Zach Top is gearing up to release a two-track EP on Aug. 21, and he’s giving fans an early listen with an acoustic performance of the lead single, “Good Girls & Cowgirls.”
The EP, also titled Good Girls & Cowgirls, marks Top’s first new music of 2026. It follows his 2025 sophomore album Ain’t In It For My Health and a Christmas single, “Blue Christmas,” which was packaged with an original holiday tune and a cover of Dolly Parton’s “Hard Candy Christmas.” The second track on the upcoming EP is titled “Other Side of Hurtin’,” and the project is currently available to pre-save on streaming platforms.
A Bluesy Divide Between Good Girls and Cowgirls
“Good Girls & Cowgirls” leans into a bluesy country groove built around a playful contrast between two archetypes. Top sums up the premise with a line he shared alongside the video: “Good girls go to heaven, cowgirls go wherever they want!” The song sketches out the difference in sharp detail — good girls are made of “sugar and spice,” while cowgirls are “made of whiskey and ice.”
The lyrics spell out both sides of the equation. Of the good girls, Top sings: “Good girls, you can take home to Momma’s / Take ’em to church when they want you to / They’re everything nice and not much drama / If that’s your thing, that’s good for you.” The cowgirls get their own tribute: “Cowgirls like to take it outside / They love to dance and they know how to ride / They’ll do things to make you lose your mind / But, when the chips are down, they’ll be by your side.”
From Montana Stage to Acoustic Video
Top debuted the song with a full band at a live show in Montana earlier in July, making that performance the first time audiences heard it. On July 30, he posted an acoustic solo version to YouTube, writing simply, “The acoustic version of the new track is live, go check it out.” That recording stands as the first official release of the song.
With the full EP arriving Aug. 21, fans of Top’s traditional country sound won’t have long to wait for the studio version.
