Upcoming Country CD Releases
March 27, 2026
Ty Myers –
Heavy On The Soul
(RECORDS Nashville/Columbia) – Ty Myers releases his sophomore album. The disc was recorded at FAME Recording Studios in Muscle Shoals, Ala.
April 3, 2026
The Droptines –
Drought Flower
(Big Loud Texas) – Texas band The Droptines make their label debut. The 11-song disc includes from Zandi Holup and Sarah Jarosz helping out.
Luke Grimes –
Haunted
(MCA Nashville) – Luke Grimes releases his second major label album. Grimes doubles as an actor, appearing in the CBS show "Marshals."
Luke Grimes –
Redbird
(MCA) – Luke Grimes releases his sophomore album. Dave Cobb porduced the 10-song project.
April 17, 2026
Owen Riegling –
In the Feeling
(Big Loud) – Canadian country singer Owen Riegling releases his first full-length release in the U.S. The record contains a dozen songs and was produced by Oscar Charles. Riegling has received some play with "Taillight This Town" this past fall. He released the full-length record, "Bruce County (From the Beginning)," in 2024 through Universal Canada.
April 23, 2026
Jackson Dean –
Magnolia Sage
(Big Machine) – Jackson Dean releases his third album. He had a hand in writing all 11 songs.
April 24, 2026
The Milk Carton Kids –
Lost Cause Lover Fool
(Far Cry Records) – The Milk Carton Kids - the duo of Kenneth Pattengale and Joey Ryan - release their seventh studio album. Pattengale produced the nine-song set.
May 15, 2026
49 Winchester –
Change of Plans
(Lucille/MCA) – 49 Winchester has another album int he works. "Change of Plans" was executive produced by Dave Cobb at his recording studio in Savannah, Ga. "Pardon Me" was released as a lead song from the release.
May 22, 2026
The Deslondes –
Don't Let It Die Vol. 1
(New West) – The Deslondes return with a 12-track set that was recorded on analog tape and features renditions of songs by Swamp Dogg, Shelby Lynne, Johnny Cash, Clifton Chenier, and more. It was produced by the band's John James Tourville and Ajai Combelic (Sabine McCalla) at the band's studio in New Orleans and follows their 2024 studio album "Roll It Out."
Recent CD Releases
March 6, 2026
Chicago Farmer –
Homeaid
(LoHi) – Chicago Farmer, aka Cody Diekhoff, releases his fifth studio album.
Aaron Watson –
Horse Named Texas
(Self-released) – Aaron Watson continues going the indie route. Here, he helped co-write all 25 songs.
February 20, 2026
Megan Moroney –
9 Clouds
(Sony Music Nashville) – Meegan Moroney releases her third record, the follow-up to 2024's "Am I Okay?" She received help from Ed Sheeran and Kacey Musgraves on the 15-song disc.
The Band of Heathens –
Country Sides
(BOH) – Roots rockers The Band of Heathens are out with a new album marking their 20th anniversary as a band.
February 13, 2026
The Infamous Stringdusters –
20/20
(Americana Vibes) – Bluegrassicana band The Infamous Stringdusters celebrate their 20th anniversary.
Larry Fleet –
Another Year Olde
(Stellar Way Records / EMPIRE) – Larry Fleet self-produced the 11-track record, his first with the global label.
Caroline Jones –
Good Omen
(Nashville Harbor Records & Entertainment) – Singer/Songwriter Caroline Jones, also a member of the Zac Brown Band, make sher debut for the label. She co-produced the 12 songs with Julian Raymond.
The Lone Bellow –
What a Time to be Alive
(Soundly/Thirty Tigers) – The Lone Bellow, a trio in Nashville by way of Brooklyn, recorded their latest in Muscle Shoals, Ala. with their touring band.
February 6, 2026
John Craigie –
I Swam Here
(Zabriskie Point Records) – John Craigie releases his 10th solo album. Much of the album was recorded in New Orleans in January 2025, with backing from local musicians handpicked by Sam Doores of The Deslondes, including the Deslondes drummer Howe Pearson, bassist Max Bien Khan, pedal steel guitarist Jonny Campos (Lost Bayou Ramblers), and country folk songwriter Desiree Cannon, with Craigie's long-time collaborator, singer-songwriter Anna Moss, appearing on almost every track.
Rissi Palmer –
Perspectives
(Self-released) – Rissi Palmer releases a four-song EP." Produced primarily by Shannon Sanders, the release was sparked by Palmer's time on the 2025 Trailblazing Women of Country Tour, where honoring the legacies of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton reconnected her to the genre's storytelling roots. Among the four songs is "Somebody Somewhere," the lone track produced by Dan Knobler, in which Palmer revisits the Loretta Lynn classic. Palmer also recorded "Can You Run?," penned by Chris Stapleton and the late Mike Henderson. Palmer helped write the other two songs.
January 23, 2026
Kashus Culpepper –
Act I
(Big Loud) – Kashus Culpepper left the military for a career in country music. This is his debut record.
Eric Brace & Thomm Jutz –
Circle and Square
(Red Beet) – Eric Brace and Thomm Jutz team up for a new record, which follows the 2022 passing of Peter Cooper with whom they recorded. This is Brace and Jutz's second album.
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