40 New Country Songs That Need To Be On Your Radar – October 2026

Aaron Watson Whitey Morgan Joe Stamm

September was another killer month in 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 40 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 40.

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 September releases here:

“Algorithm” – Pony Bradshaw – Through A Glass Darkly

“All I Can Do” – Ritch Henderson

“Being Honest” – Jamestown Revival

“Be Strong” – Nicholas Jamerson – Rabbit Holes (Vol. 1)

“Break” – Fox N’ Vead

“Burning Stars” – Scott Wolverton

“Carolina Shakedown” – Cigarettes @ Sunset

“Cinnamon Sugar (It’s Love)” – Flatland Cavalry

“Dead Man” – Will Jones

“Don Quixote” – Will Slater

“Everything” -Tobacco Road

“Gastonia” – The Star Room Boys – Why Do Lonely Men And Women Want To Break Each Other’s Hearts?

“Hell on the Highway” – Whitey Morgan & the 78’s

“Honkytonkin’ Round the Hill Country” – Paige Plaisance – Swampwater

“I Love You” – Wyatt McCubbin

“I’m Sorry But I Love You” – Waylon Wyatt ft. Carter Faith

“In My Arms Again” – Joe Stamm Band – More Than Just Bones EP

“Menace To Myself” – Cody Bolden

“Memories (Live at the Print Shop)” – Logan Mac

“Molly and Me” – Margo Cilker

“Old Time Revival” – Dallas Burrow ft. West Texas Exiles – Modern Day Vagabond

“Outlaws and Bulldogs” – Roy Caudill

“Pain Longs For Me” – Roc Helton

“Painted Skies” – Jack Browning – Painted Skies

“Pair of Dice” – Sierra Ferrell

“Rock Your Baby” – Eddie9v

“Second Guessing” – Hunter Flynn

“September” – Harper O’Neill – Learning To Unlove You EP

“Someone Prayed For Me” – Kinsley – Learn To Live EP

“The Late Show” – Evan Honer

“The Leaving Kind” – Leon Majcen – The Leaving Kind

“Turquoise Rings” – Hayden Wiginton

“What More Could You Want” – Kaitlin Butts

“When the River Runs Dry” – Jack Blocker

“Willie, Waylon & Waltzes” – Jason Scott & the High Heat – Play Boy

“Yellow Rose” – The Ransom Brothers – Cryin’ Shame

“You Only Love To Break My Heart” – William Beckmann

“Young & Dumb” – Colby T. Helms

“2022” – Sachin & the Porch – Best Intentions EP

“80 Horse Evinrude” – Aaron Watson – The S.O.Bees Vol. 1

Check out our Under The Radar playlist to hear all of these songs in one place.

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