Urban, Midland, ZBB, Tenpenny release new discs

Midland releases their new Dave Cobb-produced album, "Barely Blue," via Big Machine Records. Lead singer/guitarist Mark Wystrach, bassist/vocalist Cameron Duddy and guitarist/vocalist Jess Carson put eight songs on the project.

Zac Brown Band dropped their new five-track EP, "Wake Zone."

Mitchell Tenpenny dropped "The 3rd," his third album. "Not Today" is the first single from the nine-song release. The 20-song set includes a cover of The Goo Goo Dolls' "Iris" and "Demon or Ghost," featuring hard rock band Underoath.

Mason Ramsey was first discovered at a Wal-Mart in his native Indiana yodeling away. Now 17, he released "I'll See You In My Dreams," a nine-song collection. Ramsey, who was known for his yodeling, is on the more jazzy side here with an

Chase Rice debuts his independent album, "Go Down Singin'," a reflective 11-song collection. Today's release follows 2023's "I Hate Cowboys & All Dogs Go To Hell." Lori McKenna is featured on "That Word Don't Work No More." She also helped write four of the songs.

Dobro master Jerry Douglas released "The Set," his first album in seven years via Nolivian Records. Douglas, who is a member of Allison Krauss' Union Station, has five new offerings and six revitalized songs from his catalog on "The Set." The first single is "While My Guitar Gently Weeps," The Beatles song. Helping Douglas out are Daniel Kimbro on bass, Christian Sedelmyer on fiddle and Mike Seal on guitar.

Kassi Ashton debuts with "Made From the Dirt" on MCA Nashville. The California, Mo. native includes 10 songs.

Country-soul troubadour Drake White shares his third album, "Low Country High Road," a look at the ups and downs he's endured in recent years. The Alabama-bred singer/songwriter touches on monumental events like his phenomenal recovery from a hemorrhagic stroke and the birth of his son after he and his wife overcame a long battle with infertility. Co-produced by White and Jonathan Singleton and recorded in Mississippi, "Low Country High Road" delivers 13 songs penned by White alongside A-list co-writers like Ross Copperman and Randy Montana.