{"id":99627,"date":"2024-09-09T12:06:16","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/09\/09\/6-must-hear-new-country-songs-george-strait-luke-bryan-riley-green-ella-langley-more\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T12:06:16","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:06:16","slug":"6-must-hear-new-country-songs-george-strait-luke-bryan-riley-green-ella-langley-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2024\/09\/09\/6-must-hear-new-country-songs-george-strait-luke-bryan-riley-green-ella-langley-more\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Must-Hear New Country Songs: George Strait, Luke Bryan, Riley Green, Ella Langley &amp;\u00a0More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- no image --><\/p>\n<div>\n<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tThis week marks the release of Country Music Hall of Famer <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/george-strait\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/george-strait\/\">George Strait<\/a>\u2019s 31st studio album for MCA Nashville, <em>Cowboys and Dreamers<\/em>. Meanwhile, <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ella-langley\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/ella-langley\/\">Ella Langley<\/a> and <a data-id=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/riley-green\/\" data-type=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/artist\/riley-green\/\">Riley Green<\/a>, who earned a viral hit with their collab \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me,\u201d reunite on a new song from Green\u2019s new album, while new music is also featured from Luke Bryan, Willow Avalon, Denitia and Joe Nichols.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tCheck out all of these and more in <em>Billboard<\/em>\u2018s roundup of the best country songs and projects of the week below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>George Strait, <em>Cowboys and Dreamers<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AQ4jsGVd6hk?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tStrait\u2019s 31<sup>st<\/sup> studio album comes following a period of severe personal loss in Strait\u2019s camp, including the passings of his longtime manager Erv Woolsey, as well as his longtime fiddle and mandolin player Gene Elders, who played with Strait since the 1980s. On the 13-song album, with his warm vocal that eschews ostentation, Strait continues to evince why he is one of country music\u2019s most gifted singers and lyrical narrators (though Strait has also steadily made songwriting contributions to his own albums, co-writing two songs on his latest). <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tHe also pays homage to late songwriter, artist, and guitarist Keith Gattis on the album by recording a trio of Gattis-penned songs: the album\u2019s title track, along with \u201cWish I Could Say\u201d and the Gattis-Guy Clark penned \u201cRent.\u201d Before the launch of \u201cRent,\u201d Strait further punctuates his appreciation for Gattis\u2019s work by offering words of praise for the late Gattis. Elsewhere, he pays homage to the late Waylon Jennings with a version of \u201cWaymore\u2019s Blues\u201d and delivers a love song as only Strait can in \u201cTo the Moon.\u201d Throughout all of them, Strait continues cementing his role in the genre as a paragon of sustained excellence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Riley Green feat. Ella Langley, \u201cDon\u2019t Mind If I Do\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/W1CUG_hCXgA?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tGreen was recently featured on Langley\u2019s song \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me,\u201d which became a viral hit for both artists. Green returns the favor by featuring Langley on his latest song, a solo write from Green \u2013and no wonder, as they make compelling collaborators and their voices mesh mightily. Here, he\u2019s lonely and reminiscing on the halcyon days of a fizzled relationship. As his longing propels him, he asks for forgiveness if he decides to \u201cdrink up the nerve and show up at your house.\u201d The cracks in his burly voice draw out the nuances in the unexpected twists and turns of the lyrics, while Langley\u2019s languid drawl heightens the tensions of desire that runs throughout the song. The song is the title track to Green\u2019s upcoming album (out in October).<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Willow Avalon, \u201cHomewrecker\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qAaFtQC22-Y?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNewcomer Avalon turns the premise of Dolly Parton\u2019s \u201cJolene\u201d on its head, answering the classic cheating song with this rowdy mesh of prowling percussion and twangy, roadhouse guitars. \u201cI\u2019m just a girl who tried to take a man at his word,\u201d she sings with a scathing yet airy warble. Avalon, who wrote this song with Tofer Brown and JR Atkins, is swiftly staking her claim as an immensely promising newcomer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Luke Bryan, \u201cCountry Song Came On\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WOCCashLi4Q?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tAs he gears up for his new album <em>Mind of a Country Boy<\/em>, out Sept. 27, the two-time CMA entertainer of the year winner previews the project with this written by Ryan Beaver, Dan Alley and Neil Medley. This is still squarely within Bryan\u2019s musical wheelhouse, but the structural simplicity and storytelling arc allow Bryan to use his conversational, narrational vocal to great effect. He nods to the decision-altering effects of classic country music with the hook, \u201cI wasn\u2019t gonna drink\/ Then a country song came on.\u201d The lyrics\u2019 appreciated nod to Earl Thomas Conley doesn\u2019t hurt, either.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Denitia, \u201cSunset Drive\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kkOqtZj9L1Q?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tDenitia, who was named as part of CMT\u2019s 2024 Next Women of Country class, issues a new, dozen-song project, marking Denitia\u2019s first since 2022\u2019s <em>Highways<\/em>. \u201cEverything is beautiful even when it falls apart,\u201d she sings on the title track, as intricate and breezy instrumental arrangements elevate her hazy, beckoning vocals, as she finds the positive elements even as a relationship crumbles. Denitia wrote with Brad Allen Williams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\t<strong>Joe Nichols, \u201cDoin\u2019 Life With You\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eDg1s-l9lKw?version=3&amp;rel=1&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;fs=1&amp;hl=en-US&amp;autohide=2&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-margin-lr-auto  lrv-a-font-body-m   \">\n\tNichols continues his proclivities for pouring his light-hearted vocal tone over tales of the highs and lows of everyday love in this new song, included on his upcoming album <em>Honky Tonks and Country Songs<\/em>, out Oct. 25. A solo write by Jimmy Yeary (\u201cI Drive Your Truck\u201d), this new song offers a clear-eyed look at the result of a love that has endured the trials, unexpected life twists, and mundane moments, all adding up to a solidified bond between two lovers. The song feels akin to his 2022 release \u201cGood Day for Living,\u201d while Nichols remains one of country music\u2019s most consistent, indelible vocalists.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/music\/country\/best-new-country-songs-luke-bryan-george-strait-1235770069\/\">Aller \u00e0 la source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week marks the release of Country Music Hall of Famer George Strait\u2019s 31st studio album for MCA Nashville, Cowboys and Dreamers. Meanwhile, Ella Langley and Riley Green, who earned a viral hit with their collab \u201cYou Look Like You Love Me,\u201d reunite on a new song from Green\u2019s new album, while new music is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-99627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-musique","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=99627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/99627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=99627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=99627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=99627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}