Playlist of the Month: July 2026

Going to see a lot of carry-over into next month with this one — for whatever reason, I had, like, a two-week pause in going through new music, and then caught up on it all on the 28th, so I haven’t really had time to get to know the latter chunk of this list.

Check out the entire playlist here, and see commentary on individual tracks below:

Oklahoma Smokeshow – Zach Bryan on Summertime Blues – EP

Azalea Place – Max McNown on Night Diving

The Barn – Landon Smith on The Barn – Single

Loud and Heavy – Cody Jinks on Adobe Sessions

Life Behind Bars – Zach John King & Bayker Blankenship on Life Behind Bars – Single

Oh My Days – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

Sleeping on the Blacktop – Colter Wall on Imaginary Appalachia

26 – Christian Hayes on 26 – EP

It’s the End of the World – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

Pink Skies – Noah James on Pink Skies – Single

Johnny Boy’s Bones (feat. The Dead South) – Colter Wall on Imaginary Appalachia

Graveyard Whistling – Morgan Wallen on Graveyard Whistling – Single

Connection – Majik on Connection – Single

Left Or Right – Ethan Miller on Wealthy

Monsters – Majik on Monsters – Single

Double Days – Aidan Canfield on Double Days – Single

CD Player – Majik on CD Player – Single

Talkin’ About Jesus – Jonah Kagen on Talkin’ About Jesus – Single

All the Things She Said – Harrison on All the Things She Said – Single

Hymn of the Holler – American Jackals on Hymn of the Holler – Single

Tití Me Preguntó – Bad Bunny on Un Verano Sin Ti

0.0 – Ethan Miller on 0.0 – Single

Home – Majik on Home – Single

Dog House – Dylan Cotrone on Dog House – EP

One – Majik on One – Single

Ways Away – Tyler Nance on Midwest Memoir

Dirt on Me – Chris Housman on Dirt on Me – Single

no outline – Lauren Auder on Whole World As Vigil

Breakfast – Ethan Miller on Before You Know It – EP

Boots on the Ground – Massive Attack & Tom Waits on Boots on the Ground – Single

HEY, MA (Live – July 23 2023 – Pitchfork Music Festival, Chicago, Il.) – Bon Iver on VOLUMES: ONE (SELECTIONS FROM MUSIC CONCERTS 2019-2023 BON IVER 6 PIECE BAND)

Porch Light – Noah Kahan on The Great Divide

Burn Me – Jonah Kagen & Sam Barber on Burn Me – Single

Yellow – Emmit Fenn on Yellow – Single

One More Round (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons) – Colm R. McGuinness on A Troll Is Not A Familiar (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons) – EP

You’re Not The Same (Demo Version) – Yoste on You’re Not The Same (Demo Version) – Single

Party’s In The Back – DELTONA on Party’s In The Back – Single

¡BASTA YA! (Snow Tha Product Remix) – Cain Culto, Xiuhtezcatl & Snow Tha Product on ¡BASTA YA! (Snow The Product Remix) – Single

Secondhand Smoke – Allman Brown on Secondhand Smoke – Single

Midwest Memoir – Tyler Nance on Midwest Memoir

KFC Santería – Cain Culto on KFC Santería – Single

RUNWAY – Lady Gaga & Doechii on The Devil Wears Prada 2 (Music From The Motion Picture)

Back to You – Cody Oliphant on When I Go – EP

ORIGAMI! – Kesha on ORIGAMI! – Single

Set Free (The Bonfire Sessions) – Noah James & The Sticks on The Bonfire Sessions – EP

Play Your Games – Greta Van Fleet on Play Your Games – Single

Flood – Dua Saleh & Bon Iver on Of Earth & Wires

If I Die Young, Pt. 2 – Kimberly Perry on Bloom – EP

Chinese American Bear Anthem (华裔美国熊之歌) – Chinese American Bear on Dim Sum & Then Some

BIMBAMBAU – Cain Culto on BIMBAMBAU – Single

Run – Sam Barber on Broken View

Hardy (feat. Clairo) – Rostam on American Stories

Broken (Demo Version) – Yoste on Broken (Demo Version) – Single

Kids Like Us – The Cowgays, Adam Mac, Brooke Eden & Chris Housman on Kids Like Us – Single

Tremolo – Metric on Romanticize The Dive

edamame (feat. Rich Brian) – bbno$ on eat ya veggies

Cowman – Chris Housman on Cowman – Single

Seneca Guns – Wesko on Familiar Spirits – EP

Used To Be – Cam Bogle on Used To Be – Single

TV Guide – Vince Staples on Cry Baby

DJ Turn It Down – Boy Throb & Kesha on DJ Turn It Down – Single

A Troll Is Not A Familiar (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons) – Colm R. McGuinness on Guild-Maxxing (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons) – EP

Do You Know The Devil – Vince Staples on Cry Baby

Glow – Dua Saleh & Bon Iver on Of Earth & Wires

party 4 u – Charli xcx on how i’m feeling now

Salem Witch – Lilith Max on Salem Witch – Single

Mi Yo De Antes – Ozuna on Mi Yo De Antes – Single

Crash First – honestav & mgk on Sweet American Boy

cucuru – Cain Culto on cucuru – Single

Good Hoedown – The Cowgays, Adam Mac, Brooke Eden & Chris Housman on Good Hoedown – Single

Hunting Ghosts – Wesko on Familiar Spirits – EP

I’m Always Talking (Demo Version) – Yoste on With A Light Heart – EP

Wild Rut – Metric on Romanticize The Dive

The Weight (feat. Amir Yaghmai) – Rostam on American Stories

Reckoning – Jon Hopkins & Imogen Heap on Reckoning – Single

Tired of Thoughts – Davit Barqaia on Tired of Thoughts – Single

Lost Boys – Wesko on Lost Boys – EP

Really digging Wesko, this EP is great.

round and round – bbno$ on round and round – Single

Ghost Mode – Vahid Beats on Ghost Mode – Single

These Alarms – Snow Patrol & Kylie Minogue on These Alarms – Single

Side-Side-Side Quest (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons) – Colm R. McGuinness on Bromance (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons)

I’m On Fire – Wesko on Familiar Spirits – EP

Jacobs Song – honestav & Damien Styles on Sweet American Boy

Bromance (Inspired By Dungeons & Dragons) – Colm R. McGuinness on Bromance (Inspired by Dungeons & Dragons)

no homo, bro

Stay a little longer – Walk on Water on Stay a little longer – Single

Lie To Myself – Kyle Jenkins on Lie To Myself – Single

Before The Soul Goes To Waste – Fabrizio on RECOVERY – EP

Stupid Girl – Aika Collins on Stupid Girl – Single

Hi Aika!

Cowboys Don’t Cry – Oliver Tree on Cowboy Tears

Saving Me – Noah Brigden on Saving Me – Single

Rivers and Roads (feat. The Head and The Heart) – Michael Marcagi & Chance Peña on Rivers and Roads (feat. The Head and The Heart) – Single

Voodoo – Dylan Cotrone on Voodoo – Single

Maghreb – Saint Levant & Bayou on Here and There – Single

Feels a lot like Mahmood, to me — a little bit of musical similarity, but I think the main part is the aggressive trilinguality.

Hidin’ Something – Chris Housman on Dodge City

Take Me Back – Kygo & Max McNown on Take Me Back – Single

Prologue (Eulogy Of A Man Turned Mule) – Emmylou Harris, Noah Cyrus, Allison Russell & Orville Peck on Mule

New Orville Peck! I had no idea this album was coming out soon, but in retrospect it does explain why he’s going on tour in September.

a plague, a pestilence – Cain Culto on occulto 002 – EP

Under You – Andrew Sa on American Rough

Wait – Calder on The Hours – EP

Hands Up – Blood Orange on Freetown Sound

Hadal Ahbek – Issam Alnajjar on Hadal Ahbek – Single

Too Little, Too Late – Orville Peck on Mule

Stars – Sail North on Stars – Single

Last Night In Paris (feat. Carpenter Brut) – The Midnight on Syndicate (Deluxe)

Summer Days – Emmit Fenn on Summer Days – Single

My Boy – TEEKS on My Boy – Single

I’m gonna be honest, I added this just because of the music video. Hello.

The Comeback – Joe Jordan on The Comeback – Single

Purple Hat – SOFI TUKKER on DANCING ON THE PEOPLE – EP

Requested on a road trip by my sister, for the express purpose of annoying my niece. Bad news for my niece: I thought the song was hilarious.

Very Few Friends – Saint Levant on Very Few Friends – Single

Run For Them Hills – Zach John King on I’m What You Get

Risk It All – Rufus Joseph on Risk It All – Single