{"id":794148,"date":"2019-03-25T09:30:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:30:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=812778"},"modified":"2019-03-25T09:30:48","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T15:30:48","slug":"10-best-country-and-americana-songs-of-the-week-kassi-ashton-abby-anderson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/music-news\/10-best-country-and-americana-songs-of-the-week-kassi-ashton-abby-anderson\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Best Country and Americana Songs of the Week: Kassi Ashton, Abby Anderson"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/shutterstock_9974180j.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"><\/div>\n<p>New tracks by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/robert-earl-keen\/\" id=\"auto-tag_robert-earl-keen\" data-tag=\"robert-earl-keen\">Robert Earl Keen<\/a>, Jamestown Revival and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/mickey-guyton\/\" id=\"auto-tag_mickey-guyton\" data-tag=\"mickey-guyton\">Mickey Guyton<\/a> make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs of the week.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/73knsm7aP_Y?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Bastian Baker, \u201cYou Should Call Home\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Bastian Baker isn\u2019t just a road warrior; he\u2019s a jet-setter, playing shows in 40 countries throughout the last seven years (including some as Shania Twain\u2019s hand-picked opener). Here, he dispenses advice to the homesick and heartbroken, encouraging his fellow travelers to reach out to their loved ones for a much-needed pick-me-up. The song itself is appropriately buoyant, beginning with piano chords and finger-snapped percussion before segueing into anthemic territory.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/LZh_GHO6VKY?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Devon Gilfillian, \u201cGet Out and Get It\u201d<br \/><\/strong>He\u2019s the opening act on Brothers Osborne\u2019s west coast tour, but don\u2019t mistake Devon Gilfillian for a country-rocker. On his latest single for Capitol Records, the guitar-slinging soul singer flips into his upper register and channels funk icons like Curtis Mayfield and Prince, with some Afrobeat polyrhythms thrown in for good measure.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vR-4l5M_MQ8?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orville Peck, \u201cTurn to Hate\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Signed to Nirvana\u2019s old record label and partially hidden beneath a fringed leather mark, Orville Peck is an unusual country cowboy \u2014 the sort of deep-voiced singer whose music evokes the surrealism of David Lynch as much as the baritoned boom of Johnny Cash. He keeps things weird with the \u201cTurn to Hate\u201d video, which finds Mac DeMarco riding a mechanical bull while Peck croons onstage.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/byeotfJBm4s?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mickey Guyton, \u201cHold On\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Inspirational and faith-filled, \u201cHold On\u201d was written for <em>Breakthrough<\/em>, a Christian-themed movie about a child\u2019s survival after plunging beneath the surface of an icy lake. Laced with gospel harmonies, sweeping strings and a standout vocal performance from Guyton, the song moves with an upward trajectory, as though the whole thing is being beamed heavenward.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8Qm-3GZOtFE?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Robert Earl Keen, \u201cThe Unknown Fighter\u201d<\/strong><br \/>In this unreleased track from a live, unplugged performance, Robert Earl Keen sings the praises of an amateur boxer who shows up to the ring, ready to take on more established contenders. There are echoes of Guy Clark in the song\u2019s narrative and Texas-sized twang, but \u201cThe Unknown Fighter\u201d is pure Keen: rough-edged, evocative and purposely unpolished.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xKh0XCRJDns?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rebecca Loebe, \u201cGrowing Up\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Nearly a decade after performing on <em>The Voice<\/em>\u2018s first season, the DIY-minded Rebecca Loebe graduates to the world of indie labels with Give Up Your Ghosts, an album whose coffeehouse Americana and light folk-pop recalls Norah Jones. \u201cGrowing Up\u201d finds her outlining a woman\u2019s struggle in a man\u2019s world, mixing resilience, empowerment and just a bit of pissed-off punch into the same quiet anthem.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/XK7IscaI6Yc?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Abby Anderson, \u201cGood Lord\u201d<\/strong><br \/>While a banjo twangs in the background, Abby Anderson thanks the man upstairs for showering her with blessings, including a boyfriend who\u2019s attentive and worthy. \u201cI paint my nails a new color, and you always notice,\u201d she sings during the second verse, before the rapid-fire chorus finds her doling out praise to her creator for making true love possible.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_tVVNBDJGYw?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kassi Ashton, \u201cPretty Shiny Things\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Ashton\u2019s follow-up to \u201cViolins\u201d is a sparse, stripped-down ballad about self-worth and outward appearances. The song\u2019s narrator struggles with an old-fashioned mother who believes wholeheartedly in makeup\u2019s power to conceal and beautify. \u201cYour face will take you farther than your brain\/You oughta know by now, beauty is pain,\u201d goes a line in the chorus, delivered from the mom\u2019s limited perspective. By the song\u2019s end, though, Ashton has wiped her face free of paint and allowed her true self to shine, reclaiming her womanhood \u2014 blemishes and all \u2014 for herself.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RDCE52Syiqo?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Roses &amp; Cigarettes, \u201cFast As I Can\u201d<\/strong><br \/>Music is medicine. Inspired by frontwoman Jenny Pagliaro\u2019s battle with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, \u201cFast As I Can\u201d is an ode to living, laced with jangling guitars and bright harmonies. The source material may be somber, but this country-rock road songs sets its sights on the destination, not the place its leaving behind.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" type=\"text\/html\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OkBkAwl7IFU?version=3&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com&amp;rel=1&amp;fs=1&amp;autohide=2&amp;showsearch=0&amp;showinfo=1&amp;iv_load_policy=1&amp;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\">[embedded content]<\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jamestown Revival, \u201cThis Too Shall Pass\u201d<br \/><\/strong>Last month, Jamestown Revival gave fans a sneak peak of their upcoming release, <em>San Isabel<\/em>, with \u201cCrazy World (Judgement Day),\u201d a tense, topical track about political turmoil. \u201cThis Too Shall Pass\u201d takes a more optimistic approach to similar themes. Influenced by Simon &amp; Garfunkel, the song mixes acoustic guitars with two-part harmonies, paving the way for an album that reconnects Jamestown Revival with their rootsy origins.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/best-country-songs-to-stream-kassi-ashton-812778\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Rolling Stone<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New tracks by Robert Earl Keen, Jamestown Revival and Mickey Guyton make up the 10 must-hear country and Americana songs of the week. [embedded content] Bastian Baker, \u201cYou Should Call Home\u201dBastian Baker isn\u2019t just a road warrior; he\u2019s a jet-setter, playing shows in 40 countries throughout the last seven years (including some as Shania Twain\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[98],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-794148","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-music-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-06-16 00:38:48","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794148","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794148"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794148\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794148"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794148"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794148"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}