Put a Record On: Saddle up, we're going Snipe Hunting

Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox! Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. Subscribe to get access to all our new (and old) music picks and pans, and so much more — including new playlists weekly, which are always at

Issue #108: Meet The Best Country Band You're Not Listening To: The Deslondes

At first listen, what the Deslondes do sounds simple. There are layers of familiar-ish hooks, riffs, grooves and harmonies heard through a swampy, analog haze. The vibe — easy, often danceable and unforced but full of dozens of little earworms — hits you before the lyrics, which tend towards a particularly Millennial

Put a Record On: Summer Road Trip Playlist (& some other things for the road)

I've spent a good bulk of my summer on the road this year - driving to the east coast and back, to various spots in the south, to camp (which doesn't count as a road trip but parents know this is still time). Hell, over the

Issue #107: Cowboy Carter Tour Report

Apologies for the slightly tardy newsletter delivery this week – but I have a good excuse. Yesterday, my daughter and I made the trip to Atlanta to see Beyoncé and the Cowboy Carter tour, and we just rolled back into town tired and invigorated and filled up with that good kind

Put A Record On: Sale Day Because We've Got A New Home!

Plus, a glut of energizing, fight the power-ready tunes.

Issue #106: Meet the Pedal Steel Player Running for Governor of Tennessee

Trying to turn it from a red state to a…Western swing state? Sorry, sorry…

Put A Record On: Something Besides 'Americana'

We need a better word...

Issue #105: Fancy Hagood Answers the Don’t Rock the Inbox Proust-ish Questionnaire

Because we love a throwback

Converting The Skeptics: Randy Rogers

The titan of rough and rowdy red dirt is also one of modern country's great romantics.

Issue #104: Get To Know Texas Country Radio

So many cowboy songs, and what is it about 'Hurricane'??

Put A Record On: Country With Horns!!

Plus summery tunes and some near-misses...

🗨 Don't Rock the Comments Section: A Few Bright Spots In Dark Times

What's bringing you joy and hope right now?