Little Big Town

 

Artist:  Little Big Town
Origin:   Homewood, Alabama, USA.
Genre:  Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Original line-up:

Karen Fairchild:  Vocals
Kimberly Roads Schlapman:  Vocals
Phillip Sweet:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Jimi Westbrook:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Dobro

Little Big Town is an American Country Music Vocal Group, founded in 1998 by four members:  Karen Fairchild, Kimberly Schlapman, Phillip Sweet and Jimi Westbrook, all four members are as lead singers and heavily on four-part Vocal Harmonies.

Title:  It's A Dying Art Sangria (2026)

Genre:  Country, Contemporary Country, Neo-Traditionalist Country

Label:  MCA Nashville

Rating:  *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Sucker For A Sad Song (with Ashley Monroe) (5:45)

 2.  The Door (with Jason Isbell) (2:41)

 3.  Dying Art (5:42)

 4.  Hey There Sunshine (3:56)

 5.  The Idea (3:27)

 6.  Closing Time (with Kelsea Ballerini) (2:38)

Side B:

 7.  Over And Over (4:38)

 8.  We Could Have It All (3:56)

 9.  Crickets (4:08)

10.  Long Way To Your Heart (4:25)

11. It's Coming Around (3:25)

12. Jet Plane (3:49)

Personnel:

Karen Fairchild:  Vocals on All Tracks, Handclaps on Track 1
Kimberly Roads Schlapman:  Vocals on All Tracks, Handclaps on Track 1

Phillip Sweet:  Vocals on All Tracks, Handclaps on Track 1

Jimi Westbrook:  Vocals on All Tracks, Handclaps on Track 1

Additional Musicians:

Audley Freed:  Electric Guitar on Tracks:  1, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  3, 4, 12

Tim Galloway:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  1, 3

JT Cure:  Bass on Track 1, 3

Billy Justineau:  Hammond B3, Wurlitzer Electric Piano on Track 1, Piano on Track 4

Chad Gamble:  Drums, Percussion on Track 1

Ashley Monroe:  Vocals, Handclaps on Track 1

Jason Isbell:  Acoustic Guotar, Slide Guitar on Track 2

Fred Eltringham:  Drums, Percussion on Tracks:  3, 5, 7011, Handclaps on Track 5, Congas on Track 11

Eleonore Denig:  Viloa, Violin on Track

Cara Fox:  Cello on Track 4

Todd Lombardo:  Acoustic Guitar on Tracks:  5-11, Guitar on Track 11

Jen Gunderman:  Piano on Tracks:  5, 7, 10, Mellotron on Track 7, Cavinet, Synthesizer on Track 8, Hammond B3,Wurlitzer Electric Piano on Tracks:  9, 11, Celesta on Track 10

Andrew Petroff:  Bass on Tracks:  5, 7-11

Kelsea Ballerini:  Vocals on Track 9

It's A Dying Art Sangria is the twelfth studio album by Little Big Town, released on August 28, 2026 by MCA Nashville, featuring Special Guests:  Ashley Monroe, Jason Isbell, and Kelsea Ballerini.  Pressed on Sangria Colored Vinyl.

 

Niko Moon

 

Artist:  Niko Moon

Birth Name:  Nicholas Cowan

Born:  September 20, 1982.  Tyler, Texas, USA

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Niko Moon is an American Country Pop Singer and Songwriter formerly he has written songs for Dierks Bentley, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and Morgan Wallen.  He was also a member of the group Sir Rosevelt with Zac Brown and Ben Simonetti.

Title:  Roots (2026)

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Label:  Happy Cowboy Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Georgia (Roots) (3:42)

 2.  American Dreamin' (3:20)

 3.  Rich Man (3:01)

 4.  Take It Slow (3:11)

 5.  Get Country (2:41)

 6.  Lakeside Summer (2:10)

 7.  Somewhere, Somehow, Some Way (3:10)

 8.  Country Song (2:48)

 9.  Drift Away (2:59)

10. Without Your Love (2:26)

11. Lay It On Me (2:54)

12. One Way To Find Out (2:38)

13. Right Here, Right Now (2:54)

14. Easy (2:44)

15. Change The World (3:30)

Personnel:

Niko Moon:  Vocals, Guitar

Others:  Unknown

Roots is the fourth studio album by Niko Moon, released on July 27, 2026 by Happy Cowboy Records.  Great Album!.

The Highwomen

 

Artist:  The Highwomen

Origin:  Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Genre: Country, Americana, Folk, Country Pop, Contemporary Country, Folk Rock, Country Folk

Original line-up:

Brandi Carlile:  Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Banjo

Maren Morris:  Lead & Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Guitar Percussion

Amanda Shires:  Lead & Background Vocals,Violin

Natalie Hemby: Lead & Background Vocals, Harmony Vocals, Percussion

The Highwomen is an American Country Music Supergroup, formed in Nashville,Tennessee in 2019, composed of Brandi Carlile (Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Songwriter), Natalie Hemby (Vocals, Percussion, Songwriter), Maren Morris (Vocals, Guitar Songwriter), and Amanda Shires (Vocals, Fiddle, Autoharp, Ukulele, Guitar Ex The 400 Unit).

Title:  The Highwomen (2026)

Genre: Country, Americana, Folk, Country Pop, Contemporary Country, Folk Rock, Country Folk

Label:  Highwomen Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Highwomen (feat. Yola) (3:32)

 2.  Redesigning Women (2:54)

 3.  Loose Change (2:22)

 4.  Crowded Table (3:29)

 5.  My Name Can't Be Mama (2:30)

 6.  If She Ever Leaves Me (3:13)

 7.  Old Soul (5:45)

 8.  Don't Call Me (3:36)

 9.  My Only Child (3:53)

10. Heaven Is A Honky Tonk (feat. Sheryl Crow) (3:54)

11. Cocktail And A Song (3:37)

12. Wheels Of Laredo (4:14)

Personnel:

The Highwomen:

Brandi Carlile:  Lead & Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano

Maren Morris:  Lead & Background Vocals

Amanda Shires:  Lead & Background Vocals,Violin

Natalie Hemby: Lead & Background Vocals

Additional Musicians:

Dave Cobb:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Phil Hanseroth:  Background Vocals, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Percussion, Tictac Bass

Tim Hanseroth:  Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Jason Isbell:  Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar

Peter Levin:  Keyboards, Mellotron, Piano, Strings, Wurlitzer

Chris Powell:  Drums, Percussion

Special Guests:

Sheryl Crow:  Guest Vocals, Background Vocals, Bass on Track 10

Yola:  Guest Vocals, Background Vocals on Track 1

The Highwomen is the debut studio album by The Highwomen, originally released on September 6, 2019 by Elektra, remastered and reissued on May 26, 2026 by Highwomen Records. The Album reached No. 1 on US Top Country Albums Chart (Billboard).

The Shires

 

Artist:  The Shires
Origin:  Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, England
Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Original line-up:

Ben Earle:  Vocals
Crissie Rhodes:  Vocals, Piano, Guitar

The Shires are a British Country Duo composed of Ben Earle (Vocals) and Crissie Rhodes (Vocals, Piano, Guitar), formed in 2013.  After playing hardly half a dozen shows together.  They signed with Decca Records, who signed them in the United Kingdom, and they secured a contract American Record Label Universal Music Group Nashville, thus becoming the first ever English Country act to be signed to a major Nashville Label and they were also the first ever UK Country act to have a Top Ten Album.

Title:  Bonfire (2026) 

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Label:  Blue Highway Records

Rating:  *****

Format:  CD

Tracks:

 1.  Bonfire Song (2:52)

 2.  Getaway Car (3:15)

 3.  Magnetised (3:09)

 4.  House Of Cards (3:13)

 5.  Slow Dance (2:59)

 6.  Blink (3:16)

 7.  Watching You Watching Me (3:23)

 8.  Hypocrite (3:29)

 9.  One For The Whiskey (2:25)

10. Come Back Around (2:26)

11. Sing You Back (3:22)

12. A Good Life (3:08)

Personnel:

Ben Earle:  Vocals, Guitar

Crissie Rhodes:  Lead Vocals

Bonfire is the sixth studio album by The Shires, released on July 3, 2026 by Blue Highway Records  Great Album!.

Drayton Farley

Artist:  Drayton Farley

Origin:  Woodstock, Alabama, USA

Genre:  Folk, Country, Americana, Neo-Traditional Country, Contemporary Country, Alternative Country

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Drayton Farley is an American Singer and Songwriter from Woodstock, Alabama, he was heavily influenced by artists like Jason Isbell, John Prine, and Tyler Childers.  Notable Tours, he has shared stages with high-profile artists including Willie Nelson, Dwight Yoakam, Zach Bryan, and Charley Crockett.

Title:  A Heavy Duty Heart (2026)

Genre:  Folk, Country, Americana, Neo-Traditional Country, Contemporary Country, Alternative Country

Label:  One Riot Records/Hargrove Records

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Love We Mean (4:39)

 2.  What You Gonna Do (3:51)

 3.  It's Called Doubt (4:09)

 4.  I'll Hold You (3:14)

 5.  I Nee Your Love (3:57)

Side B:

 1.  Dream Come True (4:04)

 2.  The Luckier Ones (3:52)

 3.  Feel Like Getting High (4:18)

 4.  The Way It Goes (3:30)

 5.  Turn Around (4:28)

Personnel:

Drayton Farley:  Vocals, Acoustic Guitar

Alex Lyon:  Bass

Josh Kaler:  Steel Guitar

James Wamble: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar

Sadler Vaden:  Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals

Bradford Dobbs:  Drums, Percussion

A Heavy Duty Heart is the third studio album by Drayton Farley, released on March 27, 2026 by One Riot Records/Hargrove Records.

 

Morgan Evans

Artist:  Morgan Evans

Birth Name:  Morgan John Evans

Born:  April 24, 1985.  Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Occupation:  Singer, Songwriter

Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Morgan Evans is an Australian Country Music Singer and Songwriter from Newcastle, New South Wales.  He has a younger sister, Jane and a younger brother, Tom, who is also a musician playing Bass Guitar.  He formed local Rock Trio, he provided Lead Vocals and Guitar, his brother Tom on Bass, and a friend, Nicholas Cook on Drums, the band called "Solver".  The band won Artist of The Year and Best Rock Act at the  MusicOZ Awards of 2006.  He first gained recognition with his "Self-Title" debut album in 2014, which peaked at No. 20 on the ARIA Albums Chart.  International success followed with his 2017 hit "Kiss Somebody" and his 2018 album "Things That We Drink To", which won the ARIA Award for Best Country Album in 2019.

 

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Title:  Steel Town (2026)

Genre:  Country, Country Pop, Contemporary Country

Label:  Solrise Records\\\\\\\

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Steel Town (3:19)

 2.  Beer Back Home (3:16)

 3.  Two Broken hearts (feat. Laci Kaye Booth) (3:53)

 4.  Another Drink Coming (3:31)

 5.  Lettig You Go (3:02)

Side B:

 1.  Back To Country (0:48)

 2.  Land I Love (feat. William Barton) (4:00)

 3.  Forgiving You (2:52)

 4.  She Talks About Texas (3:07)

 5.  The Farm (2:57)

 6.  Setting It Down (3:20)

Personnel:

Morgan Evans:  Vocals, Guitar

Special Guests:

Laci Kaye Booth:  Vocals, Guitar on Track A3

William Barton:  Multi-Instrumentalist on Track B2

Steel Town is the third studio album by Morgan Evans, released on March 20, 2026 by Solrise Records.  Great Songs, Great Album.

Chris Stapleton

 

Artist:  Chris Stapleton
Birth Name:  Christopher Alvin Stapleton
Born:  April 15, 1978.  Lexington, Kentucky, USA
Origin:  Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Occupation:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Vocals, Guitar

Chris Stapleton is an American Country and Bluegrass Musician and Songwriter, he wrote six No. 1 songs including the five-week No. 1 "Never Wanted Nothing More" (by Kenny Chesney), "Love's Gonna Make It Alright" (by George Strait), and "Come Back Song" (by Darius Rucker).  As a songwriter, over 150 of Stapleton's songs have appeared on albums by such artists as Adele, Luke Bryan, Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley and Dierks Bentley and has co-written with notable artists like Vince Gill, Peter Frampton and Sheryl Crow.  He has been the frontman of The Steel Drivers from 2008 to 2010, before his debut studio album Traveller in 2015, reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and sold over 1.4 million copies domestically.  

Title:  Traveller  (Limited Edition) (2015)
Genre:  Country, Bluegrass, Southern Rock, Outlaw Country, Contemporary Country, Country Rock
Label:  Mercury Nashville
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

LP 1:

Side A:

 1.  Traveller  (3:42)
 2.  Fire Away  (4:04)
 3.  Tennessee Whiskey  (4:53)
 4.  Parachute  (4:13)

Side B:

 1.  Whiskey And You  (3:56)
 2.  Nobody To Blame  (4:04)
 3.  More Of You  (4:38)
 4.  When The Stars Come Out  (4:17)

LP 2:

Side C:

 1.  Daddy Doesn't Pray Anymore  (4:10)
 2.  Might As Well Get Stoned  (4:37)
 3.  Was It 26  (4:49)

Side D:

 1.  The Devil Named Music  (6:07)

 2.  Outlaw State Of Mind  (5:37)
 3.  Sometimes I Cry  (4:00)

Personnel:

Chris Stapleton:  Lead Vocals, Acoustic & Electric Guitar, Mandolin
Dave Cobb:  Acoustic Guitar, Percussion
J.T. Cure:  Bass, Upright Bass
Derek Mixon:  Drums, Percussion
Mickey Raphael:  Harmonica
Robby Turner:  Pedal Steel Guitar
Michael Webb:  Mellotron, Organ, Piano
Morgane Hayes-Stapleton:  Background Vocals

Traveller is the debut album by Chris Stapleton, originally released on May 5, 2015 by Mercury Nashville, remastered and reissued on August 22, 2025 by Mercury Nashville.   The album reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 Chart, and was later certified Platinum by RIAA.  He won the 2015 Country Music Association Award for Best Male Vocalist, New Artist of the Year, and Album of the Year, he also received four Grammy Award nominations for the 2016 ceremony, including Album of the Year, Winning Two:  Best Country Album and Best Country Solo Performance.  Highly Recommended!.  Limited Edition Amazon Music Exclusive Vinyl Cola Bottle Clear Vinyl.