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Put A Record On: Old Sounds, New Songs

Our picks for this week!

Hayes Carll

Issue #112: Hayes Carll — The DRTI Interview

Hayes Carll on his new album, We're Only Human, songwriting, working under the long shadows of the Texas troubadours who came before him — and much more.

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Put A Record On: Honky-Tonk Tunes That Work Beyond The Neon Lights

Some of our favorite new country tunes.

Lee Ann Womack

Issue #110: "I Hope You Dance": On 25 Years Of Misunderstanding Lee Ann Womack

"I Hope You Dance" was inspired by a divorce. “For ‘I Hope You Dance,’ I had written the opening line, ‘I hope you never lose your sense of wonder,'” Tia Sillers told Songwriter Universe in 2001, the year after the song had become a megahit. “I had

Playlists

Put A Record On: Six Country Songs That Changed My Life

What are yours?

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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