Sunburnt Country Music

Here’s this week’s playlist of the latest new releases, and some notes to serve as a listening guide. The full list appears after the Spotify player.

Bonnie Kellett & Billie-Jo Porter – ‘Anything Could Happen’ – The artist match-up you didn’t know you wanted but you’ll be very glad to have!

Karra Rhodes – ‘Why I Can’t Love You Less’ – A strong debut track from this Aotearoa NZ artist.

Mackenzie May – ‘Little Things’ – A lovely debut song from this 2023 Junior Academy graduate.

Jake Davey – ‘Second Chance’ – This north coast NSW artist is back with a bang(er)! Co-written with Brook Chivell and Tori Drake. Interview with Jake Davey coming soon.

Brother Hollow – ‘Neon Lights’

JoKeria – ‘Another Neon Bar’ – This Roebourne (WA) band has a certain something – worth checking out.

Tim Withano – ‘Just Like a Symphony’

Jase Lansky – ‘East Tennessee’

Jake Whittaker – ‘Shoey’ – Interview coming soon with this 2024 Star Maker Grand Finalist

Aaron Jurd – ‘Freedom Rings’

Ryan Mead – ‘Tangled Up in Wranglers’

Chloe Styler – ‘Time Bomb’

Les Thomas – ‘Ballarat’ – Another memorable track from the album All My Friends are Superstars

Hana & Jessie-Lee’s Bad Habits – Paper Boats’ – Love this feisty, swampy tune! (And, no, ‘feisty, swampy’ is not an oxymoron when it comes to this song.)

Piper Rodrigues – ‘Watch Your Step’

Bud Rokesky – ‘Six Months’ – It’s now clear Rokesky is incapable of releasing a dud song. Further proof is in this song.

Paul Costa – ‘Matter Much’

Harvey Russell – ‘No Backing Down’ from his album Pure as the Flame

Rachel Lincoln – ‘Nashville Nights’

Owen Smith – ‘Wild Wild Weather’

David Garnham & the Reasons to Live – ‘Gin and Champagne’

Maya O’Loughlin – ‘Something New’

Derek Lee Goodreid – ‘Built to Last’

Troy Cassar-Daley – ‘Old Road Home’ – Another glorious track from TCD’s forthcoming album Between the Fires.