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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The alt-country crooner, who has never revealed his face publicly under his artist persona, confirmed the news in an interview with the New York Times on Monday.
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
This week’s crop of new music features songs from mainstream country hitmakers, rising artists and surging alt-country successes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Welsh was also the lead singer in the alt-country band Meatyard, which recently completed an album that will be released later this year.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The annual music festival brings some of the biggest names in rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel, Americana and more.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2024
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Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
This week’s crop of new music features songs from mainstream country hitmakers, rising artists and surging alt-country successes.
—Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2025
Welsh was also the lead singer in the alt-country band Meatyard, which recently completed an album that will be released later this year.
—Tony Maglio, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
The annual music festival brings some of the biggest names in rock and roll, alt-country, bluegrass, jazz, indie, gospel, Americana and more.
—Gabrielle Chenault, The Tennessean, 28 Sep. 2024
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“Alt-country.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/alt-country. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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