The Official Country Music Thread Genre • Page 164

I'm really liking the JR Carroll album on my first listen

 

Waxahatchee on a country music list, love that lol

I've heard about half of these, will have to go through the rest

 

Man, those Strays tix were impossible to get. I got up at 3:45am 3 days in row and came up empty. Fuck scalpers to hell.

 

Saw him open for Brent Cobb and have been looking forward to this since he played America's Sweetheart that night

 

This is my favorite live album this year, it came out way back at the beginning of January. Sharing bc I figure somebody else around here might enjoy it and just bc it didn’t get nearly the love it should have.

RIYL Blaze Foley, James McMurtry, Sturgill Simpson and his band

 

I listened to way more country this year than just about anything else, so I thought I'd share my top 12. JBS easily took the top spot and RCS/Muscadine/Billy were the others on constant rotation. Any favorites that I missed and need to check out?

 

can you tell me what that album on the top right is please?

 

Billy Strings - Highway Prayers

 

thank you - I'm gonna have to check some of these out that I haven't listened to yet

 

I think that 49 Winchester album might be my favorite album of the year at the moment. Might drop to number 2, but I have it at 1 right now.

 

My list is always very county/folk heavy. I’ll share it below with the albums you mentioned as well as non country stuff removed. Hope you find something you like!

1. Willie Watson - Willie Watson
2. Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings - Woodland
3. The Deslondes - Roll It Out
5. Shawn Hess - Wild Onion
6. The Lostines - Meet The Lostines
8. John Moreland - Visitor
9. Hurray For The Riff Raff - The Past Is Still Alive
10. Pat Reedy - Make It Back Home
12. Chris Acker - Famous Lunch
13. Waxahtchee - Tigers Blood
16. Jennifer Castle - Camelot
21. Phosphorescent - Revelator
22. JP Harris - Is A Trash Fire
23. Desiree Cannnon - Radio Heat
24. Hunter Hicks - Maple Syrup Jar
26. Scott Ballew - Rio Bravo
28. Sentimental Family Band - Sweethearts Only
31. Amigo The Devil - Yours Until The War Is Over
33. Charley Crocket - $10 Cowboy/Visions of Dallas
35. Melissa Carper - Borned in Ya
46. Jamey Johnson - Midnight Gasoline
47. Steel Saddle - Steel Saddle
48. Kiki Cavazos - Early Morning Songs
49. Austin Leonard Jones - Famous Times
50. Abby Webster - Livin By The Water

Also recommend the new one by Leon Majcen

 

Here’s my favorites of 2024 that are either country or adjacent enough that most people in this thread like.

Sasha Alex Sloan - Me Again
Madi Diaz - Weird Faith
Kelsea Ballerini - Patterns
Maggie Antone - Rhinestoned
Medium Build - Country
Katie Pruitt - Mantras
Donovan Woods - Things Were Never Good If They’re Not Good Now
Lizzy McAlpine - Older
Megan Moroney - Am I Okay?
Stephanie Lambring - Hypocrite
Bess Atwell - Light Sleeper

also a shoutout to the piano version of Lydia Loveless’ 2014 “somewhere else”

 

Country-adjacent faves:

Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well
Waxahatchee - Tiger's Blood
Wyatt Flores - Welcome To The Plains
Sierra Ferrell - Trail of Flowers
Madi Diaz - Weird Faith
Zach Brian - The Great American Bar Scene
Joy Oladokun - Observations From A Crowded Room

 

holy shit - this Shane Smith & The Saints album is incredible

 

I love Patterns but I gotta admit, I was pretty shocked to see it listed as the #1 album on here.

 

You and me both, though pleasantly so. It got a number 1 vote and a number 2 vote and was on a third list, and that was enough to take it to the top. We’re a pretty small team of contributors at this point, keep in mind.

 

its so good.

 

First great album I've heard in 2025 is Nolan Taylor's self-titled record. I think it might appeal to people in this thread.

 

Yeah Nolan is fantastic!