New Country Music You Need To Hear This Week From Lainey Wilson Kip Moore, Jackson Dean, Tigirlily Gold & More
Lainey Wilson - Kinda Love It
“Kinda Love It” opens the door to an adventurous next chapter for Wilson, with an infectious energy that matches her larger-than-life personality. The excitement is in the possibility, the flirtation and the willingness to follow a feeling before you’ve worked out all the details. It’s a little reckless. A little cheeky. And awfully easy to get caught up in.
Your friends have questions. Your heart has already made plans. Lainey Wilson has the soundtrack. “Kinda” love it? That poker face isn’t fooling anybody.
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Kip Moore - Dyin’ On The Vine
Country music’s resident outlaw outlier is back with what might be his strongest pair of songs in some time. On Dyin’ On The Vine, Kip Moore channels his rock ’n’ roll instincts into two tracks that pair volatile energy with storytelling worth sitting with. Produced by Moore and Thomas “Tawgs” Salter and recorded at Nashville’s The Pine Box, the project reunites the pair with Hillary Lindsey, who co-wrote both songs alongside them. “Dyin’ On The Vine” and “Janie’s Song (Original American Heartbreak)” make a forceful statement, with the grit in Moore’s voice front and center. The title track carries an almost unhinged pulse, riding the cliff’s edge with a tension that holds throughout. Moore’s weathered delivery gives the song’s intense subject matter added weight. The roughness in his voice feels essential to the emotion, making every turn sound urgent.
“Janie’s Song (Original American Heartbreak)” throttles forward with a mixture of punk energy, rock muscle and country storytelling. Its momentum keeps the listener locked in, while the narrative gives that force a purpose. There are echoes of the story-driven appeal of “That Was Us,” with Moore once again showing how a compelling character and an emotionally charged performance can make a song linger. Across both tracks, the writing gives listeners something to wrestle with. Moore makes music for people who want substance in their songs, and these performances meet that expectation with raw emotion and conviction. The production’s intensity reinforces the tension already present in the lyrics. At just two songs, Dyin’ On The Vine leaves a considerable impression. Moore sounds fully engaged, leaning into the vocal character and restless energy that have made him beloved. It is a compact, gripping release from an artist whose willingness to push hard continues to pay off.
Tigirlily Gold - Country & Midwestern
A sophomore album comes with pressure: build on the introduction while giving listeners something deeper. On Country & Midwestern, Tigirlily Gold rise to the occasion with a collection that celebrates the country music and North Dakota roots that shaped them. The ACM Award-winning sister duo’s second album unfolds in two chapters, “Country” and “Midwestern.” The structure takes listeners from high-energy songs and big hooks into more reflective territory, exploring family, home, faith and resilience. Together, the chapters offer a fuller picture of the sisters’ artistry. Their affection for the 2000s country they grew up on gives the project a familiar warmth, while their own perspective keeps it fresh. Highlights include “70s and Neon,” “Blue Jean Blue” and the title track, three compelling reasons to spend time with the collection. Across the album, clever writing and an inviting sense of fun give its more thoughtful moments room to land. Written over the past two years, with the sisters contributing throughout the songwriting, the album traces growing up, chasing a dream, leaving home, falling in love and navigating setbacks. Its emotional center lies in how those experiences reshape your understanding of what matters most. The “Midwestern” chapter gives that journey particular weight. Home becomes more than a place on a map; it represents the relationships and values carried into an uncertain future. That perspective gives the album’s nostalgia purpose and its personal themes a strong foundation. Clever, thoughtful and full of personality, Country & Midwestern is a confident sophomore statement. Tigirlily Gold pair the appeal of big country hooks with a clearer sense of who they are, delivering an album whose heart is as compelling as its energy.
Jackson Dean - Magnolia Sage (In Full Bloom)
Magnolia Sage (In Full Bloom) feels like a welcome gift because its additions have something to contribute. Dean returns with curiosity and purpose, giving listeners more of the grit, atmosphere and emotional conviction that make his work compelling. The album’s world still had room to grow, and he makes that growth feel earned.
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Cole Goodwin - Closer Every Day
Cole Goodwin makes a compelling case as a torchbearer for neotraditional country in 2026 and beyond. On “Closer Every Day,” his strength lies in the details: the work, conversations and family history that give an ordinary day its meaning. Over bright, fingerpicked guitar, Goodwin brings small-town life into focus. Busted knuckles beneath an old Chevy establish a world that feels lived in, while late-night conversations with Grandpa give the song its emotional depth. These images have weight because they reveal something about the people inside the story. Grandpa’s recollections of the honky-tonks where he raised hell sit alongside his anticipation of the gates of heaven. That pairing is particularly affecting, allowing mischief and faith to exist within the same portrait. Goodwin gives us a person with a past worth hearing about and a future he is ready to meet. The song’s appeal rests in that specificity. A car, a pair of worn hands and a conversation across generations become the foundation for something listeners can recognize in their own lives. The fingerpicked guitar provides an inviting setting, giving the storytelling space to connect. With “Closer Every Day,” Goodwin shows an understanding of one of country music’s enduring strengths: finding significance in everyday life. His eye for detail makes this a promising statement from an artist equipped to carry that tradition forward.
Jaren Johnston - Lower
Jaren Johnston has spent years shaping songs for other artists and fronting The Cadillac Three. With “Lower,” the new single from his debut solo LP, The Guest Room, the Grammy-nominated songwriter puts his own presence at the center, and the fit feels natural. Originally written for Tim McGraw, “Lower” finds a compelling home in Johnston’s sultry swagger. His delivery gives the love story an intimate pull, making its central sentiment, heaven feeling a little lower tonight, land with warmth and an easy confidence. There is something cinematic about the song, like Americana unfolding on a television screen. Its appeal lies in how it draws you into a moment, allowing romance to feel close enough to touch. Johnston’s personality gives that atmosphere its shape; the performance feels comfortable in its own skin. The song also offers a reminder of the relationship between writing and interpretation. A strong idea can travel, but the voice carrying it determines how it connects. Here, Johnston sounds well suited to the story he originally imagined for someone else. As an introduction to The Guest Room, arriving through Blue Highway Records, “Lower” makes a persuasive statement. Johnston brings the instincts of an experienced hit songwriter and the character of a seasoned frontman to a solo recording that feels intimate, assured and distinctly his own.
Julia Cole - Love You To Death (deluxe)
Julia Cole isn’t letting a bad relationship have the last word. With Love You To Death (Deluxe), the Texas native has a few more things to get off her chest—and she’s bringing BRELAND, some biting humor and a fresh batch of emotional ammunition.
Adding five tracks to the original collection, the expanded release digs deeper into the heartbreak, healing and hell-raising that give Cole’s music its spark. There’s room for hurt here, but there’s also room to roll your eyes, reclaim your confidence and wonder what on earth you ever saw in that guy. “Loving Someone Like That,” her magnetic collaboration with BRELAND, makes a strong case for doing all three.The soulful duet tackles the sting of giving someone your whole world, then realizing they never deserved that much real estate. Cole’s dynamic vocals and BRELAND’s unmistakable sound make a compelling pairing, turning a bruised-heart confession into a full-blown vibe. The relationship might have been a bust. This partnership? Much better chemistry.
Then comes “Pushing Daisies,” which takes the familiar “he loves me, he loves me not” routine and exposes just how exhausting that little game can become. Forget a cute crush and a handful of flower petals. This is the messy middle of a situationship: mixed signals, emotional whiplash and enough hope to keep you hanging around long after you should have grabbed your keys. That’s fertile ground for Cole’s razor-sharp storytelling. She gets at the frustrating gap between knowing someone is wrong for you and actually being ready to leave. Her advice is considerably less complicated: “If you’re in a SITUATIONSHIP that makes you feel like this song, RUN!” Put that on a T-shirt. Send it to the group chat. With two hidden tracks also part of the expanded release, the deluxe gives Cole more room to flex the fearless point of view at the heart of this project. Heartbreak gets its moment, but humor keeps it from swallowing the whole room. The #SISTERHOOD spirit gives these stories the feel of a late-night conversation with the friend who will hear you out, and then help you delete his number. Love You To Death (Deluxe) keeps that conversation going. Julia Cole still has something to say, and anyone currently drafting a text they absolutely should not send might want to let her do the talking.
Randy Rogers Band "Tommy Jackson (feat Parker McCollum)'
Put Randy Rogers Band and Parker McCollum together, and some Lone Star magic feels inevitable. On “Tommy Jackson,” that Texas connection serves a song whose greatest strength is its storytelling. Written solely by Randy Rogers, the track chronicles a man on the run, giving listeners a character to follow and a reason to stay invested. There is an enduring appeal to this kind of country song: a name becomes a person, a predicament becomes a story, and the listener wants to know what happens next. McCollum’s involvement gives the collaboration added significance. Bringing another Texas artist into the song connects two chapters of the state’s country tradition, making this revisit feel especially fitting. The shared billing draws attention, while Rogers’ writing gives the pairing its purpose. “Tommy Jackson” will appear on Randy Rogers Band’s forthcoming Songbook, out January 22. The 15-song collection revisits the band’s biggest hits alongside some of their closest artist friends, offering a fresh way into a catalog built to last. This track makes a compelling case for that approach: a strong story can invite a new interpretation while retaining the character that made it connect in the first place.
For listeners who love country music’s ability to turn a troubled life into a gripping narrative, “Tommy Jackson” delivers. Rogers and McCollum make a natural pairing, but the song remains the main attraction, Texas country storytelling with substance, staying power and a man on the run at its center.
Levi Foster - Appalachian Funk Tree
Appalachian Funk Tree is one of the more substantial country records to arrive in a while, and its strength lies in how naturally it wears that substance. Foster brings confidence to the performances and character to the writing. The intriguing title gets your attention. The songs earn the rest.
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