Cody Johnson - Banks of the Trinity [2LP]

Cody Johnson heads home on Banks of the Trinity, his tenth studio album, a 2026 release that stretches sixteen songs across two LPs steeped in the people and places that made him.

Johnson arrives here as one of country music's most dependable hitmakers, with his previous album, Leather, named Album of the Year at the CMA Awards. Rather than chase a bigger sound, he leaned into his roots in Sebastopol, Texas, reuniting with longtime producer Trent Willmon for a record built on plain-spoken storytelling and a traditional sound.

Horseback, the lead single, sets the tone, and Fool Proof brings in Brothers Osborne for a rowdy collaboration. Luke Combs joins him on Shoot the Bull, pairing two of the genre's biggest voices, while I Want You, the heartfelt song that first announced the album, shows his softer side.

Willie Nelson's longtime harmonica player Mickey Raphael also turns up as a guest, a fitting nod to the Texas tradition that runs through these songs. The writing moves easily between rowdy good times, faith, family and the ache of being away from home.

Spread across two LPs, Banks of the Trinity plays like a long drive back through the Texas backroads, unhurried and full of heart, and it rewards a slow, front-to-back listen.