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To be sure: Modern country is a beautiful thing, and what a joy it is to watch country music grow and change. But sometimes it’s nice to take things back to when the hats were big and the sound was simple and the belt buckles shone like hubcaps. Leaning on that classic ’90s sound, and the music of today that nods to it, this playlist captures the honky-tonk spirit of one of its most vibrant periods—not to mention one of the last moments in country before it started routinely crossing over with pop. Our editors update picks now and then, so if you hear something you like, add it to your library.