Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#70)
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 have just been added.
EDITOR’S NOTE: For Apple Music users, please not the new URL for the Apple Playlist. Also, Google Play will soon be fazing out and rolled into YouTube Music. This will be the final playlist update that incorporates Google Play, so please make preparations.
Newest Additions:
The Reeves Brothers – “100 Proof Honky-Tonk” – Matt and Cole Reeves from Nevada have just released a new album called The Last Honky-Tonk, and the opening track is just about all you need to get to feeling right with its honky-tonk piano, a backup chorus, and half-time breakdowns.
Victoria Bailey – “Skid Row” – This California native is here to help save country music’s California roots by revitalizing the legacy of the silver screen cowgirls and the Bakersfield Sound with her new album Jesus, Red Wine and Patsy Cline. “Skid Row” spells out her mission perfectly.
Drew Moreland – “Hanging Tree” – Off his recent EP Feeling Good Again named after the Robert Earl Keen song, “Hanging Tree” is a great showcase of songwriting from this Texas-based performer.
Tyler Childers – “Bonaparte’s Retreat” – Tyler’s surprise album of fiddle standards Long Violent History is not exactly a groundbreaking work of the discipline as it is capturing a burgeoning country superstar doing something to reconnect to his roots. But his take on “Bonaparte’s Retreat” is just about perfect.
Matt Castillo – “Say It” – Very infectious hard country track with excellent guitar work, it’s a great vehicle to introduce you to this squared-away Texas performer we’re likely to hear much more from in the coming months and years.
Juliet McConkey – “Disappearing Girl” – Native Virginian Juliet McConkey has announced her presence in the Texas music scene and beyond with her debut album of the same name. She immediately ranks near the top of the songwriter depth charts, with a great voice to compliment her original compositions.
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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, Google Play, Tidal, and on Apple Music. 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:
- “100 Proof Honky-Tonk” – The Reeves Brothers – The Last Honky Tonk
- “Black & Blue” – Zephaniah OHora – Listening to the Music
- “Skid Row” – Victoria Bailey – Jesus, Red Wine & Patsy Cline
- “Say It – Matt Castillo – (single)
- “Cowpoke” – Colter Wall – Western Swing & Waltzes
- “Hanging Tree” – Drew Moreland – Feeling Good Again EP
- “Don’t You Know I’m From Here” – Brennen Leigh – Prairie Love Letter
- “Coal County War” – Wayd Battle – Powerless
- “Passing Through” – Arna Georgia – Yes Girl
- “Run Horse Run” – Charley Crockett – Welcome To Hard Times
- “The Time For Flowers” – Emily Scott Robinson – (single)
- “Alone and Forsaken” – Josh Turner – Country State of Mind
- “Bag of Pills” – Arlo McKinley – Die Midwestern
- “Dave Dudley” – Rattlesnake Milk – Self-Titled
- “Lord, I Hope This Day Is Good” – Caylee Hammack w/ Alan Jackson – (single)
- “Fool’s Love Affair” – Randy Travis – (single)
- “Stray Dogs” – Tennessee Jet – The Country (9-4)
- “Mattress on the Floor” – Mo Pitney – Ain’t Lookin’ Back
- “Road Runner” – Vincent Neil Emerson feat. Colter Wall – (single)
- “Disappearing Girl” – Juliette McConkey – Disappearing Girl
- “Break My Honky Tonk Heart” – Scott Southworth – These Old Bones
- “Pink Leather Boots” – Karen Jonas – The Southwest Sky and Other Dreams
- “Bottom of the Pile” – Mike and the Moonpies – Touch of You: The Lost Songs of Gary Stewart
- “The Dream” – Lori McKenna – The Balladeer
- “Bonaparte’s Retreat – Tyler Childers – Long Violent History
September 20, 2020 @ 8:15 am
Just to reiterate: For those following the playlist on Apple Music, note the change in the link and playlist home. Megan from Country Exclusive was gracious enough to administrate that for a while, but now I am handling that directly.
Also I’ve been getting notifications from Google Play that they’ll be ceasing operations soon and rolling into YouTube music. Though we don’t seem to have a specific date for this happening, this will be the last time I support the playlist there. But it’s already on YouTube, as well as Spotify and Amazon, so make plans to find it somewhere else if you’re a Google Play user.
September 20, 2020 @ 8:38 am
Google Play Music shutdown timeline: https://blog.youtube/news-and-events/youtube-music-will-replace-google-play-music-end-2020/
TLDR; Google Play Music will be completely shuttered by the end of 2020.
Thanks for the great recommendations (as usual) Trigger!
September 20, 2020 @ 7:53 pm
You must work 28 hours a day, 8 days a week. Thanks for all you do. I hope the music hasn’t become just a job and that you can still enjoy it.
September 21, 2020 @ 6:25 am
The Other Playlist:
Better late than never…for the 1-2 people who care.
As usual…more mainstream, more Australia, flavoured with Texas & Estonia…oh…& New Zealand.
My first SotY…Robert Counts – ““What Do I Know” is my Song of the Summer 2020.
The Top Tracks:
– Best Track 2020 (so far): Dani Young – “Outback Lullaby”
– Most Played Track September 2020 (so far): Kendall Shafer – “Ghosts”
– Most Played Track 2020 (so far): American Young – “Say It To Me Sober”
– Best NEW Track Or Artist: Seth Ford – “The Road”
Singer/Songwriter from L.A. with an intense ballad.
His debut album will be released in a couple of days (09/25).
– Guilty Pleasure Track: Sarah Allison Turner – “Never Gonna Break Up”
Active / New & Current Tracks:
Andy Penkow – “Wildflowers”
Jonathan Lee – “Bourbon Bible”
Southern Call – “Bridges” (NEW)
Ainslie Allen – “Taku Māmā” (NEW)
James Caronna – “Hotel Rooms” (NEW)
Gary Allan – “Waste Of A Whiskey Drink”
The Silverline – “Home Sweet Homeless”
Melody Moko – “Like Hank Would” (NEW)
Hershell Golden – “I’ve Got It Good” (NEW)
James Carothers – “Jukebox James” (NEW)
Catherine Britt – “I Am A Country Song (NEW)
Southern Brave – “Broken Heart Rodeo (NEW)
Clay Hollis – “Anybody Lovin’ You Lately” (NEW)
The Sky Valley Band – “Maybe The Moon” (NEW)
Triin Niitoja – “Kirjutan Need Read Veatuks” (NEW)
Alecia Nugent – “Tell Fort Worth I Said Hello” (NEW)
Kimberley Wheeler’s Roadside Holiday – “Willow Tree”
Scott Southworth feat. Jill Kinsey – “Agree To Disagree”
Active / ReCurrent & Country Gold:
O’Shea – “I Get Through”
Josh Ward – “No Longer Mine”
Kolby Cooper – “Take It From Hank”
Jon Wolfe – “Heart To Steal Tonight”
Jamie O’Neal – “Trying To Find Atlantis”
Cee Cee Chapman & Santa Fe – “Gone But Not Forgotten”
Playlist / Testing:
Corey Legge – Some Days”
Fischer Lord – “I Was Wrong”
Bella White – “Just To Blame”
Casper McWade – “Unraveld”
Benny Allen – “Lady Luck & Me”
Victoria Bailey – “The Beginning”
Vixens Of Fall – “The Long Game”
Kyle Killgore – “Livin’ On The Run”
The Trent Cowie Band – “Lovin’ Me”
Alecia Nugent – “The Old Side Of Town”
Parker McCollum – “Young Man’s Blues”
The Casey Daniels Band – “I Can’t Forget”
Shaza Leigh – “The Bush Is Still The Same”
Casper McWade feat. Cody Jinks – “Don’t Follow ”
The J.R. Herrera Band – “Tonight I Went To Church”
September 21, 2020 @ 6:59 am
I appreciate your lists and I’m sure plenty of others do, too. I can’t keep up with all of the great music that comes across my radar, so you’re just exacerbating the problem–but it’s a great problem to have. 🙂
September 21, 2020 @ 7:42 am
Thank you.
I’m pretty unsure about posting here on SCM.
I know a couple of my posts went over the top & i try to calm down.
On the other side…i think SCM is a toxic place right now. So many angry & hateful posts/answers. I hope we can talk & discuss about the music again.
September 23, 2020 @ 9:31 pm
I also appreciate your lists when I have time. Been pretty busy with other life crap lately though. Can’t help thinking that you’d have more impact if you could cut your list in half. Probably hard to do if you like ’em all. But folks like me only have so much time. Just my 2 cents from a cranky old fart. I always go for quality over quantity.