I typically aimed to publish my Country Music Picks every six to eight weeks roughly – but after my last edition in mid-June 2020, I absolutely missed to bring a new episode. Giving you a view of the last five months may be a bit too long now – but I present you a mix of songs, which I had on my list in June and July and – majorly – some recent tracks.
Lindsay Ell – make you
Lindsay Ell’s song about her being raped twice in her life is one of the most impressive country songs of the year to me. I just cannot remove make you since I added it to my Country Hits Playlists in July 2020. Hot candidate for the song of the year 2020 to me.
Van de Forst feat. Tommy Reeve – We’ve Got Tonightflyc
German Van de Forst’s album Unconditional was one of my most-awaited releases this year. She delivered pretty well. While I love the country-pop Hey Cowboy, which in my playlists since September 2020, the cover of the classic We’ve Got Tonight was her single at release, which came with a beautiful video.
Lauren Jenkins – Ain’t That Hard
Damn, is it really that long ago? One of the entries which most tell me how long it took me to do a new edition of the Country Music Picks is the music video to Ain’t That Hard by the wonderful Lauren Jenkins. I just don’t dare to look up when she in fact released it… Would feel too guilty. Miss this wonderful heart so much.
Troy Kemp – Soundtrack
Troy Kemp’s Soundtrack was a recent release. The song is a great track for country music lovers, as it quotes a bunch of country music classics. Can you spot them all? If you are not that skilled in the genre, just enjoy the song – it’s a beauty!
Thomas Rhett – What’s Your Country Song
Other artist, similar idea – Thomas Rhett is indeed a bigger name in country music. What’s Your Country Song has been released last week. Enjoy all the references to country songs in this one as well – might be a bit more tricky in here, I feel.
Kenny Foster & Mae Estes – Love You Now
Another release as of previous week. The week was just so packed with songs that I could not even add the wonderful Kenny Foster to the playlist this time. Great duet with Mae Estes – Vintage style. Travel with the amazing Kenns to the 1990’s.
Mira Goto – Tequila Told Me To
I did not know Mira Goto and her music before I ran into her EP Nobody Warned Me. This track, Tequila Told Me To, is just catching. Makes me smile whenever I listen to it.
Carolyn Miller – All In
Another wonderful soul I feel happy to be in friendly contact with: Carolyn Miller is just an amazing artist – and I loved to chat with her recently in our June 2020 Spotlight interview. All In is her latest single – she just hit the 100k streams. Well deserved!
Kaylee Rose – Love Makes You Blind
Another previous week’s release: I just enjoy to listen to the recent tracks of Kaylee Rose. Love Makes You Blind is indeed another beautiful one. Hope you enjoy it, too.
Twinnie – Daddy Issues (Acoustic)
Hard to believe that I indeed met Twinnie the last time at the C2C 2020 in Berlin. After releasing her debut album Hollywood Gypsy in April 2020, she recently released an acoustic version of it. Daddy Issues has been one of my favorite tracks – and this acoustic version is a beauty, indeed.
DanaMaria – Girl With The Guitar
DanaMaria is an amazing artist from Frankfurt, Germany – but Dana also has some deeper connections to Austin, Texas. Right before she released her debut album Desert Diamond, I enjoyed to chat with her in my Spotlight interviews. This is her latest single, Girl With The Guitar.
Title picture: Lindsay Ell – make you music video screenshot
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Chancy DeAnne – Chancy DeAnne EP
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Luke Grimes – Luke Grimes
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The Castellows – A Little Goes A Long Way EP
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Charles Esten – Love Ain’t Pretty
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Ashley Anne – dear dolly EP
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Backstrom – The Carousel
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Hannah Ellis – That Girl
Is it really a debut album? I love the music by Hannah Ellis since several years and just could not ...
Melanie Wiegmann & Carl Carlton – Glory of Love
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TracieLynn – More Than a Bad Habit EP
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Kimberly Perry – Bloom EP
If your debut single release is named If I Die Young Pt. 2 and you have more than 100k followers on ...
Brittany Warthan – No Vacancy
When I scanned country music new releases as of 2nd June 2023, I stopped at the album No Vacancy. I hadn't ...
Daisy Briggs – Nice Knowing You EP
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Brian Falduto – Gay Country
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Cort Carpenter – All In
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Vic Allen – Some Place I’d Rather Be
Sometimes, I just have to say that I am proud of someone. Like I am proud of Vic Allen: the ...
Madeline Consoer – Little Miss EP
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Callista Clark – Real To Me: The Way I Feel
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Avery Anna – Mood Swings EP
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Rachel LaRen – Cowboys Don’t Change EP
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Jillian Jacqueline – Honestly
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Aaron Raitiere – Single Wide Dreamer
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Chayce Beckham – Doin’ It Right EP
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Priscilla Block – Welcome To The Block Party
You might struggle with her self-marketing with slogans like "Queen of Bots" or "I like my hair high - and ...
Conner Smith – Didn’t Go Too Far EP
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Rachel Bradshaw – Rachel Bradshaw EP
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Nick Walker – It’s All South From Here EP
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Mickey Guyton – Remember Her Name
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Taylor McCall – Black Powder Soul
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Riddy Arman – Riddy Arman
Debut album by Riddy Arman: the young female country music artists gets into the virtual record stores with a nine ...
Ashland Craft – Travelin’ Kind
Debut album by Ashland craft: after the female country singer grew quite a fan base by a strong TV talent ...
Laci Kaye Booth – Laci Kaye Booth
One album out of the 6th August 2021 releases I was looking forward listening to especially was the self-titled one ...
Leah Blevins – First Time Feeling
Leah Blevins is doing country music with a touch of folk. On 6th August 2021, the Kentucky-origin artist is releasing ...
Callie Twisselman – Closure EP
One of these things I really still don't get: checking the new releases of the week, I ran into Callie ...
Tigirlily – Tigirlily EP
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pez – All Lowercase EP
Modern country from Bavaria? No, this is not about Nik Wallner, but about pez, who is singing in English and ...
Kylie Morgan – Love, Kylie EP
I enjoyed Kylie Morgan's single I Only Date Cowboys that much that I added it to the Country Music Playlists on ...
Brynn Cartelli – Based On A True Story EP
A very interesting release with a talent show background: Brynn Cartelli won The Voice in 2018 - now she released her ...
Southerland – Boot Up EP
A debut release on 28th May 2021: the country duo gathered seven songs and released their debut EP Boot Up ...
Lori Rayne – 1926 EP
I unfortunately do not know too much about Lori Rayne, but due to some country release listings, I ran into ...
Alexander Ludwig – Alexander Ludwig EP
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Jesse Keith Whitley – Breakin’ Ground
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Dillon Carmichael – Hot Beer EP
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Elvie Shane – County Roads EP
A new artist with a quite powerful touch of country music - Elvie Shane with his EP County Roads made ...
Leslie Jordan – Company’s Comin’
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Morgan Wade – Reckless
I always enjoy to listen into the music of new artists. One debut album I received out of the 19th ...
Joey Hendricks – Between The Clouds EP
Joey Hendricks came from the West Coast to Nashville to become a songwriter - but already his first song as ...
Hayden Joseph – Different
Spotify is a bit of a strange thing sometimes. The scanner I use every Friday to check out for new ...
Carly Pearce – 29 EP
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Callista Clark – Real To Me EP
I already felt that I had closed my Flyctory.com media review work and all the playlist stuff on 12th February ...
Dustin Bird – Unscripted
A brief debut album from Ontario: Canadian Dustin Bird is releasing Unscripted on 5th February 2021. The eight track debut ...
Colton Chapman – Can’t Hide The Truth EP
When I scanned the country music new releases as of 5th February 2021, I got stuck at the music of ...
Alex Hall – Six Strings EP
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Jake Hoot – Love Out Of Time EP
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Matt Wynn – Matt Wynn EP
Another debut EP on Flyctory.com: while I was checking the new releases as at 22nd January 2021, I ran into ...
Willie Jones – Right Now
It is almost nine years ago, since Willie Jones stood in front of the The X Factor jury to persuade them ...
Petric – Flashbacks
Just a week before Petric released their album Flashbacks on 15th January 2021, I ran into their single Kids and really ...
Tanner Sparks – Living A Nightmare
Old Fashioned Country Music - that's how Tanner Sparks declares his style of music on his website. On the very ...
Cody Weaver – Southern Noise EP
The number of new releases, especially in regards of EPs and albums, is definitely decreasing in December. There are still ...
Brian Callihan – Brian Callihan
Brian Callihan's bio reads like a blueprint for country music artist: growing up on the countryside, doing some hunting, falling ...
The Highway Women – The Highway EP
Four ladies doing country music with a touch of rock - this definitely sounds like an interesting piece of music ...
Roman Alexander – Between You & Me
Roman Alexander is one of those amazing young Nashville talents, who illustrate the extreme density of musical quality at the ...
Kameron Marlowe – EP
Kameron Marlowe indeed made best use of the publicity he gained by participating in The Voice: his debut single, Giving You Up ...
Eric Ethridge – Good With Me
Debut album after two EP releases, made in Canada - when I scanned the new country music releases as of ...
Emily Rose: The Heart EP
I love to present artists on Flyctory.com which are not in the front row of the country music market (and ...
Charlotte Ave – Women of Country
When I scanned the new releases as of 23rd October 2020, I ran into the debut album by Charlotte Ave, Women ...
Mira Goto – Nobody Warned Me EP
I like the way Mira Goto describes her business on her Facebook page: I write songs, and then I sing them ...
Austin Michael – Austin Michael
Late entry: after I had already closed my list of album and EP reviews for the 9th October 2020 releases ...
Diana DeMuth – Misadventure
I ran into the music of Diana DeMuth some weeks before her debut album release, when I was scanning for ...
Tommy Atkins – Kiss Me, Cowboy EP
After I had a very intense and interesting chat in my Spotlight interview section in May 2020 with him, I ...
Hardy – A Rock
Hardy is quite well-known in the country music scene as a songwriter. Florida Georgia Line, Chris Lane or Morgan Wallen ...
Tiffany Johnson – Tiffany Johnson EP
Tiffany Johnson impressed me recently in the Spotlight interview published on 12th August 2020. After a couple of singles, the ...
Caylee Hammack – If It Wasn’t For You
Cayllee Hammack fascinated the German fans with her 2020 C2C appearances in Berlin. On 14th August 2020, she released her ...
Cory Marks – Who I Am
After a couple of single releases, Cory Marks is going for the next step: the Canadian released his first album ...
Gabby Barrett – Goldmine
Gabby Barrett made it well in American Idol and even better with I Hope. The fans were waiting for her debut album, ...
Jaime Wyatt – Neon Cross
Drug abuse, being jailed for robbery - Jaime Wyatt already had quite some negative experience arriving in Nashville as a ...
Chris Bandi – Chris Bandi EP
During my preparations for the music reviews as at 29th May 2020, I ran into the self-titled debut EP by ...
Hot Country Knights – The K Is Silent
If you already know five out of ten tracks of an album and just feel to deeply miss the other ...
Bob Fitzgerald – Another Highway EP
I recently saw a feature about British country music, when I ran into the Welsh artist Bob Fitzgerald. I did ...
Bree Doster – Bree Doster EP
Bree Doster draw some attention her her during the last year already, when she released her Chasing Ghosts. Now, on 17th ...
Twinnie – Hollywood Gypsy
Twinnie's debut album Hollywood Gypsy, which has been released on 17th April 2020, was some sort of highlight of the day ...
The Cumberland River Project – The Cumberland River Project (Album Review)
Country music made in Germany? There are more and more projects which feel to be very promising. In my point ...
Henriette – Henriette EP
Country music made in Germany? Especially in the last few months, there have been a couple of acts, which feel ...
Blanco Brown – Honeysuckle & Lightning Bugs
Blanco Brown gave us The Git Up, which even made it to the German charts. After that fun and party hit ...
Meghan Patrick – Wild As Me EP
When my appetite for country music intensified some three years ago, I also ran into the music of Meghan Patrick, ...
Runaway June – Blue Roses
Runaway June are a US country music trio. I saw them for the first time at the Country 2 Country ...
Lauren Jenkins – No Saint (Album Review)
Lauren Jenkins was one of three artists, who opened the 2019 Country 2 Country debut in Berlin with a traditional ...
Catherine McGrath – Talk of This Town (Album Review)
After having seen Catherine McGrath twice at the 2018 Country 2 Country in London, I have become an admiring follower ...