Today’s Country

Today’s Country

This playlist tracks what’s happening from the heart of the country scene to its outer edges. Find fan favourites you already love next to breakout stars and emerging voices. Topping the list this week is Riley Green with “Ol’ Stray Dog”, the second official release from the second season of Apple Music’s Lost & Found Radio. Originally written by Jon Randall and Erik Dylan, “Ol’ Stray Dog” is told from the perspective of a long-weary road warrior, with a traditionally informed sound that suits the tune’s worse-for-the-wear vibe. Green tells Apple Music that Dylan first sent him the demo nearly a decade ago, and that he’s glad the emotional and relatable song will soon find an audience. “How do you not feel something when somebody’s singing a song about a dog?” Green says. “There’s something wrong with it if you don’t get a little bit emotionally attached to that. And it’s certainly a song that I wished I would’ve written.” Check back here early and often for updates, and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.