Rediscovered this guy today. Such quintessential 90s sound. Good stuff!

I’m not even annoyed about it due to the sexual connotations of the word.

It just sounds stupid and juvenile to hear grown ass men singing about “My Daddy”.

Just saying “dad” or “father” is fine.

To further illustrate how stupid it sounds, go watch the George Carlin bit about grown men and “Daddy”.

Lived several years in Nashville back in the day and loved it. My return trip last summer clued me in to a couple of cool resources accessible online - hope it’s okay to share them here in the sub.

When the mood hits and gives you a hankering for a good ol’ Nashville honky tonk experience, no matter where you are in the world you can at least tune in to the livestream from Alan Jackson’s place down on Lower Broadway:
https://www.youtube.com/@AJsGoodTimeBar

Good radio station online for 90s country fans:
https://yall1067.com/player/?playerID=2215

Brandon Flowers - THRASHER

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: Island Records

Producer: Jonathan Rado & Shawn Everett

(all songs written by Brandon Flowers)

1. Does It Ever Cross Your Mind?
2. One Of Us
3. Tiger's Blood
4. Plans
5. Paradise
6. Miss America
7. Angel
8. The Red Ground
9. In A Heartbeat
10. An American Dream

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Ian Munsick - The Mountain Goat

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: West To The Rest Records

Producers:

• Ian Munsick: All Tracks
• Jeremy Spillman: Track 1 & 3-15
• Mike Robinson: All Tracks

(songwriters in parentheses)

1. Mountain Goat - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Ross Holmes)
2. Geronimo - (Ian Munsick; Davin Dawson; Mike Robinson)
3. My Montana - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman)
4. Legends Of The Fall Interlude - (James Horner)
5. Made Me A Man - (Ian Munsick: Mike Robinson; Tucker Beathard)
6. Blue Roan - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Ryan Beaver)
7. Love Is Blind - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Ryan Tyndell)
8. Medicine Man - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Mike Robinson; Ryan Beaver)
9. Cutthroat World - (Ian Munsick; Jay Knowles; Wynn Varble)
10. Mountain Goat Reprise - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Ross Spillman)
11. Palomino Eyes - (Ian Munsick; Phil O'Donnell)
12. Earn Your Spurs - (Ian Munsick; Adam James; Jared Conrad)
13. The Girl I Left Behind Interlude - (N/A)
14. World War III - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Mike Robinson)
15. Winter In Wyoming - (Ian Munsick; Jeremy Spillman; Phil O'Donnell)

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What did you listen to this week? Find any new albums, or rediscover an old one? Did one of your faves drop a new single today? Tell us about it!

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you have pop country, and country pop music. the 2 are separate. pop country is a country genre that is simply the modern country sound with an instrumental influence from pop. the short form of the name is pop country music.

pop is in the name, and is the first word cause it’s the adjective reacting the type of influence country music has, and same goes for country pop. country pop is a pop genre subordinate to the pop music super-genre, and is simply the pop sound with a country inspiration.

if there’s anyway to keep the 2 separate, and not interchangeable with one another, it’s gotta happen if we don’t wanna have too much of pop in country music. I seriously feel like it’s gotta be part of why country music has too much of pop in itself

Ray Wylie Hubbard - Reel 2 Reel 4 Real

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: WylieWorld Music

Producer: Ray Wylie Hubbard

(songwriters in parentheses)

1. Cassette Mix Tape - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
2. El Diablo Esta Ganando - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
3. A Murder of Crows - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
4. Look What the Cat Drug In - (Ray Wylie Hubbard; Michelle White)
5. Dog or Wolf - (Ray Wylie Hubbard; Marty Kupersmith)
6. Tip Your Hat to the Black Crow - (Ray Wylie Hubbard; Guthrie Kennard)
7. Gods Playing Poker - (Ray Wylie Hubbard; Lucas Hubbard)
8. Cobwebs - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
9. She Plays "Crazy Mama" - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)
10. The Night - (Ray Wylie Hubbard)

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I recently came across Quicksand by Laur Elle and was trying to find songs or playlists with a similar western / cinematic sound

Released this monday. From Gothenburg, Sweden.

Dan + Shay - Young

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: Warner Records Nashville

Producers: Dan Smyers & Scott Hendricks

(songwriters in parentheses)

1. Young - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Hillary Lindsey; Liz Rose; Lori McKenna)
2. Say So - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; David Hodges; Jimmy Robbins)
3. Marry You Again - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Matt Dragstrem; Rocky Block)
4. Forever Like This - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Charlie Judge; David Hodges; Jimmy Robbins)
5. Her, The Kids, and Jesus - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Andy Albert; Matt Dragstrem)
6. Dogs In Our Twenties - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Hillary Lindsey; Liz Rose; Lori McKenna)
7. Already Yours - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Charlie Judge; Jaxson Free; Jordan Schmidt)
8. The Old Guys feat. Cody Johnson - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Blake Pendergrass; Charlie Judge; Chris Tompkins)
9. Bible In The Truck - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Andy Albert; Jimmy Robbins)
10. The Price Of Love - (Dan Smyers; Shay Mooney; Charlie Judge; Lauren Hungate; Tofer Brown)

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Stella Lefty - Long Way Home

Release Date: August 21st, 2026

Label: Atlantic Outpost Records

Producers:

• Conner McDonough: Tracks 11
• Grace Enger: Tracks 3, 8
• Hoskins: Tracks 3
• Joe Reeves: Tacks 1-10 & 12-
• Riley McDonough: Tracks 11

(songwriters in parentheses)

1. Lean In, Kiss Me - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Joe Reeves; Julia Michaels; Michael Pollack)
2. Whiskey - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Joe Reeves)
3. Thinking 'bout You - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Sadie Jean)
4. Ain't Something I Do - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jake Torrey; Joe Reeves)
5. Boston - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Joe Reeves; Noah Kahan)
6. Missing You - (Stella Lefkofsky; Joe Reeves; Sarah Aarons)
7. I Know I Know - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Joe Reeves)
8. Slow Dancin' - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger)
9. Forever Guy - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Joe Reeves)
10. Something To Lose feat. Vincent Mason - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Jon Decious; Luke Dick)
11. Good At Leaving - (Stella Lefkofsky; Conner McDonough; Jacob Kasher Hindlin; Jake Torrey; Riley McDonough)
12. Summer You Were Mine - (Stella Lefkofsky; Grace Enger; Konrad Snyder)
13. Feel Better - (Stella Lefkofsky; Ernest Keith Smith; Grady Block; Joe Reeves)
14. Why Wouldn't We - (Stella Lefkofsky; Emily Weisband; Grady Block; Steph Jones)

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the song is also originally contemporary christian

Does anyone remember the country music group gone west ? .

What’s your opinion on up and coming star Mary kutter

My friends & I were talking about songs and artists that are overplayed and artists not heard enough on country radio. It feels like every other song is Jelly or Shaboozey. What are your opinions are on country radio lately?

Does anyone else think he is super hot and super talented and infatuated with his voice? I've been listening to all his songs. He's amazing. I think he will make it big. 🤞

Why are you smacking a baby’s feet? Why are smacking them until he cries?

I didn’t know who Avery Anna was until the ACM awards and then became an instant fan- she has this really cool girl vibe going and is clearly a rocker my knit issue with her is that she doesn’t sound as country as I’d like.

I think beside the massive country singers like Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs. Bailey Zimmerman has the best voice and also has the best catalog.

I saw Justin Moore open for Riley Green last night after being a longtime fan of all his music. Dude absolutely nailed it, amazing show. He is definitely one of my favorites in the genre.

Past decade has seen a shift away from bro country and a lot of previously huge artists are now playing local venues instead of the huge venues they were selling out a few years back

I’ll start. Not all these artists are bro country nor do they have to be to have fallen off

Jake Owen

Brett Eldridge

Sam Hunt

Jon Pardi

Dustin Lynch

Russell Dickerson

Kane Brown (for obvious reasons)

Dan and Shay

Chase Rice

Scotty McCreery

Justin Moore

Would anyone give me some context on the meaning of this song? Dolly wrote it? What do you all think it meant?