Playlist of the Month: September 2025

It’s been a weird month. As I’m writing this, the weather has very suddenly gone from “80ish degrees and sunny” to “60-something and rainy,” so I’d say that autumn has arrived with a vengeance; there’s already a bit more fall vibes creeping into this playlist. As usual, individual tracks below, full playlist here.

Oklahoma Smokeshow – Zach Bryan on Summertime Blues – EP

Hotel Bible – Max McNown on Night Diving

Medusa – Cameron Whitcomb on Medusa – Single

Heartbreaker – Hayden Blount on Heartbreaker – Single

Options – Cameron Whitcomb on Clean Country 2025

Azalea Place – Max McNown on Night Diving

St. Helens Alpenglow – Max McNown on St. Helens Alpenglow – Single

Flicker – Yoste on Flicker – Single

Follows You – Michael Marcagi on Midwest Kid – EP

Take Me Away (Stripped) – Noah Brigden on Take Me Away (Stripped) – Single

Livin’ Missing You – Hayden Blount on Livin’ Missing You – Single

Fiending – Noah Brigden on I’m Fine – Single

life is beautiful – heylucas on hey

American Trail – Dylan Gossett on Westward

Carolina – Blake Whiten on Carolina – Single

Normal Day – Brendan Walter on Normal Day – Single

God Loves Weirdos – Mt. Joy on Hope We Have Fun

Green – Jack Van Cleaf on JVC

Space in My Heart (Original Version) – Enrique Iglesias on Space in My Heart (Original Version) – Single

Bloodline – Alex Warren & Jelly Roll on Bloodline – Single

I Am Digital, I Am Divine – Erin LeCount on I Am Digital, I Am Divine – EP

Sea Shanty Medley – Home Free on Sea Shanty Medley – Single

The Barn – Landon Smith on The Barn – Single

Loud and Heavy – Cody Jinks on Adobe Sessions

One More Day to Come – Luke Beling on This Parlor Trick Life

Fair To You – Vincent Lima on To Love A Thing That Fades

Did What You Did – Noah Brigden on Bad Habits – EP

Life’s Worth Living – Nick Folwarczny on Life’s Worth Living – Single

Struggle On Boy (Stripped) – Noah Brigden on Bad Habits – EP

Shore House – Maxx Parker on Shore House – Single

Good God, Hot Damn – Hayden Blount on Good God, Hot Damn – Single

Something To Lose – Christian Hayes & Corey Harper on Something To Lose – Single

My Heart’s A Crowded Room – The Fray on My Heart’s A Crowded Room – Single

5AM (feat. Billianne) – Amber Run on 5AM (feat. Billianne) – Single

Lucy – Mt. Joy on Hope We Have Fun

Reversing Thunder – Luke Beling on This Parlor Trick Life

Damned If I Do – Vincent Mason on Damned If I Do – Single

Night Windows – Arcade Beach on Music for Night Drives

Dale Dickens (RIP) – Cooper Alan on Dale Dickens (RIP) – Single

QUEEN OF DUST (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) – The Blaze on FOLK

Shadowverse – The Midnight on Syndicate

Fourth of July – Cooper Alan on Fourth of July – Single

Cold Shoulder – Zach John King on Slow Down – EP

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

Man of the Year – Sam Barber on Man of the Year – Single

Bottomland – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

Sunlight – Yoste on Sunlight – Single

Bowery (feat. Kings of Leon) – Zach Bryan on Bowery (feat. Kings of Leon) – Single

Tongue Tied – Chance Peña on When I Change My Mind I Don’t Mean It

Holding On – Majik on Blood, Sweat & Tears

EYES (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) – The Blaze on FOLK

HEAVEN (Live at The Royal Albert Hall) – The Blaze on FOLK

HIGHWAY KIND – Fabrizio on HIGHWAY KIND – Single 1

London – Skepta & Fred again.. on Skepta .. Fred – EP

Space – Zach John King on Space – Single

Ordinary (Live from Lollapalooza) – Alex Warren & Luke Combs on Ordinary (Live from Lollapalooza) – Single

21 Years – Skepta & Fred again.. on Skepta .. Fred – EP

The Vulture and the Little Boy – Bukahara on Canaries in a Coal Mine 2

How It’s Done – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast on KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 3

What It Sounds Like – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast on KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)

Your Idol – Saja Boys, Andrew Choi, Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast on KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 4

Tennessee (feat. Hudson Mohawke & Tayla Parx) – Kesha & Orville Peck on Tennessee (feat. Hudson Mohawke & Tayla Parx) – Single

Ktir – Bukahara on Canaries in a Coal Mine

Golden – HUNTR/X, EJAE, AUDREY NUNA, REI AMI & KPop Demon Hunters Cast on KPop Demon Hunters (Soundtrack from the Netflix Film)

Song From Yesterday – Chance Peña on When I Change My Mind I Don’t Mean It

Afraid No More – Bukahara on Canaries in a Coal Mine

Dust and Smoke – Sam Barber on Music for the Soul

Favorite Country Song – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

808 HYMN – Erin LeCount on 808 HYMN – Single

Quantuuuum – EDEN on Dark

Summer’s Ending Soon – The Midnight on Syndicate

She Didn’t Have To – Zach John King on Slow Down – EP

Turn Down The Lights – Gavin Adcock on Own Worst Enemy

Kind Tired Eyes – Noah James on The Tracks – EP

Hangin’ On – Dylan Gossett on Westward

Happy – Bukahara on Canaries in a Coal Mine

Buck On The Wall – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

Nobody’s Famous In Hell – Waves_On_Waves, Crimewave & Waves On Waves After Dark on Nobody’s Famous In Hell – Single

CATHEDRAL. – Kesha on .

Gun To My Head – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

Vocally, really reminds me of Leonard Cohen, particularly in You Want It Darker. ↩

I’m slowly picking up the lyrics of this one; right now it’s just bits and pieces, “and all the trigger-happy madmen” ↩

Go watch the movie, it’s great. ↩

I have a lot of thoughts about this song… which I’ve done a full write-up of, and will post son. ↩