May was another amazing month for country music.
In just the past few weeks, there have been so many amazing album and single releases, and it’s impossible for us at 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 released over the last month 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 probably list close to 100 songs that have been released within the past month that we haven’t covered but are still worth listening to, though for the sake of relative 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 on this list and beyond.
Check out the under the radar May releases here:
“Ain’t Dead Yet” – Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet
“All I See Is Grey” – Redbud
“Almost Don’t” – Madison Hughes ft. Reid Haughton
“Appalachian Raised” – Cigarettes @ Sunset
“Baby Got A Hold On Me” – Rob Baird – Smoke on the Breeze
“Back in My Groove” – Tobacco Road
“Back To Ohio” – Jonathan & Abigail Peyton
“Better” – Bella White
“But There Was A Time” – Waylon Wyatt
“Call Me Yours” – Nick Taylor
“Cowboy Singer” – Jimmy Cantwell
“Factory Reset” – Jack Browning
“Hard Luck Kid” – Steep Canyon Rangers – Next Act
“High Livin'” – The Wilder Blue
“High Side” – Red Shahan
“Jack” – Silverada
“King of Coal Dust County” – Adam Chaffins
“Last American Waltz” – Old Crow Medicine Show ft. Molly Tuttle
“Last Chance Linda” – Susto Stringband – Susto Stringband (Volume 2)
“Long Drives and Lonesome Mornings” – The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die: Vol. 1
“Lost and Lonesome Ways” – Valley Flower
“Mexican Coke” – The Ransom Brothers ft. The Band of Heathens
“Ouachita Woods” – Dasher the Band
“Pictures of You” – Buffalo Traffic Jam
“Rabbit Hole” – Will Slater
“Second Hand” – Southall – Kinfolk
“These Days” – Kindred Valley – These Days EP
“Tony Rice & Beans” – Thomas Csorba – Tender Country
“Tryin’ To Breathe” – Hollerhead
“Virginia” – Jordan Lee King – King of the Bluegrass
Check out our Under The Radar playlist to hear all of these songs in one place.
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