Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#123)


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. New songs just added.

Newest Additions:

Mickey Lamantia – “Get On Board” – We’re used to Mikey Lamantia as the unapologetic Outlaw, but this co-write with Marla Cannon Goodman is not just an excellently-written love ballad, it might be even a better executed one. Great song from Mickey from a project called The Cannon File coming soon.

Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – “Shooting Hand” – Randy and Wade are back with a new alcohol-laden installment of their Hold My Beer and Watch This side project, and this tale about a handsy Sheriff and a jealous husband will have you entertained.

Ray Scott – “Hey Fool” – A great cautionary tale turned into an even greater country song, Ray Scott tells us why thinking the grass is always greener is a great way to be put out to pasture.

The Watson Twins – “The Palace” – The new album from the identical twin singing duo called Holler is well worth a listen in it’s entirety. But “The Palace” helps crown the work via the sisters’ close harmonies and little subtle call backs to Juice Newton’s ‘Queen of Hearts.”

Kyle Nix and the 38’s – “Close The Bets” – The solo band of the Turnpike Troubadours fiddler gets rowdy on this one, with the inspiration being Mr. Nix’s recent divorce. New album After The Flood is out July 28th.

Christian Parker – “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” – There’s just something about the opening refrain to this first song from The Byrds’ Sweetheart of the Rodeo that awakens something eternal in the country-loving heart. Cover songs rarely make it onto the playlist, but Christian Parker’s version of this song with the legendary Earl Poole Ball begs to be included. It comes from a greater Byrds tribute album co-produced by Earl Poole Ball called Sweethearts out August 18th

Miles Miller – “Where Daniel Stood” – Sturgill Simpson’s former drummer and short-lived member of Town Mountain has released a surprisingly good album in Solid Gold. Not exactly sure who “Daniel” is, but this song really shows off Miller’s surprisingly soulful voice with a natural delivery compelling you to believe that drumming is secondary to Miller’s writing and singing, not vice versa.
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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, YouTubeApple 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:

  • “Clean up Your Act If You Want to Talk Dirty to Me” – Summer Dean – The Biggest Life
  • “King of Oklahoma” – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit – Weathervanes
  • “Kissing Your Picture (Is So Cold)” – Vince Gill, Paul Franklin – Sweet Memories: The Music of Ray Price (8-4)
  • “Get On Board” – Mickey Lamantia – The Cannon File (TBD)
  • “I Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet” – Brennen Leigh – Ain’t Through Honky Tonkin’ Yet
  • “Mean Old Sun” – Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat in the Rain (8-25)
  • “Hey Fool” – Ray Scott – (single)
  • “Merigold” – Gabe Lee – Drink The River (7-14)
  • “Close The Bets” – Kyle Nix and the 38s – After The Flood (7-28)
  • “Where Daniel Stood” – Miles Miller – Solid Gold
  • “Shooting Hand” – Randy Rogers and Wade Bowen – Hold My Beer Vol. 3
  • “You’re Gonna Get Lonely” – Whitney Rose – Rosie
  • “A Friend Of Mine” – Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives – Altitude
  • “The Palace” – The Watson Twins – Holler
  • “Women and Horses” – Alex Hall with Brandy Clark – Side Effects of the Heart (9-15)
  • “Corralling the Blues” – Colter Wall – Little Songs (7-14) 
  • “Smokin’ Belladonna and Drinkin’ Gasoline” – Dallas Moore – No God in Juarez
  • “Day One” – Ward Davis – Sunday Morning EP
  • “The Town In Your Heart” – Lori McKenna – 1988 (7-21)
  • “Wrong Side of Town” – Joe Stamm Band – Fort Smith EP (7-14)
  • “You Ain’t Going Nowhere” – Christian Parker with Earl Poole Ball – Sweethearts (8-18)
  • “Herassmeant” – Hot Country Knights w/ Darla McFarland – (single)
  • “Amarillo and Little Rock” – Caitlin Cannon – (single)
  • “Rocky Mountain Pines” – Ty Smith – (single)
  • Worst Enemy” – Hogleg Band – (single)
  • “I’ve Got Her On My Mind Again” – Malpass Brothers – Lonely Street 
  • “Chipping Mill” – Turnpike Troubadours – A Cat in the Rain (8-25)
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