As far as the music goes, we’re off to a hot start in 2025, and there seem to be no signs of letting up, either.
I mean, just in the past week there were new albums from JD Clayton, Sierra Hull, and Kip Moore, Zach Top and Billy Strings teamed up to release a few songs, and Charles Wesley Godwin put out an EP as well. And so many other amazing artists have released incredible singles and projects over the past couple of months, that this doesn’t even begin to cover it all.
With that said, it’d be impossible for Whiskey Riff to cover every single song that deserves to be heard upon its release. But in my opinion, that is a great problem to have, and it speaks to the strength of the country music scene today as opposed to a decade ago or so.
So, in an effort to draw attention to some of this music, I’ve compiled a list of 30 new songs that we didn’t get to cover in depth at Whiskey Riff, but should all be on your radar as a country music fan. I could list over 100 songs that have been released so far this year that we haven’t covered but are still worth listening to, though for the sake of brevity, we’ll keep it at 30.
And hopefully in addition to finding a handful of songs to throw on your playlist or keep in rotation, you’ll find a few new artists to explore their catalog, keep up with, and see live as well, because there are so many underrated and up and coming artists waiting to be discovered that are included in this list.
“As Long As You Let Me” – Them Coulee Boys – No Fun in Chrysalis
“Born To Roam” – Justin Clyde Williams
“Everything I Wanted” – Evan Honer
“Four on the Floor” – Adam Hood ft. Brent Cobb
“Friends, Lovers, Ex-Lovers: Whatever” – Susto String Band
“Golden” – Jason Scott & The High Heat
“Hell of a Ride” – Luke Tyler Shelton
“Highway One” – Leon Majcen
“Home Again” – The Brothers Comatose ft. Lindsay Lou
“I Ain’t Livin'” – Dani Rose ft. Brent Cobb
“Junk Drawer” – Cole Phillips
“Keep Me in Mind” – Ally Venable
“Little Buildings” – Justin Wells – Cynthiana
“Lose Someone” – Caleb Mitchell
“Lover’s Dream” – Nick Taylor
“Luck on the Bright Side” – Drayton Farley
“Mescaline” – Sachin & the Porch
“My Love, My Love” – Harper O’Neill
“Nothing Like Trouble” – Liam Purcell
“She Don’t Need Me Anymore” – Josh Mitcham – A Few Cries and a Laugh
“She Means Everything To Me” – Sterling Elza
“Slowed Down Things” – Gabriel Kelly ft. Ben Chapman
“Snowed In” – The Droptines
“Spellbound” – Magnolia Boulevard
“Spitfire” – Sierra Hull
“Take It All” – Jordan Lee King
“The Heart Is Almost Gone” – Micky & The Motorcars
“The Void” – Henry Merchant
“There Goes Another One” – Mason Via
“Wish You Well” – Vincent Mason
