Editor’s note: Each issue, our co-founder Ed Helms will share a handful of good country artists, albums, and songs direct from his own earphones in Ed's Picks. Photos: Tanner Adell by Daniel Chaney; Kaitlin Butts, Hunt You Down; Swamp Dogg courtesy of the artist; Gangstagrass by Melodie Yvonne; Tiera Kennedy courtesy of the artist; Jim Lauderdale by Mike Dunn.