Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#101)
There’s nothing more country than showing love and appreciation for momma. It’s country songs that taught us all so well to respect our matriarchs. So no matter who you are, or where you’re from, make sure you’re a little country today. And after you wish momma Happy Mother’s Day (or kiss the sky in her remembrance), make sure you’re up to date on all the best country songs out there in the wild at the moment.
The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist is built to keep you informed on all the best songs and albums coming out right here, right now in country and roots music. It’s available on most all streaming formats (see below), or you can just use the song, artist, and album recommendations to find something new to listen to.
Newest Additions:
Willie Nelson – “Dusty Bottles” – Don’t fool yourself into thinking that at 89, Willie Nelson can’t have much left in the tank. As he proves time and time again on his latest album A Beautiful Time, he’s still one of the best country artists out there. Written by Jim “Moose” Brown, Scotty Emerick and Don Sampson, “Dusty Bottles” is just about the perfect song for the perfectly-aged Willie Nelson to perform.
Ellis Bullard – “Biloxi By Two” – Ellis Bullard is no hipster that just blew in from east Nashville or Echo Park, CA. He’s the latest honky-tonker to emerge out of Austin’s bar scene ready to bring shit kicking country music back to the forefront. Field tested on A-Town stages such as The White Horse and Sam’s Town Point, Ellis Bullard and his band of seasoned Austin A-listers make a strong case for national attention with their debut record, Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music.
Kelsey Waldon – “Sweet Little Girl” – Kelsey Waldon’s new album No Regular Dog produced by Shooter Jennings will be out August 12th. She says about the premier single, “[It’s] in part about me, but perhaps it’s also about you. It’s about the rage and unrest inside during a process to find healing. It’s simply just about a gal who is trying to find her way back ‘home’.”
Stacy Antonel – “Planetary Heartache” – This is the perfect opportunity to onboard with Stacy Antonel, whose debut album Always The Outsider full of throwback country influences comes out June 17th. This song is about falling in love with a M.A.S.H.-watching alien, and so much more.
William Beckmann – “Bourbon Whiskey” – It’s as if a hole was ripped open in the space-time continuum, and out walked some bygone baby-faced character from an era 60 years earlier than the present, serenading our famished ears with classic country goodness so fetching in tones, and innocent to the impurities that have ravaged the genre since its Golden age. From his new album Faded Memories.
Charley Crockett – “Lonely in Person” – One of the great things about Charley Crockett’s insistence on covering the old classics of country is how he’s revitalizing certain tracks that could have gone forgotten or overlooked. This obscure track from Tom T. Hall that even many Tom T. Hall fans didn’t know was his is a perfect example, and a great song to boot, especially one for Charley Crockett to perform.
Caroline Spence – “Scale These Walls” – What a great song with the steel guitar mimicking the tugging of heart strings, and Spence admitting to the building of emotional barriers, but only for them to be compromised by someone who cares enough to win her heart, resulting in a come hither message, but one as complex as actual human relationships. From her excellent new under-the-radar album True North.
Joshua Hedley – “Found in a Bar” – It’s not just the nostalgic joy you get from listening to Joshua Hedley’s new 90s-inspired album Neon Blue, it’s the type of simple, almost innocent sentimentality found in the writing of songs like “Found in a Bar” that bring an immediate fondness to this music touched by memory and just a hint of melancholy.
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist primarily lives on Spotify, but is also available for those who use Amazon Music, YouTube, Apple Music, and Tidal. For those who don’t stream music, you can still find the song recommendations in list form below.
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Please Note: The songs on this playlist are curated for listening pleasure and flow. Otherwise, they are not in any specific order.
Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist:
- “Biloxi By Two” – Ellis Bullard – Piss-Hot Freightlining Country Music
- “jackson” – Kaitlin Butts – What Else Can She Do?
- “Bourbon Whiskey” – William Beckmann – Faded Memories
- “Down Home” – David Quinn – Country Fresh
- “Crooked Tree” – Molly Tuttle – Crooked Tree
- “Dusty Bottles” – Willie Nelson – A Beautiful Time
- “Lonely in Person” – Charley Crockett – Lil G.L.’s Presents: Jukebox Charley
- “12th of June” – Lyle Lovett – 12th of June (5-13)
- “In Texas With A Band” – Brennen Leigh w/ Asleep at the Wheel – Obsessed with the West
- “Stealing Dark from the Night Sky” – Arlo McKinley – This Mess We’re In (7-15)
- “Sweet Little Girl” – Kelsey Walson – No Regular Dog (8-12)
- “Hard To Make It Rain” – Randall King – Shot Glass
- “Found In A Bar” – Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue
- “Scale These Walls” – Caroline Spence – True North
- “Ballad of a Retired Man” – Ian Noe – River Fools & Mountain Saints
- “Gone” – Michelle Rivers – Chasing Somewhere (7-8)
- “Beyond The Stars” – Tami Neilson, Willie Nelson – Kingmaker (7-15)
- “Demons” – Dolly Parton, Ben Haggard – Run, Rose, Run
- “Annabel” – 49 Winchester – Fortune Favors The Bold (5-13)
- “Planetary Heartache” – Stacy Antonel – Always The Outsider (6-17)
- “Love Thy Neighbor” – Stefanie Joyce – (single)
- “Leaving Since You Got Here” – Matt Castillo – How The River Flows
- “Bad Mamma Jamma” – Alma Russ – Fool’s Gold
- “Neon Blue” – Joshua Hedley – Neon Blue
- “I’m Gonna Hurt Him on the Radio” – Kristina Murray – (single)
- “From Austin” – Zach Bryan – American Heartbreak (5-20)
May 8, 2022 @ 10:46 am
The Other Australian & NZL Playlist:
– Best Overall Track 2022 (so far): Jessica Willis Fisher – “Fire Song”
– Best Overall Album or EP 2022 (so far): Matt Daniel – All I Ever Need
– Most Played Overall Track 2022 (so far): Jessica Willis Fisher – “Fire Song”
– Best Overall Bluegrass, Heritage Country, Bush Ballad or Western Swing Track 2022 (so far): Kristy Cox – “If Heaven Was A House”
– Best Aussie Track 2022 (so far): Liam Kennedy-Clark – “Game & Trade”
– Best Aussie Album or EP 2022 (so far): Suz Dorahy – Redemption Is Real
– Most Played Aussie Track 2022 (so far): Liam Kennedy-Clark – “Game & Trade”
Best NEW Tracks:
– TC Cassidy – “Ain’t Too Late To Start Again”
The western swingin’ track is sitting on #2 on the aussie charts. Co-written by Angus Gill (who is on a roll…first Golden Guitar, first #1 single & a couple of weeks earlier his first #1 single as a songwriter/producer).
– Pete Denahy – “She Loves Me To The Moon”
Western swing again…this time with yodel.
– Hayley Marsten – “I’m Fine, Thanks”
Not sooo country…but what an earworm.
– The Current Australien Tracks:
Sarah Leete – “Used”
Tori Darke – “Sit In A Bar”
Aimee Hannan – “Better Off”
Korey Livy – “Second Chance”
Blake Dantier – “Don’t Say When”
The Silverline – “The Northern Coast”
Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes – “Never Said A Word”
The Weeping Willows – “Bells Are Ringing In The Churchyard”
– The NEW Australian Tracks:
Natalie Henry – “Blue”
Oscar Litchfield – “Call Me Up”
Andy Penkow – “Fallen Snow”
Lyn Bowtell – “Woman To Woman”
Hayley Marsten – “I’m Fine, Thanks”
TC Cassidy – “Ain’t Too Late To Start Again”
Pete Denahy – “She Loves Me To The Moon”
– Playlist/Testing:
Rae Leigh – “Blue Shoes”
Kate Leahy – “Follow Me”
The April Family – “Matilda”
Brad Butcher – “Other Plans”
Rob Imeson – “Memory Deep”
Alice Benfer – “Love Is A Verb”
Adam Brand – “All Or Nothing”
Georgia State Line – “Jackson”
Lucy Tiger – “Alabama Highway”
Matt Joe Gow – “Sweet Collapse”
Allan Caswell – “Red Wine, Whiskey & You”
Dave Favours & The Roadside Ashes – “Cleveland”
Chris Matthews feat. Jen Mize – “Neighborhood Kids”
Tania Murray feat. Nardia Drayton – “One More Chance”
The Whitlams Black Stump Band – “The Day John Sattler Broke His Jaw”
Harry Foxton feat. Steeln Hearts & Grace Newton Wordsworth – “Howling Love”
May 8, 2022 @ 11:19 am
The Texas & Beyond Playlist:
Best NEW Tracks:
– Caden Gillard – “The Last Cowboy”
A 3.32 min. western…dusty, dirty, lonesome…
– Braxton Keith – “Gonna Come Back As A Country Song”
Get your ass on the dancefloor. Now…
– BlackHawk – “Baby The Rain Must Fall”
Finally. Earworm. The track reminds me of…well…Charlee Tennisons “Makin’ Up With You”…
– The Current Tracks:
Ryland Fisher – “Space”
Missy Armstrong – “Buttons”
Jelly Roll – “Son Of A Sinner”
John ‘Swat’ Swantner – “Drive”
Wynn Williams – “Like The Wind”
Deborah Allen – “A Girl Like That”
Southern Brave – “Let Me Down Easy”
Jacob Stelly X Slade Coulter – “Burnout”
Jesse Raub Jr. – “Working Man’s Woman”
Carley Arrowood – “Jesus Drive The Train”
Sarah Jane Nelson – “I Wish I Missed You”
Hayden Haddock – “Better Than Your Memory”
Kristi Kalyn feat. Leona Williams – “Yes Ma’am”
Grant Gilbert – “She Goes Home (Dirty Breakup Song)”
Triston Marez & Jenna Paulette – “Once In A Blue Moon”
– The New Tracks:
Irene Kelley – “Lonely”
William Beckmann – “30 Miles”
Milan Miller – “Talking To Myself”
Josh Ross – “First Taste Of Gone”
Caden Gillard – “The Last Cowboy”
Matt Koziol – “House To Built A Home”
Steel Scarecrow – “Bluest Eyes In Texas”
Jeremy Peyton – “This One’s Gonna Hurt”
Ben Allen Curry – “Going Through This Again”
– Playlist/Testing:
Luke Prater – “Home”
Tim Montana – “Reno”
Tommy Karlas – “Lessons”
Warren Zeiders – “Wild Horse”
Nate Smith – “Whiskey On You”
Kolby Cooper – “Breaking News”
Xavier Joseph – “Straight To You”
Zach Top – “Like It Ain’t No Thing”
Mitchell Crain – “Pick Me Up Again”
Clayton Mullen – “South Of Forever”
Jill Jackson – “Sweeter Than Honey”
The Tuten Brothers – “Heartbroke HWY”
Catie Offerman – “Happyland Trailer Park”
Peter Sinclair – “The Freestone County Man”
Jaret Ray Reddick – “One Of The Good Ones”
David Adam Byrnes – “One Honky Tonk Town”
Midland feat. Jon Pardi – “Longneck Way To Go”
The Matthew Shayne Band – “Say I Didn’t Warn You”
Caroline Jones – “Being A Woman (Is Like Being The Sun)”
May 8, 2022 @ 3:00 pm
This is a pretty thorough list. Will definitely have to check some of them out. I haven’t heard the new braxton Keith song but I loved cold hard steel and sand fr9m a couple years ago….have you heard Graycie York’s recent ep Sad Bird? It’s acoustic unlike her usually Texas country rock sound and absolutely gorgeous. Highly recommend.
May 8, 2022 @ 6:21 pm
There is a new bluegrass song not listed here by Kathy kallick along with Molly Tuttle. It’s called Put my shoes away. It’s a very old song that has been done by quite a few artist. Probably most notably the Everly brothers. They do a great job on it. I actually like it better than the Everly brothers mainly cause the Everly brothers version removes an important line from the song that really provides the whole meaning of the song.
May 8, 2022 @ 6:54 pm
New Joseph Huber for pre-order on Bandcamp. Album drops the 12th
May 9, 2022 @ 10:25 am
Can’t wait for the Kelsey Waldon album!!!
May 13, 2022 @ 2:04 pm
Lyle Lovett’s new album has a handful of mind-blowing songs, including the one included on this list.