Lainey Wilson’s blend of sweetness and toughness makes her songs glitter with the sort of resolve that lies at the heart of country’s best songs. The Louisiana-born singer/songwriter’s 2019 breakthrough single “Dirty Looks” is a head-over-heels love song with an edge, and the combined force of her open heart and sharp eye helped make her music stand out from country music’s pack. Wilson’s versatile voice and true-to-herself persona energise her solo cuts like the restless “Heart Like A Truck” and the bittersweetly luminous “Things A Man Oughta Know”, as well as her collabs with the likes of Cole Swindell and Ronnie Dunn.