Proper Branding

CMA Nominations in a Better World

Billy Bob Thornton Country Reaction Gifs

I'm in pretty good shape for the shape I'm in, livin' in the shadows of all my sins

The 1400th time somebody hilariously comments “country + rap = crap”

When bro is staring at you because you fast passed over all his Gavin Adcock songs

“Everybody loves Morgan Wallen”

When the cover band singer has to read the “Mama Tried” lyrics off a piece of paper 

When you tell Stephen Wilson Jr. he looks like Billy Bob Thornton in the movie A Simple Plan

Do you love me, do you want to be my friend?

If you drink every time you hear bro-country during an SEC football game

When you ask someone in Jason Aldean’s small town where a bookstore is

Zach Bryan’s batshit fans

Hey Chud, do you think Tyler Childers is funny?

I'm crazy for trying, and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you

Country Songs of the Summer

New Video / Rhett Miller ft. Evan Felker / "Come As You Are"

25 Favorite Songs of 2025 So Far

 Beyond #1 & #2 I haven't ranked anything. Sue me.

1. Justin Wells - Til the Stars Won't Burn

2. Turnpike Troubadours - On the Red River

In no particular order:

Turnpike Troubadours - Heaven Passing Through

Vandoliers - Bible Belt

Patterson Hood - The Forks of Cypress

Noeline Hoffman - The Bullfighter

Jason Isbell - Gravelweed

Kat Hasty - Midland

Tobacco City - Mr. Wine

Jason Boland & The Stragglers - Truest Colors

Mark Morton ft. Charlie Starr & Jason Isbell - Come December

Jason Scott & The High Heat - Yardwork

Muscadine Bloodline - Ballad of the Blanton Brothers

Chaparelle - Bad Loving

Coltt Winter Lepley - Crack Cocaine

Ken Pomeroy - Flannel Cowboy

Cody Jinks - When Time Didn't Fly

Joe Stamm Band - Territory Town

Nikki Lane - Woodruff City Limit

James McMurtry - South Texas Lawman

Hailey Whitters - Casseroles

Hayes Carll - Progress of Man

Tanner Usrey - Smoke in the Air

Sunny Sweeney - Houston Belongs to Me

Ben Nichols - Fading Back Into the Night

When You Fall, Well Damn, You Fall

Saturday Night Music / Turnpike Troubadours ft. Zach Bryan & JR Carroll / "The Bird Hunters"

Favorite Albums of 2025: First Half Report

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1. Turnpike Troubadours - The Price of Admission

2. Justin Wells - Cynthiana

3. James McMurtry - The Black Dog & The Wandering Boy

4. Tobacco City - Horses

5. Jason Isbell - Foxes in the Snow

6. Ken Pomeroy - Cruel Joke

7. Jason Scott & The High Heat - American Grin

8. Valerie June - Owls, Omens, And Oracles

9. The Wilder Blue - Still in the Runnin'

10. Kat Hasty - The Time of Your Life

11. Jason Boland & The Stragglers - The Last Kings of Babylon

12. Patterson Hood - Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

13. Chaparelle - Western Pleasure

14. Charley Crockett - Lonesome Drifter

15. SG Goodman - Planting By the Signs

16. Will Stewart - Moon Winx

17. Jesse Daniel - Son of the San Lorenzo

18. Olivia Wolfe - Silver Rounds

19. JD Clayton - Blue Sky Sundays

20. Matt Daniel - The Poet

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Favorite EPs: 

1. Presley Haile - Off to Find a Sunny Day

2. Bleu Edmondson - To the End

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Other Albums I Like, In No Particular Order:

Them Coulee Boys - No Fun in the Chrysalis

Leon Majcen - Better Days

Juliet McConkey - Southern Front

Joshua Ray Walker - Tropicana

Annie DiRusso - Super Pedestrian

Nolan Taylor - s/t

Lola Kirke - Trailblazer

Sierra Hull - A Tip Toe Highwire

Tony Logue - Dark Horse

Joe Ely - Love and Freedom

My Politic - Signs of Life

Pug Johnson - El Cabron

Bonnie Prince Billy - The Purple Bird

Horsebath - Another Farewell

Kassi Valazza - From Newman Street

Ryan Sambol - Friend of the Show

Caylee Hammack - Bed of Roses

Ty Myers - The Select

Jesse Welles - Middle

Courtney Patton - Carry You With Me

Alison Krauss & Union Station - Arcadia

Kathryn Legendre - Here's Your Honky Tonk

Vandoliers - Life Behind Bars

The Statesboro Revue - s/t

Willie Nelson - Oh What a Beautiful World

Micky & the Motorcars - s/t

Caitlin Cannon - Love Addict

Hailey Whitters - Corn Queen

Willi Carlisle - Winged Victory

Parker McCollum - s/t

The Shootouts - Switchback

What Your 2025 Country Song of the Summer Says About You

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Zach Top

“Good Times & Tan Lines”

This one’s a little hard to nail down. You’re either a Boomer who thinks this is Alan Jackson’s “Chattahoochee,” a Gen-Xer who thinks this is a cover of that song, a Millennial who pines for their 90s childhood, or a Gen-Zer who calls it classic country. Whichever way, if you like it, that’s cool with me.

Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae

“What I Want”

You are too young to have fully a developed sense of hearing, have been failed by your music education in school, only listen to what is popular, and think that music is only good if it’s popular because that many idiots can’t possibly be wrong.

Tucker Wetmore

“Brunette”

You thought he was Morgan Wallen when you first heard him, and just ran with it. You bullied at least 3 girls into therapy while in high school. Your boyfriend’s “promposal” poster was misspelled and neither of you noticed. You’ll be the only pregnant member of the Baptist Student Union at Auburn this fall.

Josh Ross

“Single Again”

You recently developed a southern accent despite living in Hinsdale, IL. You listen to this because they say bad words in pop music, but you really want to hear pop music. You want to go to the Windy City Smokeout but are scared of Koe Wetzel’s fans. Dan + Shay are who got you into country music.

Whiskey Myers

“Tailspin”

You tried vaping for a while but it just didn’t sting like the Marlboro Reds. You’re not a team player nor a leader at work, but the place would go out of business without you. You drive an obnoxiously large pickup truck, but actually do work in it. You recently covered up a ‘bad idea Spring break of ’02 tribal tattoo’ with your kids’ names. You’re a conservative but really don’t give a shit how anybody else wants to live.

BigXthaPlug (ft. Bailey Zimmerman)

“All the Way”

You think listening to this in your unblemished Warlock gives you street cred. Your entire closet is white tee shirts and henley collars. You get all your music recommendations from TikTok. You live in Vestavia Hills and consider yourself a small town boy. Your stepdad keeps trying to get you to listen to a band called “Turnstile Herbivores” or whatever.

Turnpike Troubadours

“On the Red River”

You need a hug.

Morgan Wallen

“Miami”

You spent more money on a lift kit than your education. The last book you read involved an inquisitive primate and his friend with a yellow hat. This song is the closest you’ve ever come to hearing Keith Whitley. The car wash has asked you and your friends nicely to stop drinking in the parking lot and the next time they’re calling the cops. You aren’t worried because your dad is a cop.