Newest Adds to Saving Country Music’s Top 25 Current Playlist (#96)
Sometimes you have to really dig for some new songs worthy of being added on this distinguished playlist. And other times the cup runeth over. The latter is the case this week with multiple songs that will move you, including from artist you won’t hear about anywhere else. So open your ears and hearts, and let them in.
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:
Ellis Bullard – “Roller Coaster” – Consider this your warning that the Austin, TX-based Ellis Bullard is about to unleash some serious Piss Hot Freightlining Country Music on your ass, and I’m not sure any of us are truly prepared. He’s been tearing up the local honky tonks in Austin lately, and along with knocking Joe Rogan’s dick in the dirt recently, this debut single will do the same to you. Debut album in April. Stay tuned.
Ryan Culwell – “Colorado Blues” – From the Texas Panhandle and now hailing from Nashville, Ryan Culwell is a seasoned songwriter well worth his salt who’s gone criminally under-mentioned around here henceforth. His new song “Colorado Blues” with it’s crying steel and sharp storytelling is as good of a place to start with him as any. From Culwell’s new album Run Like A Bull.
Jessica Willis Fisher – “Fire Song” – The eldest of 12 siblings and former member of The Willis Clan family band, this is the first song Jessica is releasing after the revelations about her father and his sexual abuse of her and her siblings that resulted in his arrest. Powerful song.
Vaden Landers – “We’re Not Made To Love” – A throwback to the Golden Era of country, Vaden Landers veritably stuns with this song that’s the first taste from his upcoming new album Lock the Doors and Close the Blinds out March 25th.
Tammy Rogers & Thomm Jutz – “Long Gone” – Fiddle player Tammy Rogers of The SteelDrivers, and top flight session guitarist Thomm Jutz combine their powers on this excellent song taken from their new collaborative album Surely Will Be Singing. Great chord movement on this composition, and of course, excellent instrumentation from Tammy and Thomm.
Ian Noe – “Pine Grove (Madhouse)” – The elusive and enigmatic Ian Noe from Kentucky slayed many and left them hungry for more with his debut album Between The Country from 2019. Now he’s prepping his second album called River Fools & Mountain Saints for March 25th. “Pine Grove (Madhouse)” gives off some good 70’s Dylan and Sticky Fingers vibes.
Matt Maverick – “Happy Hour (Shouldn’t Be So Sad)” – If you’re a true country fan and can appreciate the Tyler Childers and Charles Wesley Godwins of the world that are all the rage at the moment, but really prefer country music that reminds you more of George Strait and Alan Jackson, Matt Maverick will be right down your alley. It’s country music that is well-sung, well-written, and well-executed, illustrated by this song co-written by renown fiddle player Jenee Fleenor.
The Wilder Blue – “Ghost of Lincoln” – From their upcoming self-titled album out March 25th, “Ghost of Lincoln” features just the kind of imaginative and immediately infectious music The Wilder Blue are known for. It’s hard to know exactly what to call it except for “damn good.” The banjo is indicative of bluegrass, but t progresses like you favorite Alabama song, yet is is untethered like a 70’s rock anthem.
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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:
- “Roller Coaster” – Ellis Bullard – Piss Hot Freightlining Country Music (TBA)
- “Hour on the Hour” – Mike and the Moonpies – One To Grow On
- “Fire Song” Jessica Willis Fisher – (single)
- “We’re Not Made To Love” – Vaden Landers – Lock the Doors and Close the Blinds (3-25)
- “She’ll Change” – Molly Tuttle – (single)
- “Calloway County” – Tony Logue – Jericho
- “Long Gone” – Tammy Rogers, Thomm Jutz – Surely Will Be Singing
- “The Ghost of Lincoln” – The Wilder Blue – Self-Titled (3-25)
- “Broken Shovel” – Tyller Gummersall – (single)
- “No Mistakes” – Sarah Shook and the Disarmers – Nightroamer (2-18)
- “We Shall Rise” – Brent Cobb – And Now, Let’s Turn to Page…
- “Colorado Blues” – Ryan Culwell – Run Like a Bull
- “The Fire On My Tongue” – Billy Strings – Renewal
- “Strong” – Charles Wesley Godwin – How The Mighty Fall
- “Happy Hour (Shouldn’t Be So Sad)” – Matt Maverick – American Dream
- “Nobody’s Business but Mine” – Kiely Connell – Calumet Queen
- “Pine Grove (Madhouse)” – Ian Noe – River Fools & Mountain Saints (3-25)
- “I Know Some Cowboys” – Jenny Tolman – (single)
- “Flood Plain” – Margo Cilker – Pohorylle
- “Marfa Lights” – Kaitlin Butts – (single)
- “Wannabe” – Dalton Domino w/ Stephanie Lambring – (single)
- “Hurtin’ For a Letdown” – The Whitmore Sisters – Ghost Stories (1-28)
- “You In A Honky Tonk” – Randall King – (single)
- “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” – Carly Pearce w/ Ashley McBryde – 29: Written in Stone
- “Let ‘Em Burn” – Emily Scott Robinson – American Siren
January 30, 2022 @ 9:43 am
I canceled my Spotify and don’t have Amazon. Any plans for Amazon music?
January 30, 2022 @ 9:50 am
The playlist is available on all major platforms.
Amazon Music:
https://music.amazon.com/user-playlists/c790eada8f45417a87643e463057eb0asune?marketplaceId=ATVPDKIKX0DER&musicTerritory=US&ref=dm_sh_f3xSyVsaUtJXqkP9l2eSRHuXJ
There is also an embedded player above.
Apple Music:
https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/saving-country-musics-top-25-current-playlist/pl.u-zPyLlJgsZrJX308
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2RbfYQWO8W80mskXtmhFQ8yq-eM7JNxj
Tidal:
https://tidal.com/browse/playlist/b1fea7e2-9f9c-4f6c-836d-4d8ddfdeeae9
There is a small lag on updates on Tidal, but it will be updated shortly.
January 30, 2022 @ 4:28 pm
I found it by using your link and added you to my playlist.
January 30, 2022 @ 10:35 am
Has anyone listened to that last Big Red Machine album How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?
Some lovely songs on there. Not country, not really sure what it would be classified as but I love a few songs on there. Ghost of Cincinnati, Latter Days, Renegade. They all are really good.
January 30, 2022 @ 4:20 pm
Indie Folk is probably the most applicable label. Anaïs Mitchell, who is featured on “Latter Days” and a couple of other songs, just released a really good album.
January 30, 2022 @ 10:39 am
Great to see Ryan Culwell on the playlist! Ive been enjoying his new album this weekend.
January 30, 2022 @ 10:49 am
Well “long live cowgirls” by Ian munsick/ Cody Johnson should be on there if we are really talking about saving country music but that’s just me
January 30, 2022 @ 10:51 am
I’ve been obsessed with Caitlyn Smiths cover of High by Miley which they co wrote together.
January 30, 2022 @ 11:09 am
The Other (AustralAsian & Texas & Beyond) Playlists:
Many great new tracks from down under…& my (new) list of new & current tracks from Texas & beyond. Maybe i’ll mix the lists & it will be one big happy playlist again…well…
The News:
Tamworth will now take place in late April. The 50th Toyota Country Festival was rescheduled. But the majority of releases planned for Tamworth are out.
– Best Track 2022 (so far): Colin Lillie & Catherine Britt – “The Road” (NEW)
– Best Single 2022 (so far): Colin Lillie & Catherine Britt – “The Road” (NEW)
– Most Played Track 2022 (so far): Anita Spring – “Not That Kind Of Girl” (NEW)
– Best Overall Drive Track 2022 (so far): Kaylee Bell – “Something I’ll Never Get Back”
– Best NOT AustralAsian Single or Track 2022 (so far): Jarrod Morris – “Truth Like A Lie”
– Best Overall Album or Ep 2022 (so far): Tammy Rogers & Thom Jutz – Surely Will Be Singing
– The Current Tracks:
Suz Dorahy – “Tell You”
Dozzi – “Hard To Leave”
Javier – “Falling Deeper”
Jade Gibson – “Soundtracks”
Katie Brooke – “Wanted Man“
Alice Benfer – “Never Tasted Dirt”
Jamie Lindsay – “Carry On” (NEW)
Andrew Swift – “Courting Calamity“
Wesley Dean – “Never Thought Of You“
Brad Butcher – “Cutting Peoples Grass”
Jason Lee – “When The Lights Come On”
Brittany Elise – “Sunshine Hurricane” (NEW)
Katie Bates – “Wishing Away Her Happiness”
Tania Murray – “Follow Me Down To The River”
McAlisterKemp – “After The Breakdown” (NEW)
The Viper Creek Band – “The Power Of Music” (NEW)
Sally Jane – “Kiss You When The Rain Comes” (NEW)
Reg Lindsay feat. Jodie Crosby – “Silence On The Line” (NEW)
Sara Storer & James Blundell – “Sweet Dreams Way Out West”
Brooke McClymonts & Adam Eckersley – “Star Of The Show” (NEW)
Brad Butcher feat. Brielle Brown – “Lay Your Head” (2022 Version) (NEW)
Michael Carpenter & The Banks Brothers – “Where My Heart Used To Be“
– Playlist/Testing:
Amy Pegg – “The Queen”
Darren Gillis – “Me & You”
Jason Owen – “Sing Australia”
Suga Owens – “Weekend Time”
Lynchburg – “I Love This Rodeo”
Josh Arnold – “Pony On Wheels”
Sue Dyson – “ Once Upon A Time”
Andersonlane – “A Little More Sand”
The Anywheres – “I Don’t Know Why”
Benn Gunn – “A Little Bit More Aussie”
Martin, Blundell & Lawson – “Out There”
Michelle Gardiner – “Things I Don’t Have”
Ashleigh Dallas – “Dancing In The Kitchen”
Jason Carruthers – “Don’t Sell Australia Out”
Sam Hawksley feat. Felicity Urquhart – “Nothin’ In Life”
The Pleasures (Catherine Britt & Lachlan Bryan) – “Beginning Of The End”
– The Texas & Beyond Playlist:
Cory Kent – “Highways”
The Wooks – “Flyin’ High”
Adam Hood – “Pinecones”
Keller Cox – “Strange Times”
William Beckmann – “Follow”
Logan Samford – “Have At It”
Jarrod Johnson – “Day To Day”
Nathan Perry – “Looking Down”
Styles Haury – “Country Kids Do”
JP Campbell – “Triggers Dreams”
Jessica Willis Fisher – “Fire Song”
Larissa Boyd – “Alone In The Dark”
Kendall Schaffer – “The Waterin’ Hole”
Ashland Craft – “Make It Past Georgia”
Colleen Michelle Miller – Amarillo Rain”
David Adam Byrnes – “I Find A Reason”
Muscadine Bloodline – “No, Pedal Steel”
The Southern Satellite – “One Heart Town”
The Ransom Brothers – “Why Does It Rain”
Donna Ulisse – “Livin’ Large In A Little Town”
Styles Haury – “Whatever Happened To Her”
Tanner Sparks – “Lightning Up An Old Flame”
Evan Ogden – “Everybody Knows Somebody”
Pecos & The Rooftops – “Last Night’s Lashes”
Kylie Frey & Bri Bagwell – “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”
January 30, 2022 @ 3:45 pm
I like it how you arrange them by title length.
January 30, 2022 @ 12:54 pm
I listened to the list. I liked some of em. A few others were ok but more Americana which I consider separate but I’m not really in the mood for that type music. I made a new playlist, add a few more as you bring out more of these, maybe subtract a few. Keep em coming.
January 30, 2022 @ 5:01 pm
Spoken like someone that truly appreciates someone putting in a ton of time for others for nothing.
January 30, 2022 @ 3:28 pm
Spotify, like caffeine in 7 up, never had it never will, besides the recent controversy, Spotify does not pay the artist fairly for royalties, not just them but alot of these streaming services do not pay the artist fairly or even at all for royalties, I do listen to this site, to hear artists I do not know, but I do not down load or stream music, I think it hurts the artist, that is why I buy physical copies of my music ,movies and games, if it ain’t physical, then I will not get it then, streaming is just not for me.
January 30, 2022 @ 4:07 pm
This playlist is just a simple mechanism to help connect listeners with songs, artists, and albums they may enjoy. Most of the readers of this site subscribe to some streaming service. Most of the readers of this site also purchase physical music, T-shirts, and go to see their favorite artists at local venues and festivals. I always 100% recommend people buy music directly from the artist or as close to it as they can. But before you make that purchase, you want to know what you’re getting. And before you can know what you’re getting, you first have to know the artist exists.
Also, the playlist is available on all platforms, not just Spotify.
January 30, 2022 @ 5:39 pm
I have Spotify. I have zero issues with them far as recent controversy. I believe in free speech regardless of truth or not when it’s not the government. If people believe what they hear, that’s on them. Far as Spotify not paying artist their share. That may very well be but I’m not buying a bunch of CDs for probably just one song or so. So any support is better than no support. I doubt artist have really ever got rich off album sales, that’s why they have to tour.
January 30, 2022 @ 6:20 pm
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January 31, 2022 @ 8:41 pm
I have randomly read your site over the years but this is the first I saw this list. Downloading it to my Apple music and wondering if you update it regularly on any particular day of the week/month?
January 31, 2022 @ 8:46 pm
Hey Laura,
Thanks for reading. Generally speaking, I update the playlist about every two or three weeks, whenever I have at least five or more new songs I want to add, and almost always on a Sunday. I post update articles like this each time I do an update.