Music Tracking 2025

These are 2025 releases that I've taken note of, listed alphabetically by artist, with VA comps at the bottom. My grades, where available, are in brackets at the end of the line (stars in B+ range). Lines in blue indicate that I have a physical copy (albeit sometimes just a promo CDR); in green are records that I graded based on a Rhapsody stream or other such source. Most records have release dates and a brief generic note.

Unheard records are prioritized 0-3 (graded records are 4-5). The priotization is based subjectively on personal interests, reviews I've noticed, reviewers I particularly respect, what I know about the artists, etc. Roughly speaking: 0 is something I have no reason to consider (default page omits 0); 1 has been noted as having some cred somewhere; 2 is something I have some specific reason to search out; 3 is something I'll listen to ASAP.

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New Releases

  • Willow Avalon: Southern Belle Raisin' Hell (Assemble Sound/Atlantic) [01-17] - country [**]
  • Jason Boland & the Stragglers: The Last Kings of Babylon () - country
  • Kane Brown: The High Road (RCA Nashville) [01-24] - country
  • Willi Carlisle: Winged Victory (Signature Sounds) [06-27] - country [***]
  • Hayes Carll: We're Only Human (Hwy 87) [08-08] - country [A-]
  • Mackenzie Carpenter: Hey Country Queen (Valory Music) [05-07] - country [*]
  • Tyler Childers: Snipe Hunter (Hickman Holler/RCA) [07-25] - country [A-]
  • Eric Church: Evangeline vs. the Machine (UMG Nashville) [05-02] - country [*]
  • Brent Cobb: Ain't Rocked in a While () - country
  • Charley Crockett: Lonesome Drifter (Lone Star Rider/Island) [03-14] - country [**]
  • Charley Crockett: Dollar a Day (Lone Star Rider/Island) [08-08] - country [***]
  • Helene Cronin: Maybe New Mexico (self-released) [03-07] - country [A-]
  • Rodney Crowell: Airline Highway (New West) [08-29] - country [***]
  • Jesse Daniel: Son of the San Lorenzo (Lightning Rod) [06-06] - country [**]
  • Matt Daniel: The Poet (self-released) - country [**]
  • Grey DeLisle & Friends: It's All Her Fault: A Tribute to Cindy Walker (Brooklyn Basement) [10-10] - country
  • The Delines: Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom (Decor) [02-14] - country soul [**]
  • The Devil Makes Three: Spirits (New West) [02-28] - alt-country [*]
  • Daniel Donato's Cosmic Country: Horizons () - country
  • The Doohickeys: All Hat No Cattle () - country
  • Chris Eckman: The Land We Knew the Best (Glitterhouse) [01-24] - alt-country
  • Beau Edmondson: The the End () - country
  • Kathleen Edwards: Billionaire (Dualtone) [08-22] - Americana [**]
  • Myron Elkins: Nostalgia for Sale () - country
  • Joe Ely: Love & Freedom (Rack 'Em) [02-07] - country [***]
  • Jeff Evans Porkestra: When Pigs Dance (self-relesed -EP) [03-14] - country [**]
  • Florry: Sounds Like . . . (Dear Life) [05-23] - alt-country
  • Friendship: Caveman Wakes Up (Merge) [05-16] - alt-country
  • From the Dirt: Colored Edge of Memory (Partial Lyrics) [06-27] - Americana [***]
  • Robbie Fulks: Now Then (Compass) [09-05] - folk [B]
  • Fust: Big Ugly (Dear Life) [03-07] - alt-country
  • Alex G: Headlights (RCA) [07-18] - RCA
  • Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson: What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (Nonesuch) [04-18] - folk [***]
  • Charles Wesley Godwin: Lonely Mountain Town () - country
  • S.G. Goodman: Planting by the Signs (Slough Water/Thirty Tigers) [06-20] - alt-country [**]
  • Patty Griffin: Crown of Roses (PGM/Thirty Tigers) [07-25] - Americana
  • Tyler Hatley/Justin Clyde Williams: The Dick and Tammy Show () - country
  • Jason Isbell: Foxes in the Snow (Southeastern) [03-07] - Americana [A-]
  • Cody Jinks: In My Blood (Late August) [07-25] - country [*]
  • Diane King: Sky (self-released) [09-19] - country
  • Lola Kirke: Trailblazer (One Riot) [03-21] - country [***]
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia (Down the Road) [03-28] - bluegrass [**]
  • Kathryn Legendre: Here's Your Honky Tonk () - country
  • Olivia Ellen Lloyd: Do It Myself (self-released) [03-21] - country [***]
  • Tony Logue: Dark Horse (Jenny Ridge Productions) [02-21] - country [***]
  • Jesse Lovelock: & the Velvet Voices () - country
  • Parker McCollum: Parker McCollum () - country
  • Juliet McConkey: Southern Front (Soggy Anvil) [02-21] - country
  • Carson McHone: Pentimento (Merge) [09-12] - Americana
  • James McMurtry: The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy (New West) [06-30] - country [A-]
  • Pitney Meyer: Cherokee Pioneer () - country
  • Colin Miller: Losin' (Mtn Laurel) [04-25] - alt-country
  • Miss Tess: Cher Rêve () - country
  • Ashley Monroe: Tennessee Lightning (Mountainrose Sparrow) [08-08] - country [*]
  • Monteverdi Choir & Jonathan Sells: Bruckner & Gesualdo: Motets (Soli Deo Gloria) [04-18] - choral
  • The Moran Tripp Band: Jumpers Hole () - country
  • Whitey Morgan and the 78's: Live From Bandit Town USA () - country
  • Maren Morris: Dreamsicle (Columbia) [05-09] - country
  • Gurf Morlix: A Taste of Ashes (Rootball) [04-01] - Americana [**]
  • Sam Moss: Swimming (self-released) [02-07] - Americana
  • Ty Myers: The Select (Columbia) [01-24] - country
  • Tami Neilson: Neon Cowgirl () - country
  • Willie Nelson: Oh What a Beautiful World (Legacy) [04-25] - country [A-]
  • Elizabeth Nichols: Tough Love (Pulse -EP) [06-20] - country [**]
  • Oldstar: Of the Highway () [03-07] - alt-country
  • ERR: grade bad priority: Bill Orcutt/Steve Shelley/Ethan Miller: Orcutt Shelley Miller
  • Jon Pardi: Honkytonk Hollywood (Capitol Nashville) [04-11] - country
  • Cam Pierce: A Thousand Lonely Horses (self-released) [01-12] - country [A-]
  • Paige Plaisance: Louisiana Lonely () - country
  • Ken Pomeroy: Cruel Joke (Rounder) [05-16] - country [***]
  • Margo Price: Hard Headed Woman (Loma Vista) [08-29] - country [***]
  • Rose City Band: Sol Y Sombra (Thrill Jockey) [01-24] - country rock
  • Rags Rosenberg: Song of the Bricoleur (Coyote Gulch) [09-19] - Americana
  • Blake Shelton: For Recreational Use Only (Wheelhouse) [05-09] - country
  • Kalie Shorr: My Type (Pound It Out Loud -EP) [08-01] - country [***]
  • ERR: stream no grade: Enoch Smith Jr.: The Book of Enoch Vol. 1
  • Joe Stamm Band: Little Crosses () - country
  • Ringo Starr: Look Up (Roccabella/Lost Highway) [01-10] - country
  • Steel Saddle: Steel Saddle () - country
  • Sam Stoane: Tales of the Dark West (Cloverdale) [05-23] - country [A-]
  • Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives: Space Junk: 20 Superlative Instrumentals (Snakefarm) [04-25] - bluegrass
  • Sunny Sweeney: Rhinestone Requiem (Aunt Daddy) [08-01] - country [A-]
  • Tennessee Jet: Ranchero () - country
  • Ross Thorn: Ross Thorn Tries Fitting In (Casa De Copas) [08-08] - bluegrass [***]
  • The Third Mind: Live Mind (Yep Roc) [02-14] - Americana [**]
  • The Third Mind: Right Now! (Yep Roc) [09-19] - Americana [***]
  • Ross Thorn: Fitting In () [08-08] - Americana
  • Tobacco City: Horses (Scissor Tail Editions) [03-07] - country rock
  • Zach Top: Ain't in It for My Health (Leo33) [08-29] - country [**]
  • Turnpike Troubadours: The Price of Admission (Bossier City) [04-11] - country [*]
  • Molly Tuttle: So Long Little Miss Sunshine (Nonesuch) [08-15] - bluegrass [**]
  • Kelsey Waldon: Every Ghost (Oh Boy) [06-20] - country [***]
  • Morgan Wade: The Party Is Over (Recovered) (Ladylike/Sony) [08-01] - country [***]
  • Joshua Ray Walker: Tropicana (Thirty Tigers) [06-13] - country
  • Morgan Wallen: I'm the Problem (Big Loud/Republic/Mercury) [05-16] - country
  • Sunny War: Armageddon in a Summer Dress (New West) [02-21] - alt-country [*]
  • The War and Treaty: Plus One (Mercury/UMG Nashville) [02-14] - country [B-]
  • Josh Ward: Same Ol' Cowboy, Different Rodeo () - country
  • Chasen Wayne: Corpus () - country
  • Justin Wells: Cynthiana () - country
  • Tucker Wetmore: What Not To (UMG Nashville) [04-25] - country
  • Hailey Whitters: Corn Queen (Pigasus/Big Loud) [06-06] - country [A-]
  • Trisha Yearwood: The Mirror () - country
  • Jubal Lee Young: Squirrels (Reconstruction) [08-15] - alt-country [A-]
  • Warren Zeiders: Relapse, Lies & Betrayal (Warner) [03-14] - country
  • Bailey Zimmerman: Different Night Same Rodeo () - country

Reissues, Etc.

  • Corb Lund: Five Dollar Bill (2003, New West) [08-01] - country
  • Corb Lund: Hair in My Eyes Like a Highland Steer (2005, New West) [09-12] - country
  • Grace Potter: Medicine (2008, Hollywood) [05-30] - country [***]
  • Barnyard Beehive (Numero Group) [02-14] - country pop

Priority Counts

  • Priority 1: 55
  • Priority 2: 2
  • Priority 3: 0
  • Priority 4: 51
  • Priority 5: 0

Total: 108