Cover To Cover, AJ Lee & Blue Summit’s intoxicating fourth album, taps into the ecstatic energy of the group's live show, collecting eleven of their favorite covers into a dazzling showcase not only of the band’s superlative musicianship, but also their remarkable ambition and imagination as arrangers and interpreters. Recorded with longtime friend and engineer Jonathan Kirchner and featuring appearances from Jerry Douglas, Lindsay Lou, Trey Hensley, and more, Cover To Cover reinvents tunes by the likes of Sheryl Crow, Bob Dylan, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Emmylou Harris, offering up a fresh perspective on the American roots canon.The songs are delivered with joy and reverence here, several are drawn from the band’s earliest days playing bars and cafes around Santa Cruz. The arrangements are dynamic and spacious, with plenty of room for dazzling solos and lush harmonies. Add it all up and you’ve got a love letter from AJ Lee & Blue Summit to the songs that shaped them, a whirlwind journey through the last century of American roots music delivered by some of the brightest young torchbearers of their generation. Rolling Stone recently declared, “the band can seamlessly weave from bluegrass to country to western swing to folk-rock, with the powerhouse vocals of Lee as the core.”
Tracklist:
Fishin’ in the Dark
Wish I Could Say
Matterhorn
Red Dirt Girl
Soak Up the Sun
Meet Me in the Morning
Tear My Stillhouse Down
Drivin’ Nails in My Coffin
Who Walks In When I Walk Out
Glendale Train
It Takes One to Know One
UPC: 701237217222Label: Signature SoundsRelease Date: 9.11.26Format: CD
Hailing between the South Borderlands of Texas and the orange groves of Southern California, Nashville-based Alicia Blue writes country songs rooted in desire, consequence, and control. The daughter of a truck driver and a bank teller, her voice carries a blue-collar directness shaped as much by mariachi and rancheras as by classic country.
She doesn’t look away from her past—she instead draws from it, pulls back the bow, and aims straight through. What she hits feels inevitable. The landing place lives somewhere between the outlaw gravity of Waylon, the high-lonesome clarity of Dolly, the ache of Emmylou, and the poetic nerve of Lucinda Williams and Bob Dylan—but it never feels borrowed. It feels claimed—hard and undeniable.
Alicia Blue arrives with a debut that already sounds lived-in, hard-won, and mythic. Country Desire isn’t an introduction so much as a statement of existence—a blue-collar epic lit by something restless and cosmic. From “Draggin’ a Broken Heart” to “Waitress Blues” to “Mama I’m Writing,” she stands not above the listener but beside them—down in the dirt, eyes on the sky—finding language for the kind of longing most people spend their lives trying to outrun.
Tracklist:
Run Me Ragged
Backwards Again
Kentucky Cowboy
Hungry Ghost
Rose of Tennessee
Clean
Ride
Please Don't Call
Draggin' a Broken Heart (feat. Shooter Jennings)
I Know What Doesn't Fade
Waitress Blues
Mama I'm Writing
UPC: 732388028481Label: A Blue LionRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
I'll Fly Away
In the Pines
The Rank Stranger
Good Woman's Love
I Am a Pilgrim
Nine Pound Hammer
Those Memories of You
Bury Me Beneath the Window
Sittin' on Top of the World
Little Girl and the Dreadful Snake
Ruby
Angel Band
UPC: 780518514281Label: MomojoRelease Date: 8.7.26Format: CD
Country hitmaker Ashley Cooke presents her sophomore album, ashley cooke. The 15-song collection was produced by Dan Huff (Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift), Will Weatherly, Jacob Durrett, Spacecamp, Joe Fox and Ashley Cooke. The album features previously released “xs,” a clear-eyed no regrets breakup anthem, fan-favorite “baby blues,” “excuses” and fiery “the hell you are.” Featuring a collaboration with the “If The World Was Ending” singer-songwriter JP Saxe on “man behind the glass,” making a promise to get married to her past love if they’re both still single on “when we’re 30,” and telling nothing but the truth on “if i’m being honest,” this is her most relatable work to date. Cooke’s new album “signals a new chapter, one defined by sharper edges, stronger instincts, and a willingness to say the quiet part out loud” (All Country News). UPC: 199957988728Label: Think Loud EntertainRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
I'm One of Those
Burn the Other End
Carry Us Home
Lay Me Down
Lucid Daydream
Mill Town Flood
Live to Tell
Bluewater Breakdown
Light the Way
I Like Train Songs
10,000 Miles from a Friend
Still I Crash
I Wish I Wanted to
Remember to Cry
Wrestling An Angel
Debra's Waltz
UPC: 093624818069Label: Reprise / WeaRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
Rockabilly murder ballads from the Pacific Northwest! All largely unissued material that showcases Bobby Wayne's deep timbered vocals seeping through stripped down, gritty prison tunes about killing lawyers, gun-slingin' babes and life as public enemy no. 1.
Tracklist:
San Quentin (Intro)
The Way to San Quentin
Thirteen Miles to Birmingham
Kill All the Lawyers
Public Enemy No. 1
Uncle Sam's Got My Number
Queen of Hearts
Make Believe World
Together (Intro)
Together We Stand
Yuma Prison
Pistol Packin' Mama
Forever More
Prisoner Song
The Twelfth of May
UPC: 090771569424Label: Sundazed Music Inc.Release Date: 9.18.26Format: CD
Lee Brice - Sunriser - CDLee Brice's new 16-song album, Sunriser, honors those up before dawn. As Brice shares, "Anybody can see a sunset, but a sunrise, you gotta earn. Whether you're waking up or just pulled an all-nighter, I tip my hat to you, sunriser." Brice's sixth studio album delivers hopeful and resilient reflections on love, faith, and heartbreak for all sunrisers - from firefighters, nurses, and truck drivers, to blue-collar workers clocking out of graveyard shifts, to tired parents waking up to take care of little ones. Through the lens of what defines who he is - God, country, and family - the award-winning Country star encourages listeners to keep rising.
Tracklist:
Sunriser
Killed The Man
Me And Whiskey
Country Nowadays
Devil's At It Again
She Wasn't Like That
Bury The Dead
Truck Bed Mixtape
What You Know About That
Said No Country Boy Ever
All The Way Down
Drinkin' Buddies
Old Men
Cry
Daddy Don't Care
When The Kingdom Comes
UPC: 194646052421Label: Curb RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
Caleb Caudle’s body of work is shaped from the ground up. His artistry has emerged through endurance and the steady momentum of a life in motion, carrying him from small stages in the North Carolina foothills he calls home, all the way to the Grand Ole Opry.
Now, Caudle is entering a pivotal chapter - one of a profound culmination where life and art converge in powerful ways. The recent discovery that he and his wife are going to be first-time parents has added a new perspective, full of the responsibility and wonder that welcoming a child into the world brings.
On his new album, Heavy Thrill, this personal evolution mirrors his artistic journey. He takes full creative control, self-producing for the first time while recording at the storied Cash Cabin in Hendersonville, Tenn., where reverence for tradition meets his singular artistic vision.
“For this record, I wanted to focus on embracing the patina of life,” says Caudle. “Our plans rarely shake out the way we want them to. This record is about doing the most with what you’re given and weathering the storms.”
With the release of this album, Caudle is also launching his own label, aptly named “Handplow Records,” for the steel handplow painted a rusty red that sits in his great uncle’s yard, across the street from his home.
The humble tool was used for generations of tobacco farming in Caudle’s family, its wooden handles worn smooth by years of use stretching back to his great-grandfather. It represents the toil and dedication it takes to do things the hard way - and the sweetness that can yield.
Tracklist:
Path of Desire
Slow Growth
The Ballad of Country Ham
Heavy Thrill
Sequoia Polaroids
Anxious
No Show
Fox Got the Chicken
Meantime
Toll Booth
UPC: 732388023585Label: Handplow RecordsRelease Date: 6.5.26Format: CD
With her fifth studio album, Honest Woman, GRAMMY, CMA & ACM Award-winning country star Carly Pearce embraces every aspect of who she was, is, and will become through narrative-driven storytelling and a sonic return to form. Leaning into her bluegrass roots and focusing on authentic country craftsmanship, the album is an honest portrayal of life’s journey delivered by a woman who understands that it’s the fullness of time that defines you.
Tracklist:
Dream Come True
Church Girl
She Don’t
You Can Have Him
How Long
WWJD
Same Circus
Happy for Myself
If I Don’t Leave I’m Gonna Stay
I Don’t Have the Heart
He Don’t Like My Dogs
Leave My Heart Alone
Who’s Lying Here
Daisy
What If You Loved Me
Why God Why Me
UPC: 4099964276312Label: Stoney Creek RecordsRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
Clovis marks Charley Crockett’s fourth full-length LP of original music within just a 16-month span and remarkably his 17th studio album since his 2015 debut, A Stolen Jewel. Co-produced by Charley and his creative kindred spirit, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Shooter Jennings, the bulk of the album was written and recorded with Charley’s band The Blue Drifters in Clovis, New Mexico, at the iconic Norman Petty studios, a national landmark where legendary artists like Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, and more had recorded some of their biggest hits in the 1950’s.
Tracklist:
The Hallelujah Trail
Down by Law
One Eyed Jack
Image of a Woman
Eagle and the Crow
Top Hand
Country Music
Last Night at the Alamo
Clovis
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Albuquerque Lights
I Ain't Riding Anymore
Honky Tonk Philosophy
Waylon Rides Again
UPC: 075678581472Label: AtlanticRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: CD
Clovis marks Charley Crockett’s fourth full-length LP of original music within just a 16-month span and remarkably his 17th studio album since his 2015 debut, A Stolen Jewel. Co-produced by Charley and his creative kindred spirit, GRAMMY® Award-winning producer Shooter Jennings, the bulk of the album was written and recorded with Charley’s band The Blue Drifters in Clovis, New Mexico, at the iconic Norman Petty studios, a national landmark where legendary artists like Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Waylon Jennings, and more had recorded some of their biggest hits in the 1950’s.
Tracklist:
The Hallelujah Trail
Down by Law
One Eyed Jack
Image of a Woman
Eagle and the Crow
Top Hand
Country Music
Last Night at the Alamo
Clovis
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Albuquerque Lights
I Ain't Riding Anymore
Honky Tonk Philosophy
Waylon Rides Again
*** Indie Exclusive ***UPC: 075678581496Label: AtlanticRelease Date: 9.4.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Gallopin' Guitar
Stephen Foster Medley
St. Louis Blues
Black Mountain Rag
Imagination
Oh By Jingo! (Oh By Gee, You're the Only Girl for Me)
Indian Love Call
Memphis Blues
12th Street Rag
Hello Ma Baby
Alice Blue Gown
Blue Gypsy
South
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)
Alabama Jubilee
Have You Ever Been Lonely? (Have You Ever Been Blue?)
Red Wing
Old Man River
Caravan
Corrine, Corrina
Gay Ranchero
Frankie and Johnnie
Honeysuckle Rose
Arkansas Traveler
Londonderry Air
Ochi Chornya (Dark Eyes)
La Golondrina
Blues in the Night
Tenderly
Little Rock Getaway
Tip-Toe Through the Tulips with Me
Minuet [From French Harpsichord Suite/Prelude] [From Six Short Preludes]
Intermezzo
SCHÖN Rosmarin
Minute Waltz
Swedish Rhapsody
Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away)
In the Mood
Heartaches
Glow Worm
Dance of the Goldenrod
Petite Waltz
Adelita
Gavotte in D
Unchained Melody
Waltz in A-Flat
Malagueña
Say ""Si Si""
Vilia
Nagasaki
Yankee Doodle Dixie
April in Portugal
Czardas
Ain't Misbehavin'
Tiger Rag
Walk, Don't Run
Tara's Theme
Johnson Rag
Lullaby of the Leaves
UPC: 824046360627Label: AcrobatRelease Date: 8.7.26Format: CD
Chris Pierce has been a singular voice in American roots music for more than two decades. Over the course of eight solo albums, many side projects, and more guest appearances than most could do in one lifetime, his powerful songs have given voice to the voiceless and shed light into dark and hidden corners of the American dream. Pierce’s newest record, Songs For The Heavy Hearted, captures moments in the lives of everyday people as they struggle with crisis and encapsulates everything that has been so powerful about his music to date.
Tracklist:
This Sunlit Morning
We Ain't There Yet
First Day of School
You Do Not Weep Alone
Madonna of the San Joaquin
That Was My Pride
It Ain't Ever Wrong to Be Free
Yours Can Go With Mine
Kalief Browder
Two Angels
Spirits All Over This Land
A Soft Place to Land
UPC: 820200868077Label: Chris PierceRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD
A favorite trio from the streets and venues of New Orleans as well as festivals like the Brooklyn Folk Fest, this stellar early country and folk group makes it's recorded debut with a sound that feels both lively and deeply rooted. The members have been playing together in various projects for years, eventually coming together to form a cohesive group that captivates audiences with harmony singing, tight instrumentals, dance numbers, and an earnest take on old-time music traditions.Their self-titled album draws from the repertoire of country pioneers such as The Carter Family and Jimmie Rodgers, alongside remarkable rediscoveries from obscure regional 78 recordings. The trio features fiddler George Aschmann of Fort Valley, Virginia; multi-instrumentalist Coleman Akin of Johnson City, Tennessee, who plays guitar, steel guitar, and fiddle; and Mo Kinney from Georgia on banjo. The band's name adds a touch of humor, playfully inspired by the house brand of Dollar General.
Tracklist:
Bum Bum Blues
Going to Georgia
Honeysuckle Blues
The Blue Hills of Virginia
Treasures Untold
Window Pane Blues
Memphis Stomp
Sparkling Blue Eyes
New Lost Train Blues
Pretty Raindrops
Dragging the Bow
Blue Ridge Mountain Blues
I'm a Roamin' Cowboy
UPC: 199384349611Label: Jalopy RecordsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD
Heartland Rock and Roll is a sound forged by growing up in the middle of nowhere Oklahoma and building a life on the Texas plains. It’s a faded pair of stonewashed jeans, a Sunday ride on a motorbike, and a hat-down-low cowboy song around a campfire. It’s a cup of coffee while you watch the sunrise. It’s a deep breath as you take in the sunset on the great wide open.
It’s a way of living life unaffected by the trends. It’s being ok with standing out when the crowds just trying to fit in. It’s the perfect blend of gratitude and ambition. It’s watching your kids drink from the hose and sitting around talking life with a few good friends. It’s holding the hand of the girl you love and knowing that the grass ain’t greener because it ain’t yours. It pulls influences from all over. From the Eagles and CCR, to Mellencamp and Springsteen. From Stapleton to Chief and Kings of Leon to Turnpike. It’s the common thread of the rattle of a beat up, hand-me-down guitar, the sting of a telecaster, & the pulsing of the drums delivering honest, unfiltered songs about real life. Heartland Rock and Roll is embracing the simple, everyday life, knowing it’s a life worth living. It’s choosing peace of mind because it’s just worth more to you than fame and fortune. It’s rolling the windows down and getting lost in the moment. It’s music for real people living real life. The ups. The downs. And the in-betweens. UPC: 199584648026Label: Sme NashvilleRelease Date: 9.25.26Format: CD
Young is the brand new 10-track album from 3x GRAMMY Award-winning and multi-platinum selling global superstars, Dan + Shay. Featuring their timely and powerful single, “Say So,” Young serves as a personal snapshot into the lives of the duo’s Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney as they’ve navigated family, faith, and following dreams during one of the most prolific seasons of their storied 12+ year career. This album follows their critically acclaimed fifth studio album, Bigger Houses, which included the GRAMMY-nominated #1 single “Bigger Houses.” Co-produced by Smyers, alongside longtime collaborator Scott Hendricks, Young moves through the universal rhythms of life.
The consistent hitmakers have amassed more than 14 Billion global streams and 139 worldwide career Multi-Platinum, Platinum and Gold sales certifications to date. Boasting an impressive track record and a clear dedication to their craft, Dan + Shay continue to be a dominant force in country music and beyond. With Young, the celebrated duo is certain to further solidify their impressive musical legacy. UPC: 093624820284Label: Warner NashvilleRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD
Tracklist:
Corner of Hopeless
Just Because I Do
Small Town Lullaby
She Knew It All
I Won't Drink to That
One Screen Movie House
Next to You
Working Man
1900's
Little Moments
UPC: 755757131223Label: PinecastleRelease Date: 9.18.26Format: CD
Texas Moon, recorded in 1973 for Plantation Records by the legendary outlaw artist David Allan Coe, did not see release until 1977. By then Coe had moved on to Columbia, and Texas Moon remains a capture of his early career, singing evocative covers of songs written by his heroes (Cash, Kris Kristofferson, Shaver, Browne, and more) backed by his road band. On vinyl for the first time in over 40 years, this new deluxe version of Texas Moon includes previously unreleased material from the same era.
Tracklist:
Got You On My Mind
These Days
Satisfied Mind
Why You Been Gone So Long
Why Me, Lord
Mary Magdeline
Fuzzy Was An Outlaw
That Old Time Feeling
Ride Me Down Easy
Give My Love To Rose
Revenge (Texas Moon Demo)
Desperados Waiting For A Train (Texas Moon Demo)
UPC: 015047818228Label: Sun RecordsRelease Date: 8.21.26Format: CD
The Del McCoury Band revisits one of it's most important records with a newly remastered edition of Del and the Boys, a cornerstone album that helped define modern bluegrass while staying rooted in the tradition.The release includes three previously unreleased tracks from the original sessions, including "Long Enough" featuring Lee Ann Womack. These aren't throwaways, they're fully realized songs from the same era, now finally getting a proper release.
Tracklist:
1952 Vincent Black Lightning
Learnin' the Blues
Count Me Out
All Aboard
The Bluegrass Country
Recovering Pharisee
Goldbrickin'
Gone But Not Forgotten
The King's Shilling
Unequal Love
A Good Man Like Me
Travelin' Teardrop Blues
Stark Naked Blues
Long Enough
They Just Don't Make the Blues Like They Used To
UPC: 634457256996Label: Mccoury MusicRelease Date: 7.10.26Format: CD
Collected here in a sequence inspired by the flow of a live Dustin Lynch show, these ten Number Ones showcase the evolution of an artist who has stayed true to himself while continually finding new ways to connect with listeners. From the carefree energy of “Hell of a Night” to the timeless charm of “Small Town Boy,” each song represents a chapter in a journey that is still being written. And if Dustin Lynch has proven anything over the last decade, it's that he only continues to gain momentum as he discovers new passions, blazes trails for an ever-changing format while pushing its boundaries and ignites the musical moments that keeps fans lining up at venues, nightclubs and festivals around the globe. These Setlist Staples are only just the beginning for Dustin Lynch.
Tracklist:
Hell of a Night
Seein’ Red
Thinking ‘Bout You – feat. MacKenzie Porter
Where It’s At
Chevrolet – feat. Jelly Roll
Ridin’ Roads
Mind Reader
Good Girl
Stars Like Confetti
Small Town Boy
UPC: 4099964271850Label: Bbr Music GroupRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
Previously unreleased, pre-RCA recordings by the once, future and always, King Of The Honky-Tonks. LP limited to 1,000 copies pressed at Clampdown on Okeechobee Purple Vinyl. Printed inner sleeve includes full credits, previously unseen photos and images. CD limited to 1,000 copies housed in a gatefold eco-pak, with 8pp book including full credits, previously unseen photos and images.
Tracklist:
One Track Mind
Kings and Queens
Woman Will Tear the Heart Right Out of a Man
Big Bad Train
Living the Life of a Dog
Don't Put a Poor Hand on Me
Her Apple Pie
My Mind Is on You
Iron Bar Motel
The Bottom of the Pile
There's a Whole Lot About a Woman (A Man Don't Know)
If You Come Back Darling
You Can't Housebreak a Tomcat
The Snuff Queen
Beautiful River
Williamson County
Morbid the Great (CD Only)
Baby I Need Your Loving (CD Only)
Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday (CD Only)
I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch) (CD Only)
UPC: 795528003724Label: Delmore RecordingRelease Date: 7.17.26Format: CD
Joe Goldmark is a soulful San Francisco steel guitarist who is known for taking the pedal steel beyond the normal C&W boundries. On RIPTIDE ROCK! He collaborates with some of his favorite musicians, including Jim Campilongo, Mitch Polzak, Dave Gleason, Gary Claxton and The Twangbangers featuring Bill Kirchen, Redd Volkaert and Dallas Wayne. The album features 25 tunes split pretty evenly between hot instrumentals and cool vocals. Represented here are some of the best alt-country songs by local SF Bay Area singer/songwriters. If you are a country music or pedal steel guitar fan, you'll love this album!
Tracklist:
{2:07} Jumping Cactus
{3:16} Bustin' Up (Jim Campilongo ; the 10 Gallon Cats)
{3:48} I Won't Mention It Again (Eddie Kendricks W/Seducers)
{2:51} Riptide Rock
{2:29} Girl Don't Come (Dallis Craft)
{3:54} Three Small Words (Maurice Tani ; Aireene Espiritu)
{2:18} Dream Walk
{4:09} Whiskey Bottle (Joe Rut)
{3:21} the Way You Do the Things You Do
{3:26} Rastaman Cowboy (Todd Holcombe W/The Texas Chainsaw Band)
{2:35} Two-Way Combo
{2:46} Caffeine Nicotine Benzedrine (Mitch Polzak W/The Seducers)
{3:37} Comfort Zone
{3:29} Albuquerque (Nashville Honeymoon)
{2:23} Golden Gate Groove
{2:19} I'll Get You
{2:31} Healing Hands of Time (Gary Claxton W/Mental Revenge)
{2:37} Blind Date
{3:19} Just to Satisfy You (Dallis Craft)
{3:40} the Coffee Grind
{4:58} Sing Me Back Home (Dave Gleason)
{3:05} Don't Forget the Motor City
{3:43} Truck Driving Man (The Twangbangers)
{3:40} Put It Where You Want It
{3:03} Not Dead (Tony Goldmark)
UPC: 786498914127Label: Lo-ball RecordsRelease Date: 9.25.26Format: CD
Intervention Records continues it's Sun Records Hi-Fi Series-featuring classic titles from the Memphis label, remastered from original master tapes in the Sun vaults-with a brilliant new MONO Hybrid CD/SACD of Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!This iconic album, features 'I Walk The Line,' 'Cry, Cry, Cry,' and 'Folsom Prison Blues,' 3 extra tracks not on the vinyl release and restored artwork featuring new liner notes. 'I never imagined that I'd hear the iconic voice of Johnny Cash on Intervention Records!' said Shane Buettner, Intervention Records' founder. 'And I don't think music fans around the world have ever heard Johnny's voice, or Sam Phillips' famous Sun Studio sound, as clearly and definitively as they will on this new mono remaster. This is as close you can get to a time machine back to Memphis in the 1950s!'Originally issued in the fall of 1957-the first long-player for Sam Phillips' Sun Records-Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! Showcases the stripped-down sound that would make the future Man in Black one of the most enduring and respected musicians of the 20th century. Backed only by his 'Tennessee Two' (Luther Perkins on lead guitar and Marshall Grant on upright bass) and augmented by Phillips' signature studioslapback that gave Cash's 'boom-chicka-boom' sound it's kick, Hot and Blue Guitar! #is the album that introduced many to Cash's sonorous baritone.This CD/SACD features Cash's first three single A-sides for Sun, all self-penned: 'Cry, Cry, Cry,' (a No. 14 country chart hit), 'So Doggone Lonesome' (which peaked at No. 4 on the country charts) and Cash's signature original 'I Walk The Line.' The latter was a No. 1 country smash for six non-consecutive weeks in the summer of 1956 before crossing over into the Top 20 of Billboard's pop charts. Additional standouts include Cash's renditions of fare like 'The Wreck Of The Old 97' and 'Rock Island Line,' as well as a fourth original song, 'Folsom Prison Blues'-which would top the country charts more than a decade later when Cash performed it as part of his landmark 1968 live album At Folsom Prison. Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! #is the second title in Intervention's Sun Records Hi-Fi Series, offering exquisite pressings of definitive country and rock material from the label's storied discography.It follows the debut release in the series (and Sun's second LP), Dance Album of Carl Perkins. The 1957 album served as a defining introduction to Perkins' pioneering rockabilly songbook, including the standards 'Blue Suede Shoes,' 'Matchbox,' and 'Honey Don't.' ('Blue Suede Shoes,' later covered by Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran and countless others, celebrates the 70th anniversary of it's release in 2026.) Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar! #was sourced from flat transfers of ¼' monaural master reels sourced from the Sun Records archive, which compiled the label's original 7' single masters. This exhaustive research process resulted in the best-sounding tape version of each of the 12 songs on the original album, and the best available sources for the extra tracks.Kevin Gray at CoHEARent Audio mastered the original repertoire tracks, offering crystal-clear audio fidelity that sacrifices none of the spark of the original recordings. The entirety of the original repertoire of 12 songs, and 2 of the 3 extra tracks are mastered directly from Sun's original analog master tapes to DSD. The only existing source for the 'Cry, Cry, Cry' Alternate Take is 16/44 digital but we felt it's inclusion crucial for artistic and historical merit.Gus Skinas at the Super Audio Center prepared Kevin Gray's mastered DSD files for the original repertoire, and mastered the extra tracks in the DSD domain using Gray's mastering notes as a guide.IR's Tom Vadakan beautifully restored the album art, and our CD/SACD features a link to full liners notes by noted Sun Records historian and two-time Grammy Award winner Colin Escott. His liner notes offer rich context on Johnny Cash with His Hot and Blue Guitar!, from recording to packaging, and how the album planted the seeds for Cash's singular career, spanning more than half a century. '[Hot and Blue Guitar] wasa summary of Johnny Cash's roots and his story so far,' he writes. 'The breadth of his song choices gave some idea of what awaited us in the years and decades ahead.'MONO Hybrid CD/SACD3 Bonus tracks not on the LP version!Original Repertoire Mastered Direct-to-DSD from Original Analog Master TapesMastered by Kevin Gray At CoHEARent AudioSuper Jewel Box Packaging
Tracklist:
the Rock Island Line
I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
Country Boy
If the Good Lord's Willing
Cry, Cry, Cry
Remember Me
So Doggone Lonesome
I Was There When It Happened
I Walk the Line
the Wreck of Old '97
Folsom Prison Blues
Doin' My Time
Extra Tracks:
Cry, Cry, Cry (Alternate Take)
I Walk the Line (Alternate Take)
Folsom Prison Blues (Alternate Take)
UPC: 680270758179Label: Intervention RecordsRelease Date: 9.25.26Format: CD
Josh Turner's Your Man, now certified 3x platinum, is a landmark country album featuring the 5x platinum No. 1 hit ""Your Man,"" co-written by Chris Stapleton, along with the 4x platinum smash ""Would You Go with Me."" Celebrating it's 20th anniversary in 2026, this special edition includes the bonus track, ""Hard Headed,"" alongside live bonus tracks.
Tracklist:
Would You Go With Me
Baby's Gone Home To Mama
No Rush
Your Man
Loretta Lynn's Lincoln
White Noise
Angels Fall Sometimes
Lord Have Mercy On A Country Boy
Me And God
Gravity
Way Down South
Hard Headed
Your Man
Would You Go With Me
Me And God
Your Man [Live In Nashville At The Hermitage Hotel 2021] [Special Acoustic Version]
Me And God
UPC: 199957661706Label: Mca NashvilleRelease Date: 8.14.26Format: CD
Kenny Chesney wanted to create something that captured the imagination, lifted the spirit, and gave people the heart of every possible moment when he went back into the studio. Over the last several years, the songwriter/superstar listened to, wrote and considered hundreds of songs on his way to Silver Sands Marina . If the life-affirming summer anthem “Carry On” is any indication, the stadium-sized superstar has nailed the sweet spot! Only the third song and first by an independent label to close out the panel of reporting country radio stations in its first week, his first single for the brand new HEY NOW Records captures island tides, barmaid wisdom, a philosophy of half-full and squeezing every drop of joy out of life, continuing the positive vibes that have defined his career. Again, teaming with long-time co-producer Buddy Cannon, Silver Sands Marina is 11 perfect moments that merge genres, feelings, and a sense of how we find our best selves through the songs we love. Whether vintage country, rock guitars, Calypso undertows, ‘90s country or introspective ballads, it’s all found at Silver Sands Marina. UPC: 093624817697Label: Warner RecordsRelease Date: 9.25.26Format: CD
Country superstar Lauren Alaina presents her new album Stages. The 16-song collection was produced by Joey Moi (Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line) and Ben Johnson (HARDY, Russell Dickerson). Featuring previously released tracks, “Those Kind of Women,” “Household,” “All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew),” “Little Things” and “Heaven Sent.” The album also includes the double meaning of leaving “Rings on the Table,” an anthem about hoping you don’t run into your ex with “Walking on Broadway,” and pretending you have your life together on “Paints the Picket.” Stages catalogs all of Alaina’s most defining life changes, finding Lauren at her most authentic and self-assured.
Tracklist:
Babies Raising Babies (feat. Tyler Suddeth)
Those Kind of Women
Household
Paints The Picket
The Ringer
Rings On The Table
If You Ain’t Gonna Love Me
Walking On Broadway
Better Off
Raining Whiskey
All My Exes (feat. Chase Matthew)
Daddy Shoots Straight
Spin
Never Been In Love
Little Things
Heaven Sent
UPC: 199957977661Label: Big Loud RecordsRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD
Songstress Lauren Atkins releases her third album, If I’m Being Honest, via Songs & Daughters/Big Loud Records. The 12-song collection was produced by Will Bundy & Joey Moi and includes the previously released, “Convenient,” a serendipitous bar run-in with a familiar face, and “Heartbreakaholic,” an honest track about old habits. Coming to terms with her “Daydreams,” changing with age, pretending her relationship is perfect on “Sunshine & Daisies,” and closing with the clever love song “Curtains.” All Country News calls her, “one of country music’s most promising young storytellers.”
Tracklist:
Pulling Weeds
Heartbreakaholic
Convenient
Main Street
Daydreams
Better Love Next Time
Sunshine & Daisies
KOA
How's Your Mama 'N Them
What I Think About You
Prayer List
Curtains
UPC: 881061081319Label: Big Loud RecordsRelease Date: 9.25.26Format: CD
Celebrate the release of It’s A Dying Art, Little Big Town’s latest album, featuring the single “Hey There Sunshine.”
Tracklist:
Intro
Sucker for a Sad Song
Door
Dying Art
Hey There Sunshine
Over and Over
Idea
We Could Have It All
Crickets
Closing Time
Long Way to Your Heart
It's Coming Around
Jet Plane
UPC: 199957929356Label: Capitol NashvilleRelease Date: 8.28.26Format: CD