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Put A Record On: It's A Disco Country World

Time to stop worrying and love the grooves.

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The Good

"Crisco," Miranda Lambert: Not Miranda baiting me with the most over the top disco country confection, complete with "Southern Nights," "Islands In The Stream" and Conway and Loretta references. Is 2026 the year of disco country? Between her work co-producing Ella Langley's hazy, groovy Dandelion and now this miraculous, absurd single, Lambert seems hellbent on making it so. — NW [Came here to say Natalie’s prediction was totally spot on - and I think this song is fun as hell. - MM]

“Planting By the Signs,” Tyler Childers and Senora May (S.G. Goodman): For title track of the deluxe edition of her terrific album Planting By the Signs – titled appropriately (Re) Planting By the Signs – S.G. Goodman recruited Tyler Childers and Senora May for this gorgeous, grounded-to-the-earth cover, the first time the two have released an official recording together. Proceeds from the song will benefit Goodman’s local NPR affiliate, WKMS. I’m sure you’re all well aware of how I feel about Childers’ music, but if you have time today after listening to this song, I also urge you to dig up Senora May’s catalogue. I have 2018’s Lainhart on regular rotation, which has this really unique, relaxed kind of folk approach (All of My Love, which leans into an indie, 90’s rock inspired direction, is also great – “Love You More” is a real favorite). Anyway...if you’re gonna make a deluxe version of an album, this is the way to do it. - MM

“Country,” Senora May: Because see above! - MM

On Mothering and Work

I'm writing this the day after my first Mother's Day as a mother, in the hour and a half or so I have each night after the baby has gone to bed and before I go to bed if I plan to get any sleep at

🗨 Don't Rock the Comments Section: Middle of Nowhere

Yee-fucking-haw: there's a new Kacey Musgraves album in the world. Middle of Nowhere has been out for a week now, so hopefully you've all had enough time to sit with it for more than a few listens - enough listens, to discuss here! We chatted through

What Do You Do When You're Lonesome?

I've probably told this story here before, but the man that really drew us to Nashville was Justin Townes Earle. We'd come to visit during a now-defunct music festival called Soundland, and Justin was playing in a small room off the Korean Veterans Boulevard roundabout, mostly

Put A Record On: Don Schlitz Beyond 'The Gambler'

Earlier this week, we paid a slightly belated homage to the gone-too-soon songwriter Don Schlitz. In spite of the fact that he wrote one of the most widely beloved pop songs of the last century (it was even turned into series of TV movies), he was hardly a household name