The Country Drop PlaylistIt’s drop time again, and this week there are some huge songs hitting straight at your feels and some stompers for the dancefloor to round it all out. We’ve got Australia’s favourite two cowboys going head-to-head with Wade and Mack dropping new tunes, but Wade Forster gets our cover this week to celebrate his album release day. As always, there are some crackers out of Nashville too, so without further ado, let’s get this party started.
Wade Forster – Love Crimes
It doesn’t get much more authentic cowboy than Wade Forster, and when you’re selling out shows around the US, a new album is something for all of Australia to celebrate. With an album tracklist without a single whiskey, beer, or truck, this is why artists like Wade are having a moment. He tells the true stories of country in 2026, not the pastiche of earnest cosplay desert we’re often fed at the expense of a home-cooked meal.
Hudson Westbrook – Made You Look
With his album God’s Son hitting on September 10, Hudson Westbrook knows his craft, and this one is a classy tune that proves colour-by-numbers can be good if you know your numbers this well. And I’m a sucker for a key change.
Emily Ann Roberts – Laundry
This is what you want from a country song. I’m calling it as the chorus of the week as Emily Ann Roberts' soaring vocal complains about being done dirty by her man while she’s stuck at home doing the housework. It sounds like a classic and shows how far Roberts has come as an artist after being runner-up on The Voice Season 9 while being mentored by Blake Shelton.
Mack Geiger – Pouring
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Queenslander Mack Geiger can do no wrong. With String By still ringing in ears on both sides of the Pacific, this one proves he’s here to stay. Come for the soaring lyrics, stay for the cracking guitar solo. The swagger and intent to do it on his own terms is why we’ll still be talking about Geiger in a decade’s time.
Claudia Tripp – High Stakes
This one is Claudia Tripp’s first in a couple of years, and what a huge step up. It’s a confident and commanding slice of country-pop that grabs you by the scruff of the neck and demands recognition. Accomplished.
Elizabeth Nichols – Does Your GF Know We Kissed?
It’s hard not to love Elizabeth Nichols, and not just because she lived in Australia before becoming a Nashville queen. Heading back to Oz earlier this year for CMC Rocks, surely we can adopt her as ours? If we claim the Bee Gees, this one should be a no-brainer.
Zach John King feat. Brooks & Dunn – Way To Go
Just thirteen days before the I’m What You Get album drops, this is a great slice of country featuring none other than legends Brooks & Dunn. Full of stars and full of hooks, it’s hard to deny this one.
The Wolfe Brothers – Wannabe
It’s hard to think of a band with more radio #1s than The Wolfe Brothers (before Aus radio got starstruck by Broadway anyway), and this is another slice that reminds us of why they still sit at the pinnacle of Aussie country. Not interested in competing with Morgan Wallen, I know who I’d rather be having a beer with. As they say in the song… what you see is what you get and what you get is what you see.
Trey Lewis – Long List of Exes
In 2020, Trey Lewis shocked his way onto the scene with Dicked Down In Dallas, hitting the US charts and going gold in New Zealand. He’s had a patchy catalogue since, trying to reclaim the "magic" with controversial tunes like FTMF and Two Inches. Long List of Exes, however, is a genuinely good tune and proves that it’s the singalong chorus, not just the smutty lyrics. I mean, you’re still not taking him home to Mum, but you can add this one to your playlist without making your teenage son giggle.
Tori Forsyth – Today I Woke Up and Chose Violence
If formulaic country is your jam, then look away now. Tori Forsyth is happy to tell the industry to go f*ck itself if they don’t like what she’s doing, and that’s what’s always made her one of our most artistically dangerous favourites. Even trying to describe it is pointless—pigeonholing it is what Forsyth is rallying against, so just listen. It’s not an amazing country song; it’s just an amazing song.
