In the next 15 minutes, you’ll be up to speed on new releases this week! There’s a common theme amongst the songs that came out (I’ve been writing a book of country music rules, and these are on point with Rule #27: Namedrop Icons). I also indulged the mix of musical influences that I grew up on, with the first pick on today’s list.

To make it easier for you to dive into the best music dropping, I will get you started with the FIRST5 new releases you should hear. From there, you can explore rabbit holes of exploration and discovery. I combed through everything sent my way and tracked down even more tunes to make sure I’m turning you on to the best.

Sidenote: All the stuff I’m listening to is on my official Apple Music playlist TY BENTLI’S DAILY SOUNDTRACK

First things first..
These are the FIRST 5 new releases you need to hear:

“High Horse” - Nelly, BRELAND, Blanco Brown

Always and still. If the woman in my life takes the time to curl her hair or use a wave-ify-er (*may not be official name of device on bathroom counter), I see it and go… “Ok, but I liked it better pulled back.”

In Nashville - when awards aren’t virtual and parties are actually IRL - most people hit up a place called “The Showroom” and find sexy/gorgeous/elegant dresses…but I’m way more likely to feel my heart skip when I see Corri in a great pair of jeans and cool t-shirt. That is the girl I want in my life. And that’s really who she is - its still fun to have an excuse to see her in a shimmery dress at the ACMs, but if I had to pick…that’s not my favorite option for a night out. Honky tonk and blue jeans.

Great thing about Nashvegas, here…formal is a nice pair of jeans and maybe a jacket. Like anything you go to, you could get away with denim. But what really counts is that no matter who is in the tux and who is in the denim, the party is just a group of people having fun - everyone fits in. Everyone!

This S417 THUMPS! I left my first Nelly concert on cloud 9 (in St Cloud MN) - the energy that Nelly throws at us is so thick you can pick it up and put in your pocket. He’s still that Nelly, but now with a honky-tonk groove and a little extra 808.

Nelly, BRELAND, and Blanco make up a trifecta. Three of my favorite artists and each one of them identifiable in a track that has so much depth that I’m still trying to wrap my head around what that studio must’ve been like. It is layer upon layer - and I can pick each one of them out of the crowd in any moment because of how unique each artist is. I legit can’t stop listening to this. And I canNOT sit still while listening. And I crank it a little hotter each time it comes back around!

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: “High Horse”

“Wishful Drinking” - Ingrid Andress & Sam Hunt

Just in case someone is sitting at the end of this quarantine thinking back to what life was like beforehand - maybe you had different people snuggled up under your arm at night, or maybe you’ve still got them but now things feel different..

Its been a LONG time since the two times I was “on a break” but they were the worst! Its on your mind when you wake up and when you try to get to sleep. And while you’re feeling all alone in that moment, here’s a song to remind you that if a song like this can be written…you’re not actually all alone.

I needed one listen to Ingrid Andress a few years ago and immediately knew she was going to be a part of my Undeniable Class of 2019 - a list of rising stars that I invited in as the House Band on my show for a week at a time. We spent a significant amount of time talking about the craft of songwriting. Something Ingrid was doing at a high caliber already, and it was increasingly clear to me that the reason she is so brilliant is the mix of talent, eduction and empathy that she possesses.

Christopher Booker submitted that there are only seven stories in the world. This song tackles a not unheard of topic in country music - you can probably track down a song about broken hearts in denial - but something about it still has me leaning in, wanting to hear Ingrid and Sam unfurl this timeless tale. That’s the art.

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: “Wishful Drinking”

“Dear Miss Loretta” - Carly Pearce f. Patty Loveless

29 was the WORST age (to acknowledge). I saw my 20s slipping away, and it was so real that I might as well have just been 30 already. Pull the bandaid off. Let me just get on with it!

But 29 was actually one of the coolest years of my life! I was so content and happy with the things in my life - living in Chicago, with some incredible friends, a new (used) truck, my puppy dog Carter, and for the first time in my life I’d actually figured out how to sock a little money into a Savings Account! I felt like I had a ton of potential happiness ahead of me (rather than the way I now feel, which is often that it could be stripped away at any moment - don’t overthink that, I just have a ton of anxiety).

Chicago was the home I’d been destined for, in the same way that I was destined to love Corri. But at 29, I made one of the boldest and bravest decisions of my life: to leave. I had almost headed down a path as a tv host at other points in my life, but this time I was offered a promotion to move to Los Angeles & that would allow me to try to help that station boost ratings while I simultaneously pursued some other aspirations. But, it meant leaving Chicago. It genuinely felt like having to break up with a person you adore because “the timing is just wrong”…

29 was even more significant in the life of Carly Pearce. And once she got over that damned age, she seems to have found the excitement of the 30s. With as much as she left in the past - horrible times like an extremely public divorce and the loss of an integral friend and mentor in her life - its no wonder she suddenly felt a new wave of understanding in listening to Loretta Lynn lyrics.

The rad part of being Carly, is that she can turn all of those personal and lonely insecurities and heartbreaks into a commonality. She creates music; that music creates community; and not only can she heal but she helps others heal! Tying in the fact that this new song is based on community and inspiration from older songs makes “Dear Miss Loretta” the musical equivalent of one of my son, Rad’s, favorite things: an infinite loop!
*And Carly follows Country Music Rule #27: Namedrop Icons

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: “Dear Miss Loretta”

“Good Goodbye” - Ashley Cooke f. Jimmie Allen

This week, I’ve quoted Friends at least three times. The latest was talking to my producer about a song I wanted to squeeze into the show, even though I knew it didn’t work very well with the time in our schedule… “I’d hate to miss an opportunity just because I didn’t ask.” (Phoebe - she wants Rachel to find out if Phoebe can keep one of her brothers’ babies).

If you ask me to help you move, your punishment is that I will definitely find the heaviest piece of furniture for a group lift just so I can yell “pivot!” every time we come to a turn.

So, when I was trying to decide how to get out of sharing a memory that this new Ashley Cooke song evoked, I realized I could just reference the show I fell asleep to every night this week. Specifically: Ross and Rachel’s omission of an opportunity like this song describes (Season 7, Episode 1), and the time that Rachel lived out this exact experience, even though Ross didn’t realize it was a goodbye (Season 10, Episode 17).

My favorite part of this song is the subtle sweep at the beginning of the chorus as Jimmie Allen shows up to compliment the idea of this breakup plan. I literally can’t imagine this sort of composure and maturity - this is like something you’d see on Boston Legal or some show where grown ups know its time to breakup but have wisdom to realize the best path to execution. Ashley and Jimmie’s vocals together are one of my favorite pairings in a while (although, get ready for Sam Williams’ new song with Dolly Parton on Glasshouse Children). Listen carefully - where its often a fiddle’s drawl or dobro stretching out waves of emotion, that job falls to the percussion this time.

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: “Good Goodbye”

“Redneck Be Like” - Thomas Rhett

Moving into a house of my own has had all sorts of unexpected twists and lessons. Like how f’n excited I am when we get to recycling day! When I lived in apartments, you just emptied recycling bins down the chute in the trash room whenever you felt like it. In Nashville, recycling day happens ONCE a month. And I recycle all the things, so my cans are filled to the brim (last month I missed the truck and had to wait 4 more weeks - it was surreal). I literally run up and down the block excitedly stopping to chat with my neighbors along the way just celebrate “Tomorrow’s recycling day!!”

Another weird thing I didn’t know or think to think about is what to do with a pallet when it shows up for some reason or another. I honestly didn’t expect I’d ever have wooden pallets showing up at my house, and when we had to get a new washing machine or that time we ordered a sink vanity online I figured the delivery people would take the pallets back to the truck with them. No. I’ve had 9 pallets delivered in the last year for some reason or another and I lean them on the house and stare at them for weeks at a time. In my head, they’re supposed to do what they did in South Dakota - kindle a bonfire. But we don’t bonfire in the blooming Nashville metro area. That’s where TR’s new joynt comes in.

**For the record, I inevitably get out a circular saw and go to town on those pallets, chopping them into tiny pieces and throwing them in the garbage can (don’t tell the Sanitation department)

TR and his dad must freakin love this phase of life. Can you imagine following your passion in music and not only having it pay the bills, but to also have it afford you the opportunity to create that music at a high level with your family! Jordan Reynolds, Josh Miller and Parker Welling come by the house…Thomas and Rhett Akins are probably already there - just kicking it watching the kids run around and y’all just talk about the memories or the life… and time after time it falls out in killer song form (credit to the genius of the people creating it - its also about that, but that’s what makes this so special; multiple generations of brilliance).

This song is not only a party - it sets the tone for so many of the new releases this week. Country Music Rule #27: Namedrop Icons. You’ll hear Tracy Lawrence’s “Time Marches On” called out by both Luke Bryan (“Songs You Never Heard”) & Chris Young/Mitchell Tenpenny (“At The End of a Bar”), this week. Thomas Rhett tosses to the perfect reference for the field party, country nostalgia that this song creates: Joe Diffie!

LISTEN ON APPLE MUSIC: “Redneck Be Like (RBL)”

Its Not Over

There is more 🔥 new music to share. New releases alongside my favorite tunes to play on The Ty Bentli Show. A playlist built to showcase every avenue and you’ll love it start to finish:

TY BENTLI’S DAILY SOUNDTRACK is on my homepage on Apple Music.

FIRST 5 - Start With These New Releases (August 6th)