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Put A Record On: New Year, Same Songs About Whiskey (But Good)
New year, new music - though yes, there are at least two songs with whiskey in the title. It's a country newsletter!
The DRTI 2026 Country Ins and Outs
Hello readers - welcome to 2026, Happy New Year (are we still allowed to say that?) and thanks for allowing us a wee break to tend to our tired hearts and tiring children. If you missed our best of 2025 list, you can review that here, too. New year, same
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Put A Record On: A Country Workout Playlist
A workout playlist by an extra special guest!
Courtney Marie Andrews Answers the the DRTI Proust-ish Questionnaire
A quick note to our community: we cannot thank you enough for reading and subscribing to our little country newsletter this year! We're very excited for what 2026 will bring, and hope that you will let us know in the comments what you hope to see more of
🗨 Don't Rock the Comments Section: Your 2025 Best-Ofs
Somehow we're already just about done with list season, and on the cusp of that blissful couple of weeks when time sort of collapses into a decadent holiday haze (unless you're working in retail or food service, in which case — I am so sorry, on behalf
The Best Country Albums & Songs of 2025, According to Us
Happy end of 2025 - we did it, everyone! Well, almost. This year, we were excited to once again partner with our friends at Stereogum to rundown our favorite albums of the year (with our favorite songs listed below as well). I think Natalie summed up everything expertly in her
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Put A Record On: A Texas Country Christmas
For a Lone Star holiday :)
Remembering Raul Malo
An homage to a legend of country and beyond.
Poptimism and Country Music and You (Plus 6 2025 Country Radio Hits You'll Actually Like)
If you're chronically online (and I'll start by saying I hope you aren't), you probably caught a secondhand whiff of various discourses earlier this year among the tragically music nerdy about poptimism — a savior or a villain or something in between, depending on where
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Put A Record On: Gettin' By, Gettin' Laid
Welcome back to Don’t Rock the Inbox. Here’s this week’s music recommendation post and playlist, which are for paying subscribers only. If you’re interested in paid content but not able to afford it, shoot us an email. Oh PS - our 40% off sale ends this
I'm the Problem (With Your Year-End Lists)
In case you didn't notice, it's the holiday season. While normal beings have fun decorating the tree, spinning dreidels, shopping for presents or partaking in whatever kind of festive pursuits you enjoy, those of us who write about music for a living are making lists: best