Your Essential 2022 Album Release Schedule

Conditions in 2020 and 2021 saw wholesale disruption and delay to music label release schedules. As an attitude emerges that things can’t be put on hold indefinitely, there’s a feeling that we’ll see an increase in the number of albums released in 2022 as artists become more stoic to the idea of touring to promote them.

So we’re expecting this year to start a little slowly (first quarter is usually quiet anyway) but pick up momentum into the Spring. If that’s the case, we could see a lot of new music heading our way. So, here’s our list of the albums to look out for in 2022, with their release dates (of course). Plus a few rumours to whet the appetite.

Add this page to your bookmarks, and we’ll keep it updated as new or revised releases are announced.

January 14th

Connor Smith – Didn’t Got Too Far EP
Jacob Bryant – Bar Stool Preacher

January 21st

Brothers Osborne – Skeletons (Deluxe Edition)
Walker Hayes – Country Stuff The Album
Kiefer Sutherland – Bloor Street
Texas Hill – Heaven Down Here

January 28th

Brent Cobb – And Now, Let’s Turn To Page…
Rod + Rose – Rod + Rose
Maddie & Tae – Through The Madness Vol.1 EP
Tracy Lawrence – Hindsight 2020, Volume 3: Angelina

February 4th

Muscadine Bloodline – Dispatch To 16th Ave.

February 11th

Joe Nichols – Good Day For Living
The Cactus Blossoms – One Day

February 18th

Sarah Shook & The Disarmers – Nightroamer
Shovels & Rope – Manticore

February 25th

Band of Heathens – Remote Transmissions Vol.1
Elles Bailey – Shining in the Half Light

March 4th

The Dead South – Easy Listening for Jerks, Parts I & II
Matt Castillo – How The River Flows

March 7th

Dolly Parton – Run, Rose, Run

March 11th

Ned LeDoux – Buckskin
Jeremy Ivey – Invisible Pictures
The Shires – 10 Year Plan

March 18th

Randall King – Shot Glass
Hailey Whitters – Raised
Ray Wylie Hubbard – Co-Starring Too

March 25th

Maren Morris – Humble Quest
William Clark Green – Baker Hotel

April 1st

Thomas Rhett – Where We Started
Paul Cauthen – Country Coming Down

April 8th

Caitlyn Smith – High

April 22nd

Old Crow Medicine Show – Paint This Town
Jason Aldean – Georgia

April 29th

Miranda Lambert – Palomino

June 3rd

Eli Young Band – Love Talking



Unconfirmed/Rumoured

Thomas Rhett has already confirmed his next album Where We Started will arrive on April 1st, but we’re also expecting Country Again: Side B from him in 2022. No date yet suggested, but we’re guessing it’ll appear around October/November time.

Sunny Sweeney has hinted through her social media accounts at an upcoming new studio album. We wouldn’t be surprised to see this in advance of her appearance at The Long Road festival in August this year.

Aaron Watson‘s next album will be titled “Unwanted Man”, and a summer release is expected though unconfirmed.

Taylor Swift seems set to continue her journey to re-record her previous albums. We’ve no idea of any sequence she might choose, but at some point she’ll return to her self-titled debut – won’t she?

Cody Canada & The Departed have re-recorded Soul Gravy, the second album from Canada’s earlier band Cross Canadian Ragweed. No date confirmed so far, but a Spring release seems a good bet.

American Aquarium have completed recording their latest album Chicamacomico, but we’re still waiting for a release date.

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