Though Nashville remains the cradle of country, Canada has a pretty long history with it too, taking the styles and sounds of its Southern neighbours and applying its own rustic, regional spin. Honky-tonk, outlaw ballads, beat-driven pop crossovers—these songs represent a cross-section of Canada’s best modern country. This week, Thelma & James look at two sides of the same story on “Alternate Ending”, a new track from the Canadian American duo comprising MacKenzie Porter and Jake Etheridge. “Alternate Ending” explores the dissolution of a relationship through the clarity that comes with hindsight, making for a wistful roots-pop tune in the vein of The Lumineers or The Head and the Heart. The duo first debuted “Alternate Ending” while opening for Luke Combs, and they’ll continue supporting Combs on his My Kinda Saturday Night Tour through early summer. Listen to it now and add Canada’s Country to your library to stay up on the songs shaping the future of country music.