Newest Additions to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#32)
As we get near the end of the year and the amount of new releases begins to slow down, it allows us to look forward at what might be ahead for 2019. One artist and album that is already emerging to be on the lookout for is Charles Wesley Godwin‘s Seneca that is due to be released on February 15th, 2019. Saving Country Music strongly praised Godwin while he was with his previous band Union Sound Treaty as an artist we could expect to hear from in the years to come.
If the early indications are true, the West Virginia native could slide right in there with artists like Tyler Childers and Colter Wall as one of the most authentic voices of the current era. Goodwin’s song “Coal Country” is just a taste of what we may get from what could be a very important artist in 2019.
Another project that will be on many people’s radar is a new record from Della Mae. They wet our whistle with a lively, snappy song called “Bourbon Hound,” that also has Molly Tuttle and Avril Smith guesting on the track. This is swingin’ string-band goodness with excellent instrumentation.
Also helping to put an exclamation point at the end of 2018, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers who are up for Saving Country Music’s Album of the Year for Years have just released two new tracks from the same studio session. The vinyl of The Way She Looked At You / Devil May Care was released a few weeks ago, and just recently populated via streaming services. These songs were good enough to have made the final cut of the record if they would have so chosen, and “The Way She Looked At You” makes the latest playlist update.
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The Saving Country Music Top 25 Playlist primarily lives on Spotify, but is also available for those who use Google Play, and on Apple Music thanks to Country Exclusive. For those who don’t stream music, you can still find the song recommendations in list form below.
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Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist:
- “Coal Country” – Charles Wesley Godwin – Seneca (out 2-15-19)
- “Natural Disaster” – Dillon Carmichael – Hell On An Angel
- “Bourbon Hound” – Della Mae w/ Molly Tuttle, Avril Smith – (single)
- “Good and Drunk” – Ward Davis – Asunder EP
- “Around Here” – Whitey Morgan and the 78’s – Hard Times and White Lines
- “The One That You Love” – Comanche Moon – Country Music Deathstar
- “If I Can Make Texas Tonite” – Tom Buller – When A Country Boy Gets the Blues
- “Walking On Water” – Nick Dittmeier & the Sawdusters – All Damn Day
- “Living Room” – Brian Callihan – (single)
- “The Way She Looked At You” – Sarah Shook and the Disarmers – (single)
- “Raisin’ Cotton” – Colter Wall – Texas Cotton (Soundtrack)
- “Viki Lynn” – Lauren Morrow – Self-Titled EP
- “Cheyenne” – Pistol Annies – Interstate Gospel
- “Brokenhearted” – William Michael Morgan – (single)
- “Pickup Cowboy” – Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys – Pickup Cowboy
- “Slow Kill” – Kristina Murray – Southern Ambrosia
- “Death & Life” – Jamie Lin Wilson – Jumping Over Rocks
- “Bad Time To Be An Outlaw” – The Bottle Rockets – Bit Logic
- “Die From A Broken Heart” – Maddie & Tae – (single)
- “Old News” – The Steel Woods – Old News
- “Is It Cheating” – Belle Plaine w/ Colter Wall – Malice, Mercy, Grief, and Wrath
- “Red And Gold” – The Brother Brothers – Some People I Know
- “JP’s Florida Blues #1” – JP Harris – Sometimes Dogs Bark At Nothing
- “Better Boat” – Kenny Chesney (ft. Mindy Smith) – Songs for the Saints
- “She Don’t Love Me” – Adam Hood (w/ Brent Cobb) – Somewhere In Between
- “Ruby’s Stool” – Loretta Lynn – Wouldn’t It Be Great
December 16, 2018 @ 1:43 pm
The Other Playlist:
– already in 2019 mode
– more mainstream country with a focus on Australia & Texas
– still no Spotify…but all songs & artists should be on Spotify, Google Play, Amazon Music, YouTube…feel free to create a playlist
Most Played Song Of December 2018 (so far): Jordan Brooker – “Find My Fire”
Best Song Of 2019 (Dec ’18 – Nov ’19) (so far): Dani Young – “Stepping Stones” (New)
Active / New & Current:
– Cornell & Carr – “Be In The Band”
– Andrea Pearson – “Speeding Car” (New)
– Ken Rosier – “My Favorite Memories” (New)
– Cold Weather Sons – “One Of These Days” (New)
– Donavon Lee Carpenter – “What Kind Of Memory Am I” (New)
– The Black Lillies – “Joy & Misery”
– Kolby Cooper – “Take It From Hank”
– Kirsty Lee Akers – “Chasing Ghosts”
– Terri Clark – “Cowboys In This Town”
– Jaida Dreyer – “I’ve Been Everywhere”
– David Adam Byrnes – “Beer Bucket List”
– Baillie & The Boys – “The House My Daddy Built”
– Bennett, Bowtell & Urquhart – “Mountain Of Pain”
– Shane Smith & The Saints – “Mountain Girl” (New)
– Josh Bogard & The Dirty South – “Better All The Time” (New)
– The Sweet Jelly Rolls – “I Guess Those Country Songs Are Finally Getting To Me”
– Jimmy Charles – “She’s Where I Belong” (New)
– Jade Marie Patek – “Damn The Rain” (New)
– Hayden Baker – “Hell Raisin’ Music” (New)
– Texas Strangers – “River Of Tears” (New)
– Jason Owen – “Better Than That” (New)
– Kylie Frey – “Ain’t Enough Beer” (New)
– Dylan Wheeler – “Tell Me If I’m Wrong”
– Darby Sparkman – “Drink With Jones”
– Back Road Story – “Nowhere” (New)
– Abe Mac – “Crazy” (New)
Active / ReCurrent & Country Gold:
– Wade Hayes – “The Day She Left Tulsa (In A Chevy)”
– John Conlee – “I’m Not That Good At Goodbye”
– Zack Stone – “Nothing’s Ever The Same”
– Charly McClain – “Old Flame, New Fire”
– Tammy Cochran – “Better Off Broken”
– Ward Davis – “Don’t Open That Door”
– Jaysen Gold – “Burnin’ At Both Ends”
– The Tony Q Band – “Our Lullaby”
Playlist / Testing:
– Amber-Jo Bowman – “Gravity”
– Dee White – “Wherever You Go”
– Melanie Gray – “My Bet’s On Love”
– Holly Rose Webber – “Heartbreaker”
– Porter Union – “Help Me Make It Through The Night”
December 17, 2018 @ 12:29 am
An Other-Other Playlist inspired by your superb lists of alternatives (in this case old stuff and technically not country, hence the “Other-Other”; most would be classified Americana nowadays).
Long form music for the night. Should be available on streaming and YouTube.
* Grinder’s Switch and Garland Jeffreys, “Seven Sleepers Den.” Not the southern rock group of the same name. Gorgeous pedal steel guitar work.
* Jerry Jeff Walker, “Hansel and Gretel.” From his Circus Maximus days.
* Gene Clark, “Some Misunderstanding.” Slide guitar by Jesse Ed Davis.
* John Fahey, “Layla.” Terry Robb on slide guitar. If you thought the original was heartbreaking….
December 17, 2018 @ 8:19 am
Thanks for this list. I always find something i like from your lists!!
December 17, 2018 @ 9:03 am
Love Della Mae! I got to hear bourbon hound live before it was released! They put on a badass show!
December 16, 2018 @ 2:06 pm
Newest Additions to Lil Dale’s Country Music Top 25 Current Playlist (#1)
1. “Miami, My Amy” – Keith Whitley
2. “Somebody’s Doin’ Me Right” – Keith Whitley
3. “Over You” – Keith Whitley
4. “I’m No Stranger to the Rain” – Keith Whitley
5. “Don’t Close Your Eyes” – Keith Whitley
6. “Tell Lorrie I love Her” – Keith Whitley
7. “When You Say Nothing At All” – Keith Whitley
8. “Ten Feet Away” – Keith Whitley
9. “Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” – Keith Whitley
10. “I Never Go Around Mirrors” – Keith Whitley
11. “Brotherly Love” – Keith Whitley
12. “If You’re Thinkin’ You Want a Stranger” – George Strait
13. “Sticks and Stones” – Tracy Lawrence
14. “Ocean Front Property” – George Strait
15. “Burn Out” – Midland
16. “She’s Actin’ Single” – Gary Stewart
17. “There’s No Gettin’ Over Me” – Ronnie Milsap
18. “Time Marches On” – Tracy Lawrence
19. “The Closer You Get” – Alabama
20. “Don’t It Take Away” – Conway Twitty
21. “There’s Your Trouble” – Dixie Chicks
22. “Smokey Mountain Rain” – Ronnie Milsap
23. “Slow Hand” – Conway Twitty
24. “Two Dozen Roses” – Shenandoah
25. “Fall of a Titan” – Sports Illustrated True Crime Podcast about the death of former Tennessee Titans QB Steve McNair
December 16, 2018 @ 3:51 pm
how come no Keith Whitley on that list , L’il ?
did you know there’s a company that sells frozen turkeys called ” Lillydale “.
probably no relation …but still kinda cosmic …right ?..not , like , horoscope cosmic .
ok ..that’s my time ..but seriously ..check out the turkeys
December 16, 2018 @ 2:37 pm
Look at my boys Comanche Moon moving up the chart!
December 16, 2018 @ 3:28 pm
Great news about Charles Wesley Godwin; great song. I didn’t know about the demise of Union Sound Treaty.
December 16, 2018 @ 7:53 pm
Surprised no one has addressed that Cody Johnson is releasing a new album on January 18 called “Ain’t Nothin’ to it.” Will definitely be adding this one to the collection
December 16, 2018 @ 8:46 pm
Ya to the country gals singing great country traditional country music…All you great singers who wouldn’t sell out for a number 1 hit on what they call country radio..
December 17, 2018 @ 7:35 am
Holy cow, that Charles Wesley Godwin song made my heart skip a beat.
December 17, 2018 @ 12:27 pm
Finally a song about something other than the usual!
December 17, 2018 @ 9:26 am
https://open.spotify.com/user/123695985/playlist/05iljmgIDPAg2vfpwOfj9D?si=uQhH7T_JRiunuceGt9y7lQ
That’s a link to my spotify list bests of 2018. Listen if you want. I will saw I focus more on Canadian and texas country and stay away from the full fledged outlaw scene and Nashville for the most part.