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
  • Mackenzie Carpenter: Hey Country Queen (Valory Music) [05-07] - country [*]
  • Eric Church: Evangeline vs. the Machine (UMG Nashville) [05-02] - country
  • Charley Crockett: Lonesome Drifter (Son of Davy) - country [**]
  • Helene Cronin: Maybe New Mexico (self-released) [03-07] - country [A-]
  • The Delines: Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom (Decor) [02-14] - country soul [**]
  • The Devil Makes Three: Spirits (New West) [02-28] - alt-country [*]
  • The Doohickeys: All Hat No Cattle () - country
  • Chris Eckman: The Land We Knew the Best (Glitterhouse) [01-24] - alt-country
  • Fust: Big Ugly (Dear Life) [03-07] - alt-country
  • Rhiannon Giddens & Justin Robinson: What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow (Nonesuch) [04-18] - folk [***]
  • Charles Wesley Godwin: Lonely Mountain Town () - country
  • Jason Isbell: Foxes in the Snow (Southeastern) [03-07] - Americana [A-]
  • Lola Kirke: Trailblazer (One Riot) [03-21] - country [***]
  • Alison Krauss & Union Station: Arcadia (Down the Road) [03-28] - bluegrass [**]
  • Tony Logue: Dark Horse () - country
  • Juliet McConkey: Southern Front () - country
  • Miss Tess: Cher Rêve () - country
  • Monteverdi Choir & Jonathan Sells: Bruckner & Gesualdo: Motets (Soli Deo Gloria) [04-18] - choral
  • The Moran Tripp Band: Jumpers Hole () - 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
  • Willie Nelson: Oh What a Beautiful World (Legacy) [04-25] - country [A-]
  • Jon Pardi: Honkytonk Hollywood (Capitol Nashville) [04-11] - country
  • Cam Pierce: A Thousand Lonely Horses () - country
  • Paige Plaisance: Louisiana Lonely () - country
  • Rose City Band: Sol Y Sombra (Thrill Jockey) [01-24] - country rock
  • Blake Shelton: For Recreational Use Only (Wheelhouse) [05-09] - country
  • Ringo Starr: Look Up (Roccabella/Lost Highway) [01-10] - country
  • Steel Saddle: Steel Saddle () - country
  • Tennessee Jet: Ranchero () - country
  • The Third Mind: Live Mind (Yep Roc) [02-14] - Americana [**]
  • Tobacco City: Horses (Scissor Tail Editions) [03-07] - country rock
  • ERR: stream no grade: Transcendence: Music of Pat Metheny
  • Turnpike Troubadours: The Price of Admission (Bossier City) [04-11] - 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
  • Justin Wells: Cynthiana () - country
  • Tucker Wetmore: What Not To (UMG Nashville) [04-25] - country
  • Warren Zeiders: Relapse, Lies & Betrayal (Warner) [03-14] - country

Reissues, Etc.

    Priority Counts

    • Priority 1: 28
    • Priority 2: 0
    • Priority 3: 0
    • Priority 4: 15
    • Priority 5: 0

    Total: 43