alt-country
noun
alt-coun·try
ˈȯlt-ˈkən-trē 
: country music that is produced by performers who are outside the mainstream of country music and that is typically regarded as differing from mainstream country in being less polished, more original, and more eclectic especially in incorporating influences from such genres as rock, folk music, blues, and punk
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April 12 leans more into Combs' alt-country and traditional country tendencies with folk group the Wilder Blue up first, followed by singer-songwriter Charles Wesley Godwin and then outlaw country artist Cody Jinks.
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Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Plenty of other moments rely on Mitski’s Patsy Cline inclinations to a far subtler degree, although the amount of pedal steel, fiddle and accordion played by Nashville alt-country veteran Fats Kaplan, the ace in her seven-piece band, is telltale about where this round of influences lies.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The last time the Los Angeles alt-country band put out new music was in 2012, with The Tarnished Gold, which was followed the next year by the archival release Desert Skies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2024
Even a few left-field choices made the cut, like outlaw torchbearer Nikki Lane and the fascinatingly weird alt-country singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard Tigers Blood carries on in Saint Cloud’s alt-country vein, and like that record, it was made in just two weeks at Texas studio Sonic Ranch with producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Snail Mail).
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
Charles Wesley Godwin The rising alt-country artist already has a Milwaukee show lined up this April, as an opener for Luke Combs at American Family Field.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
The rise of alt-country troubadour Zach Bryan over the past two years was another major precedent for Kahan’s success; another rootsier storyteller whose songs were scooped up by the TikTok set, Bryan has become a stadium headliner, while also championing and collaborating with Kahan.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Our focus is alternative – alt-rock, alt-pop, alt-country, and indie rock.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
Plenty of other moments rely on Mitski’s Patsy Cline inclinations to a far subtler degree, although the amount of pedal steel, fiddle and accordion played by Nashville alt-country veteran Fats Kaplan, the ace in her seven-piece band, is telltale about where this round of influences lies.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Apr. 2024
The last time the Los Angeles alt-country band put out new music was in 2012, with The Tarnished Gold, which was followed the next year by the archival release Desert Skies.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 2 Apr. 2024
Even a few left-field choices made the cut, like outlaw torchbearer Nikki Lane and the fascinatingly weird alt-country singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Trending on Billboard Tigers Blood carries on in Saint Cloud’s alt-country vein, and like that record, it was made in just two weeks at Texas studio Sonic Ranch with producer Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Snail Mail).
—Eric Renner Brown, Billboard, 7 Mar. 2024
Charles Wesley Godwin The rising alt-country artist already has a Milwaukee show lined up this April, as an opener for Luke Combs at American Family Field.
—Journal Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2024
The rise of alt-country troubadour Zach Bryan over the past two years was another major precedent for Kahan’s success; another rootsier storyteller whose songs were scooped up by the TikTok set, Bryan has become a stadium headliner, while also championing and collaborating with Kahan.
—Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 21 Feb. 2024
Our focus is alternative – alt-rock, alt-pop, alt-country, and indie rock.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2024
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