New Music Spotlight with Midland, The Band Perry, and More

New Music from Midland, The Band Perry, Madeline Merlo, Johnson Crook, and Paragon Cause

It’s time for another edition of the New Music Spotlight, and we’re here for you!

With pop, indie-rock, and country songs to share with you from Canadian and American artists, there’s some variety here for your ears.

Heck, in a strange coincidence of timing, we’ve even got two country songs with the same title!

Hit play on them one at a time, turn up the volume to get the full experience, and leave a comment to tell us which songs you’ll be adding to your playlists.

Ready?

Let’s Go!

Artist: Midland
Hometown: Dripping Springs, TX
Genre: Country
Related: Brothers Osborne, Chris Janson, Riley Green
Song: Playboys
Notes: Playboys is another new one from Midland that has us excited for the release of their new album this summer (Let It Roll, August 23). The sweet harmonies, and 90s country tinge are there, and if there’s more like this coming, we’ll be happy.
Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify / Apple

Artist: The Band Perry
Hometown: Greeneville, TN
Genre: Electro-Pop
Related: Rick Rubin, Demi Lovato, Carly Rae Jepsen
Song: THE GOOD LIFE
Notes: The genre-bending siblings are back again, and this one takes shots! THE GOOD LIFE (based on real life events) is a sharp one and lyrics like these are a good reminder of what songwriters do when they’ve been done wrong: “I’m not gonna be a joke / I know about your sidepiece, bro / I’m not gonna fight anymore / Glad I never had your baby / This’ll be a cleaner cut / You can keep the Labradors … Have a good life / You had a good life / You gave it up for hoes.”
Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify / Apple

Artist: Madeline Merlo
Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
Genre: Country
Related: Meghan Patrick, Jess Moskaluke, Alee
Song: Dear Me
Notes: Madeline Merlo posted on her socials that Dear Me was “a song that I needed to hear. a song that I needed to write. a song about remembering who the hell you are.”, and we get every single one of those points when we’ve got it turned way up through our speakers.

ps. Don’t forget to drink your water.
Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify / Apple

Artist: Johnson Crook
Hometown: Toronto, ON
Genre: Country
Related: The Bros. Landreth, The Middle Coast, Doc Walker
Song: Dear Me
Notes: Noel, Nathan, Trevor, and Jared are back with a new one that we are all the way in on. Dear Me pairs the storytelling lyrical content that we’re used to, with a track that has us tapping toes and reaching for the volume knob. We’ll take more like this, please.
Links: Web / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / Spotify / Apple

Artist: Paragon Cause
Hometown: Ottawa, ON / Gatineau, QC
Genre: Indie Rock
Related: Birch Barks, Looelle, Phono Pony
Song: Drop Me In
Notes: Drop Me In has all of the sit back and listen vibes that we are looking for when it’s time to let music get us chilled out and relaxed. There’s still great music and feeling, there’s rhythm and a tambourine, but there’s an allowance to just let it come to you and enjoy. I’m in.
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