Though Nashville remains the cradle of country, Canada has a pretty long history with it too, taking the styles and sounds of its Southern neighbors 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, Nate Haller teams up with Tenille Townes for “Backfire,” a new single set to appear on an as-yet-unannounced forthcoming studio release from Haller. Rollicking and rowdy with a two-stepping beat, “Backfire” is, as Haller tells it, about “two people who can’t seem to let each other go but keep trying to make it work.” Appropriately, Haller and Townes play a bit of vocal cat-and-mouse, trading verses and coming together at the chorus for some rootsy harmonies. “We wanted to keep it fun and upbeat while capturing that feeling of the chase and back-and-forth,” Haller says. “This song was born from a mix of personal experiences and stories from people around me. I think a lot of us have been in that kind of relationship.” Listen to it now and add Canada’s Country to your library to stay up on the songs shaping the future of country music.