So often, some of the best songs go under-appreciated, so we’re here to spread the love and shine an extra light on some of our favorites that you may have missed when they were initially released!
Scarlett Egan- The Next Man Who Loves Me
Allow me to set a scene: I walked into an afternoon songwriters’ show at 3rd and Lindsley in Nashville last October. I got there late, and as soon as I sat down, Scarlett Egan had just started introducing this song, the last in her set, and a song she called her best. As soon as she started playing, it got absolutely silent, and it stayed that way until the song ended. I personally saw people crying. When it ended, I said “wow” out loud. It felt like a special moment.
Kimberly Kelly- Person That You Marry
The hook in this song is masterful, which makes sense coming from a powerhouse writing trio like Kimberly Kelly, Brett Tyler and Lori McKenna. “Person That You Marry” perfectly captures the feelings of a flame burning out in pure tear-in-your-beer fashion.
Brandi Behlen- The Back Row
It took me less than ten seconds to be hooked by “The Back Row.” It was apparent in that short time that I was in for a sad, country-as-hell offering. What the chorus revealed exceeded my expectations, as the narrator mourns the loss of a lost love from a last-row church pew. It almost feels like “He Stopped Loving Her Today” from a female perspective.
Korey Rose- A Mile and Six Feet Away
This song brings about all kinds of emotions: it’s heartbreaking and it’s beautiful at the same time. Mourning the loss of a wife and mother, “A Mile and Six Feet Away” closes with hopefulness of reuniting in the next life. Rose keeps you clinging on to every word and proves himself to be quite the balladeer. Need more proof? Listen to “The Day Keith Whitley Died.“
Sunny Leigh Shipley- Woman in Love
Out of the Sky is genuinely one of my favorite albums released in the last decade, so it was hard to pick just one song from the album. I gave the album another full run through before writing this piece, and I’ve landed here. Shipley’s voice is rock solid as she paints a picture of being blinded by love. It’s a gorgeous song from an album that deserves the ears of the masses.
Donice Morace- Saddle Up
When I think of Donice Morace, “Saddle Up” is always the first song that comes to mind. It’s been my favorite in his already excellent catalog since its release, and also one of my favorite country songs to come out of The Lone Star State. I love a good cowboy song, and this one, which sees a cowboy realizing it’s time to hang up his boots and saddle, puts listeners straight into those shoes.
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