Did anybody else notice that this past New Music Friday was unusually loaded?
There’s always loads of new music each week, but the sheer volume this past week was insane. Between May 30 and June 5, there were tons of new singles and EPs released, but even more impressively, 26 country (or country-adjacent) albums hit streaming platforms. And that number doesn’t even include John R. Miller’s The Great Unknowing or Sierra Ferrell’s Live From Third Man Records that were only released physically. I’m sure there are even several other new records that I am not aware of that were in the mix too.
For whatever reason, there always seems to be an uptick in album releases during the late spring and early summer, but I can’t remember another week when this many records hit streaming services at once. The Red Clay Strays’ third album Grateful was certainly a highlight, but artists like Colby Acuff, Old Crow Medicine Show, and Brent Cobb also dropped new music, meaning there was no shortage of high-profile releases. And beyond those bigger names, there were plenty of albums from lesser-known artists that deserve attention as well.
Now more than ever, keeping up with new music has become a daunting task. There are so many talented artists releasing music at such a rapid pace that even the most dedicated country fans are bound to miss something they’d probably enjoy. So, for anyone looking to make sure nothing slipped past them, and to put into context just how big this past week was for new music, I’ve compiled a list of all 26 albums I was able to find that hit streaming platforms this past week.
Check them out below:
Avry Truex – The Restless Wandering Avry Truex
Song Pick: “Restless Wanderer”
Bella White – A Sign in the Weather
Song Pick: “Trouble”
Benny Bleu – When I Am A Fossil
Song Pick: “Old Dog”
Brent Cobb – Live A Song, Write A Memory, Vol. 1
Song Pick: “Live A Song, Write A Memory”
Caleb Caudle – Heavy Thrill
Song Pick: “Heavy Thrill”
Carling & Will – Oh, Mongoose!
Song Pick: “Nightshades”
Charlie Marie – Signs
Song Pick: “Kancamagus Highway”
Colby Acuff – Handmade Horsepower
Song Pick: “Long Way From The Bottom”
Collin Nash – For the Square
Song Pick: “Fat Belly Doe”
Deer Tick – Coin-O-Matic
Song Pick: “Endless Loop”
Drew Cooper – Sadder Songs Than You Had Hoped For
Song Pick: “Life Boat” ft. Courtney Patton
Futurebirds – Far Out Country I
Song Pick: “Sienna Life”
Grey DeLisle & Les Greene – Grey & Greene
Song Pick: “I’m Gonna Let You Call Me Baby”
Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
Song Pick: “Wandering Star”
Jail Preacher – Cowboy
Song Pick: “Sweet Mygdala”
Jason Eady – Tulsa Turnaround
Song Pick: “Whole Town Jam”
Jo Dee Messina – Bridges
Song Pick: “Days You Don’t Get Back”
Johnny Hastings – Older
Song Pick: “Crazy”
Liam St. John – Man of the North (Live in the Wild)
Song Pick: “Greyhound Bus Blues – Live From Cumberlin Caverns, TN”
North State Grass – Pathago
Song Pick: “Toad”
Old Crow Medicine Show – Union Made
Song pick: “Last American Waltz” ft. Molly Tuttle
The Carter Sisters – Voices From The Ridge – The Final Sessions
Song Pick: “My Clinch Mountain Home”
The Red Clay Strays – Grateful
Song Pick: “If I Didn’t Know You”
The Rounder Circle – California Bound
Song Pick: “When I Get Wings”
The Two Tracks – Seasons Unknown
Song Pick: “Lilac Weather”
Tony Kamel – Live From The Bunker
Song Pick: “Coal Mining One”
