Train, Kristina - County Line

A collection that includes stunning originals, a flipside remake of Cher’s iconic anthem ‘Believe’ and a trio of reinvented country classics by Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson - now sung from a strong-woman perspective in Train’s raw-edge alto, which steeps each nostalgic phrase in the emotional immediacy of 2025.

Train says the album represents a culmination of life events in a rapidly changing and chaotic world: “It’s where I came from and where I’m going. Yes, I’m still trying to get there, but these songs are who I am, past and present.”

Across 11 tracks, there are lost loves, revenge, daydreaming, psychotherapy and two-stepping - all wrapped around the sweet and sorrowful tones of Train’s voice, which is at once familiar and fresh. With its stalwart major-key piano chords that evoke hymns, winsome yearning, and powerful storytelling, ‘County Line’ is a parade of evocative slow grooves and honest choruses with hopeful hooks that burrow deep into memory. When Train pulls out her own violin in a reprise of the title track, it’s the perfect end cap to a tour of the modern Americana musical landscape.