Playlist of the Month: February 2026

A short month, and a playlist with fewer additions than last month had; these things are correlated. You can listen to the whole thing, or see below for commentary.

Oklahoma Smokeshow – Zach Bryan on Summertime Blues – EP

Hotel Bible – Max McNown on Night Diving

Azalea Place – Max McNown on Night Diving

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

Flicker – Yoste on Flicker – Single

American Trail – Dylan Gossett on Westward

Normal Day – Brendan Walter on Normal Day – Single

The Barn – Landon Smith on The Barn – Single

Loud and Heavy – Cody Jinks on Adobe Sessions

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

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

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

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

HIGHWAY KIND – Fabrizio on HIGHWAY KIND – Single

Space – Zach John King on Space – Single

Gun To My Head – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

Music for the Soul – Sam Barber on Music for the Soul

Luckiest Man Alive – HARDY on COUNTRY! COUNTRY!

American Vintage – Aidan Canfield on American Vintage – Single

Cheap Shots – Ian Harrison on Cheap Shots – Single

Lose A Friend – Evan Honer on Everything I Wanted

Old White Lincoln – The Gaslight Anthem on The ’59 Sound

Road to Gold – Luke Beling on The Good Side of Somewhere – EP

Oh! The Anxiety – Joe Jordan on Oh! The Anxiety – EP

Baptized By Rain – Dylan Gossett on Westward

Undone (The Bonfire Sessions) – Sons of Habit on The Sticks (The Bonfire Sessions) – EP

We’re Onto Something (feat. Zach Bryan) – Kings of Leon on We’re Onto Something (feat. Zach Bryan) – Single

Hardwired – Fabrizio on Hardwired – Single

Lonely Man (One Take Acoustic) – Cody Jinks on Lonely Man (One Take Acoustic) – Single

Skull and Bones (2025 Version) – Home Free on Challenge the Sea

Something Wicked This Way Comes – Cody Jinks on In My Blood

Foolish Pride – Slater Nalley on Foolish Pride – Single

My Side Of Town – Josh Ross on Later Tonight

Got It All Wrong – Peech. on Small Town America (Vol. 1) – EP

Atchafalaya (feat. Noah Cyrus) – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

My Side of the Mountain – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

Pipe Dream – Brendan Walter on Disappearing Days

Blueneck (Acoustic) – Chris Housman on Blueneck (Acoustic) – Single

S.S.R.I – Jason Skynet on S.S.R.I – Single

A War With Time – Brandi Carlile on Returning To Myself (Commentary Album)

Oh My Days – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

Back On Deseret – Brendan Walter on Disappearing Days

Teenage Dirtbag – Brendan Walter on Teenage Dirtbag – Single

Just Friends – Daniel Allan & Heather Sommer on Just Friends – Single

I’m Always On Stage – Sam Fender on People Watching (Deluxe Edition)

Pikito – Ozuna & Beéle on Stendhal

Sympathy Is A Knife – Medium Build & Sydney Rose on Sympathy Is A Knife – Single

Finish Line – Fabrizio on Finish Line – Single

Window In The Wall – Max McNown on Both Sides of the Blade

hurt people – Khalid on after the sun goes down

Tyrants – Sam Fender on People Watching (Deluxe Edition)

Songs I’d Rather Not Sing – The Fray on Songs I’d Rather Not Sing – Single

Home Used To Be – Joe Jordan on Home Used To Be – Single

Asking for a Friend – Brendan Walter on Disappearing Days

MACHINE GHOST – Erin LeCount on MACHINE GHOST – Single

Caroline (feat. Belle Plaine) – Colter Wall on Imaginary Appalachia

Sleeping on the Blacktop – Colter Wall on Imaginary Appalachia

No One Knows Us – Brandi Carlile on Returning To Myself (Commentary Album)

26 – Christian Hayes on 26 – EP

C’est la vie bébé – Aika Collins on C’est la vie bébé – Single

Dreaded Sundown – Orville Peck on Appaloosa

No One’s Gonna Do It for You – Brendan Walter on Disappearing Days

Old Flame – Vincent Mason on There I Go

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

Bible Belt – Chris Housman on Bible Belt – Single

Pink Skies – Noah James on Pink Skies – Single

Jane – Amber Run on Jane – Single

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

Ale – Ozuna & Beéle on Stendhal

You Deserve Better – Joe Jordan on You Deserve Better – Single

How I Got My Name – honestav on How I Got My Name – Single

yes no maybe – Khalid on after the sun goes down

LE COSE NON DETTE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Mahmood on LE COSE NON DETTE (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – Single

Ballad of a Law Abiding Sophisticate – Colter Wall on Imaginary Appalachia

medicine – Khalid on after the sun goes down

Ride On – Coleman Jennings on Ride On – EP

Hell If I Know – Tyler Nance on Hell If I Know – Single

My People – H. Kenneth on My People – Single

These Streets I Know – Jenny on Holiday on Quicksand Heart

WE WERE NEVER JUST FRIENDS – Adam Klobi on WE WERE NEVER JUST FRIENDS – Single

I Don’t Care – Buffalo Traffic Jam on I Don’t Care – Single

Falling – Shimza & Elderbrook on Falling – Single

Bound – Darren Kiely on Bound – Single

Graveyard Whistling – Morgan Wallen on Graveyard Whistling – Single

Connection – Majik on Connection – Single

I simply cannot express how happy I am that Majik is putting out new music — and this, truly, feels like Majik.

Balance – Medium Build on takeaways

A Light That Waits – The Fray on A Light That Waits

Left Or Right – Ethan Miller on Wealthy

Monsters – Majik on Monsters – Single

Based on the shared album art, I feel safe assuming there’s an EP or album coming soon.

RA TA TA – Mahmood on RA TA TA – Single

Absence Of You – Joe Jordan on Absence Of You – Single

Can’t Take It With You – Ole 60 on Can’t Take It With You – Single

Withdrawals – Ethan Miller on Withdrawals – Single

Doorway Kiss – Summer Nights on 1984 – EP

World Change Me – Max McNown on World Change Me – Single

Sit With It – Vincent Mason on There I Go

Found – Ward Davis on Here I Am

American Spirit – Vincent Mason on There I Go

For The Night (feat. Lil Baby & DaBaby) – Pop Smoke on Shoot For The Stars Aim For The Moon

scared – Fred again.. & Young Thug on USB

Street People – Fabrizio, Hogslop String Band & Kalen Nash on Street People – Single

Eleni – Norra & Ethnic Lounge on Eleni – EP

Eternity – Alex Warren & Gigi Perez on Eternity – Single

The Roses – Amber Run on Sunflower – EP

Believe – honestav on Believe – Single

Liberal – Ozuna & Beéle on Stendhal

Talk To Johnny – Noah James on Talk To Johnny – Single

This is some properly mournful country.

Bet Money – Joe Jordan on Bet Money – Single

Waltz of Solitude – Fil Bo Riva on Songs of Solitude – EP