meant so much to many like Merle Haggard.
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Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist
- “Lint Head Gal” – Phoebe Hunt – Shanti’s Shadow
- “Air Mail Special” – Marty Stuart – Way Out West
- “Tennessee River Runs Low” – The Secret Sisters – You Don’t Own Me Anymore
- “I Don’t Give a Shit” – Shinyribs – I Got Your Medicine
- “Wishing Well” – Jaime Wyatt – Felony Blues
- “Barabbas” – Jason Eady – Jason Eady
- “Cairo, IL” – Natalie Hemby – Puxico
- “Missing” – William Michael Morgan – Vinyl
- “Hope The High Road” – Jason Isbell – The Nashville Sound
- “I’ll Be The One” – Paul Cauthen – My Gospel
- “My Boots” – Whitney Rose – South Texas Suite
- “Neon Jail” – Ags Connolly – Nothin’ Unexpected
- “Go On Lovin'” – Dori Freeman – Dori Freeman
- “Honky Tonks and Taverns” – Lillie Mae – Honky Tonk and Taverns
- “He Won’t Ever Be Gone” – Willie Nelson – God’s Problem Child
- “Bottle By My Bed” – Sunny Sweeney – Trophy
- “The Dogs” – Justin Wells – Dawn in the Distance
- “Time To Give” – Sera Cahoone – From Where I Started
- “I’m Not The Devil” – Cody Jinks – I’m Not The Devil
- “Needle Fall Down” – Union Sound Treaty – Next Year
- “Put The Fire Out” – Courtney Marie Andrews – Honest Life
- “Too Much Is Never Enough” – AJ Hobbs – Too Much Is Never Enough
- “Til the Goin’ Gets Gone” – Lindi Ortega – Til the Goin’ Gets Gone
- She Don’t Honky Tonk No More” – Ronnie Dunn – Tattooed Heart
- “It Don’t Suit Me (Like Before) – John Moreland – Big Bad Luv
Jim L.
April 6, 2017 @ 8:32 pm
More great additions to the list! But just wondering what happens to the songs dropped to make room. Hopefully an archive list somewhere in the works?
Trigger
April 6, 2017 @ 8:39 pm
That’s why I am publishing articles each time I make additions, so that past songs can still be found. When there’s enough of them, I’ll probably make a landing page so folks can look them up in the future.
Mongo
April 6, 2017 @ 9:36 pm
Hey trigger, speaking of upcoming releases, have you heard any news on the new Whitey Morgan album. I thought I remember hearing a release date for May but couldn’t find anything on his site or on bloodshot. I did see on bloodshot though that they are re-releasing Sarah Shook’s last album. Did she not originally release that with them?
Trigger
April 6, 2017 @ 11:11 pm
Whitey Morgan is no longer signed with Bloodshot. His last album was an independent release. Whitey might release his new album with Thirty Tigers, but don’t quote me on that because I’m not sure that’s a done deal and nothing’s been announced. I know there was some talk of an album release this year, but so far there is nothing official.
Sarah Shook’s original album was also an independent release, and Bloodshoot is re-releasing it. Also, she is going into the studio soon (or is there now) recording a new one.
Mark
April 7, 2017 @ 7:51 am
More great tunes. Lint Head gal, has a violin riff straight out of Mahavishnu orchestra.
(a good thing)
Buying two of these albums when they’re released. Lillie Mae… must have that.
another thing this playllist shows, there are lots of, well at least quite a few, very good country music musicians around. Some wonderful playing on most of these tunes.
Cody
April 7, 2017 @ 8:31 am
Waiting to shine by Jason Eady would be a nice addition. Great song. Have you heard it yet trigger?
Trigger
April 7, 2017 @ 8:44 am
Yes, and I agree. I’ve already got a new Jason Eady song in the playlist. I might change it up once his album is released.
BrandonRMM
April 7, 2017 @ 1:41 pm
I’ve been meaning to ask you for a year or so, but have you heard of The High Country Cowboys? The play western music akin to Sons of the Pioneers and Gene Autry. There is only 1 album on spotify that I’m aware of, but I believe they have 4 albums released.
Trigger
April 7, 2017 @ 2:42 pm
I have heard of them. Haven’t reviewed any of their stuff yet.
Robert St
April 8, 2017 @ 12:36 pm
I really like them ! Real, old-fashioned cowboy music !
mark
April 16, 2017 @ 10:29 am
got Lillie Mae’s new album Forever and then some.
Outstanding.
Des
April 16, 2017 @ 11:21 pm
I’m using the user friendly Houdini Playlist Transfer app (http://houdini.io) for iOS devices to create SCM’s Top 25 Current Playlist in Apple Music. The app is brilliant and definitely worth $2.99 to have this playlist on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.