New country albums are on the horizon for the month of February, and early previews of each record have already found success, earning plenty of plays on the radio airwaves and on streaming services.
The fresh material pouring out of these bonafide country artists is only getting better with each album, showcasing how much they have evolved in their artistry over time. From married duo The War and Treaty to country-rocker HARDY, here are 6 new albums coming out before the end of the month!
Artist: HARDY,
Album: Live From Red Rocks
Release Date: Feb. 7
HARDY’s next album, HARDY (Live From Red Rocks) is out now. Recorded at the iconic Morrison, Colorado-based venue the Red Rocks Amphitheater during back-to-back shows in the fall of 2024, this collection serves as the country-rocker’s first live album to date. Featuring 20 tracks, the project includes songs like, the smash hit “wait in the truck,” featuring Lainey Wilson, “God’s Country,” which he co-wrote and was made famous by Blake Shelton, “JIM BOB (Live From Red Rocks),” which enjoyed an early release, and many more.
HARDY (Live From Red Rocks) gives listeners a front-row seat at the singer/songwriter’s show, and will make them feel as if they’re right there in the amphitheater with him. The album also comes after HARDY’s release of his third studio album, Quit!!, which features guest vocals from the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Knox, Fred Durst, Hank Williams III, and David Allan Coe.
Sneak Preview:
“JIM BOB (Live From Red Rocks)”
HARDY – HARDY (Live From Red Rocks) Tracklist
1. “QUIT!!” (Live from Red Rocks)
2. “ROCKSTAR” (Live from Red Rocks)
3. “KILL SH!T TILL I DIE” (Live from Red Rocks)
4. “JACK” (Live from Red Rocks)
5. “BOOTS” (Live from Red Rocks)
6. “ONE BEER” (Live from Red Rocks)
7. “RADIO SONG” (Live from Red Rocks)
8. “HAPPY HOUR” (Live from Red Rocks)
9. “A ROCK” (Live from Red Rocks)
10. “SIX FEET UNDER” (Caleigh’s Song) (Live from Red Rocks)
11. “REDNECKER” (Live from Red Rocks)
12. “wait in the truck” (Live from Red Rocks)
13. “JIM BOB” (Live from Red Rocks)
14. “GIVE HEAVEN SOME HELL” (Live from Red Rocks)
15. “.30-06” (Live from Red Rocks)
16. “TRUCK BED” (Live from Red Rocks)
17. “SOLD OUT” (Live from Red Rocks)
18. “PSYCHO” (Live from Red Rocks)
19. “God’s Country” (Live from Red Rocks)
20. “UNAPOLOGETICALLY COUNTRY AS HELL” (Live from Red Rocks)
Pre-order/pre-save HARDY (Live From Red Rocks) here.
Artist: The War and Treaty,
Album: Plus One
Release Date: Feb. 14
The War and Treaty, a husband and wife duo from Albion, Michigan, made up of Michael Jr. and Tanya Trotter, are gearing up to release their highly-anticipated fourth full-length album, Plus One, due out on Valentine’s Day via Mercury Nashville. The collection and follow-up to the married duo’s 2023 LP Lovers Game, put the pair’s respective powerhouse vocals, soulful and stunning harmonies, and warm presence on full display through 18 noteworthy tracks. Plus One was produced by Michael and recorded at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.
Both spouses opened up about the album in a press release with Tanya saying, “We see this record as an open invitation to be a part of what we’re doing—it came from wanting to be the hope we believe people need right now, as well as the hope that we need for ourselves.”
“One of our main intentions with this album is to inspire people to share themselves with others, and open themselves up to the possibility of being loved,” Michael Trotter Jr. added.
Celebrating the release of Plus One, The War and Treaty will launch a tour of the same name. The Plus One Tour begins on March 26.
Sneak Preview:
“Save Me”
“Carried Away”
“Can I Get An Amen”
“Stealing A Kiss”
“Called You By Your Name”
“Leads Me Home”
The War and Treaty – Save Me Tracklist
1. “Love Like Whiskey”
2. “Skyscraper”
3. “Can I Get An Amen”
4. “Called You By Your Name”
5. “Stealing A Kiss”
6. “Teardrops In The Rain”
7. “Leads Me Home”
8. “Carried Away”
9. “Drink From Me” (ft. Billy Strings)
10. “Reminisce”
11. “Save Me”
12. “Love Is On Fire”
13. “I Can’t Let You Go”
14. “Home”
15. “Love Light”
16. “Mr. Fun”
17. “Tunnel Vision”
18. “The Glorious Ones”
Pre-order/pre-save Plus One here.
Artist: Chase Matthew,
Album: CHASE
Release Date: Feb. 21
After dropping early tracks like, “DRIVES MY TRUCK,” “MISSIN’ ME MISSIN’ YOU,” and “BACKROADS OF MY MIND,” Chase Matthew is prepared to share even more of himself in songs with the release of his next self-titled album, CHASE. The eagerly-awaited album serves as the follow-up to EPs Always Be Mine and We All Grow Up, and albums, 2023’s Come Get Your Memory and 2022’s Born for This. Throughout Matthew’s eponymous album, folks will hear his crisp, deep baritone vocals over catchy country/rock beats. Each song has its own story, but most tracks focus on relationships, heartbreak, good times, nostalgia, and more. Of note, Matthew’s album features a collaboration with fellow country artist Lauren Alaina on “Heart Half Empty.”
Matthew’s upcoming collection follows an impressive 2024, which included a nomination going into the People’s Choice Country Awards, an invitation to be a part of the 2024 class of OpryNextStage artists, and his first RIAA Platinum-certification with “County Line.”
Sneak Preview:
“Drives My Truck”
“Missin’ Me Missin’ You”
“Backroads Of My Mind”
Chase Matthew – Chase Tracklist
- “DRIVES MY TRUCK”
- “MISSIN’ ME MISSIN’ YOU”
- “HEART HALF EMPTY” (FEAT. LAUREN ALAINA)
- “NO NAME ROADS”
- “I DON’T WANNA KNOW”
- “FIRE IN HER EYES”
- “DRIVING THROUGH MY HOMETOWN”
- “IF I HAD WINGS”
- “YOU TURN”
- “WAITING ON YOU TO CALL”
- “BACKROADS OF MY MIND”
- “SUNDAY CLOTHES”
- “NO WAY AROUND IT”
Pre-order/pre-save Chase here.
Artist: Kameron Marlowe,
Album: Sad Songs for the Soul
Release Date: Feb. 21
Kameron Marlowe is about to share a collection of country tunes that will remind folks just why country music is known as the genre that tells real-life stories of pain and heartbreak. Fittingly titled, Sad Songs for the Soul, the 10-track collection has the country crooner packing in the emotion and belting out his vocals over stirring melodies and meaningful lyrics that will have one in a mood to nurse wounds with whiskey. Marlowe looked to producer Ben West to make the project come to life and has shared more about what the tracks mean to him ahead of his release.
“I’ve had these songs for a while now, but I was never sure if I wanted to actually release them all. I kept coming back to the idea of doing a concept record of only sad songs but was honestly nervous that it might be too different from what fans are used to hearing from me,” Marlowe revealed in a press release. “I wanted to push the boundaries a little and put out an unexpected, soulful, stripped project full of heartbreak at all stages in life… You can really feel the pain behind each song and I hope fans enjoy this new side.”
In March, Marlowe, who is currently a supporting act for Parker McCollum’s What Kinda Man Tour, will hit the road later this year for the next leg of his Keepin’ The Lights On World Tour.
Sneak Preview:
“How’s the Leaving Going”
“Here Lies The Fool”
“Hello Whiskey”
“Burning House”
Kameron Marlowe – Sad Songs For The Soul Tracklist
- “Burning House”
- “Friend of Mine”
- “Hello Whiskey”
- “Here Lies The Fool”
- “Hungover You”
- “The Basement”
- “Highway Song”
- “How’s The Leaving Going”
- “Dear God”
- “If You Stay”
Pre-order/pre-save Sad Songs For The Soul here.
Artist: Kip Moore,
Album: Solitary Tracks (Double Album)
Release Date: Feb. 28
When Kip Moore planned on releasing his next album, he made sure to roll up his sleeves. Now, he’s readying the release of his highly ambitious double album dubbed Solitary Tracks, out February 28th via Virgin Music Group. Solitary Tracks marks Moore’s sixth album overall and will include 23 songs. Listeners won’t have to be overwhelmed with the amount of material, however, as Moore splits the tracks up into four sides — A, B, C, and D.
Adding to the excitement of Solitary Tracks, Moore will take the road this spring for the first leg of his headlining tour of the same name. The Solitary Tracks World Tour will take him across Europe, including Sweden, Norway, Germany, Switzerland, Netherlands, and the UK before Billy Currington joins him for the U.S. run of shows later this year.
Sneak Preview:
“Around You”
“Bad Spot”
“Wildfire”
“Flowers In December”
“Learning As I Go”
“Live Here To Work”
Kip Moore – Solitary Tracks Tracklist
1. “High Hopes”
2 “Solitary Tracks”
3 “Pretty Horses”
4 “Livin’ Side”
5 “Around You”
6 “Half Full Cup”
7 “Bad Spot”
8 “Straight Line Boots”
9 “Rivers Don’t Run”
10 “Burn”
11 “Like Ya Stole It”
12 “Southern Son”
13 “Learning As I Go”
14 “Alley Cat”
15 “Live Here to Work”
16 “Love And War”
17 “Flowers In December”
18 “Forever is a Lie”
19 “Wildfire
20 “Tough Enough”
21 “Good Things Never Last”
22 “Take What You Can Get”
23 “Only Me”
Pre-order/pre-save Solitary Tracks here.
Artist: Kasey Tyndall,
Album: Kasey Tyndall
Release Date: Feb. 28
Kasey Tyndall is gearing up to introduce her music to an even broader audience with her self-titled debut album, Kasey Tyndall, dropping on Feb. 28 via MNRK Music. Already, Tyndall has treated fans to a few new tracks from the upcoming project. They include lead single “Crystal Methodist,” and songs “Not As I’ve Done,” and “Pulling Weeds.” According to Country Now, Tyndall’s project is her most vulnerable thus far as she relates to each track she chose to cut.
“Not As I’ve Done” is a sentimental track that pays tribute to Tyndall’s 16-month-old daughter, as she delivers helpful advice to her child as a loving mother. “Pulling Weeds” finds the artist turning a new leaf by ditching her bad habits. Meanwhile, “Crystal Methodist” highlights all of the different kinds of folks living in small towns and how they not only separately represent a place, but also unite as one. Folks will have to wait just a few more weeks to hear the rest of the tunes on Kasey Tyndall, but judging by the songs Tyndall has already shared, her debut album is bound to see her making her mark in country music.
Sneak Preview:
“Crystal Methodist”
“Not As I’ve Done”
“Pulling Weeds”
Kasey Tyndall – Kasey Tyndall Tracklist
1. “Pulling Weeds”
2. “Crystal Methodist”
3. “Men Like You”
4. “I Ain’t Askin’”
5. “Karma”
6. “Four Roses”
7. “He Gave Me You”
8. “Not As I’ve Done”
9. “Wrong Side of Rock & Roll”
10. “Famous”
11. “Middle Man”
Pre-order/pre-save Kasey Tyndall here.
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