Social Media Ideas for Alt Country

Three new alt country tracks that will have you ordering another round

Andrew Shier – “Rusted and Weathered”-From the time I started listening to artist like David Ramirez back in the day, I fell for alt country as a genre. It captures what I wish mai...

3 Country Rock Songs From the 1990s That Walked the Line Between Grunge and Honky-Tonk

NEW YORK - JULY 1995: (EDITORS NOTE: THIS IMAGE WAS CREATED USING CROSS-PROCESSED FILM) American alternative country rock band Son Volt (L - R) bassist Dave Boquist, guitarist, har...

A Country Western Announce New Album Audition Tape: Hear “Blood Eagle”

The grittily melodic, noise-streaked Philly indie band A Country Western are back today with news of Audition Tape, a new album out next month. The sessions included some work with...

Mac Cornish “Wayfaring Woman”

Californian singer reminds you of the days when country music was country music, and that’s no bad thing. Mac Cornish grew up on the eastern slopes of the Santa Cruz mountains in n...

10 Country Bands Who Belong in the CMA Vocal Group of the Year Conversation

So much talent. There’s no denying that the independent and alternative country scene has gotten jam-packed over the past decade. Whether it’s giants such as Zach Bryan, Tyler Chil...

New Country Music Roundtable 2026

Country music means many things to many people, and it isn’t solely the stomping ground of truck drivers and rhinestone wearers. It’s a big tent that incorporates many cultures, re...

Pam Ross Blurs the Line Between Saturday Night and Sunday Morning on “Lost in Heaven”

By Mason Everett Country music has always maintained a complicated relationship with temptation. Its songs warn against it, surrender to it, regret it the following morning, and oc...

ERICKOSCAR – Two Flags, One Heart

Country music has always been a music of passports and pedigrees, of who gets to claim the dirt road and the dusty hat. Erick Oscar answers the question with a title: *Two Flags, O...

New Music Critique of Dark Sky Reserve

Contact: devlin.borra@gmail.com Web: Spotify Seeking: Label, Booking, Licensing Style: Alt-Country Right from the early, eerie opening notes of “Casey’s Last Ride,” Nick Cave is th...

Carter Faith believes in country music

The 26-year-old singer has a breakout debut in 'Cherry Valley.' She's up for new artist of the year at the CMA Awards.

Cody Johnson And Rival Sons’ Jay Buchanan Bring Country And Rock Together On “Rabbit Gets The Gun”

Cody Johnson has never been particularly interested in choosing between cowboy boots and rock ‘n’ roll. Now he’s brought one of his favourite rock singers along for the ride. The c...

REVIEW: One Acre West “One Acre West”

The Evolution of Country Music

From Honky-Tonks to a Global Sound By IndiePulse Music Magazine Country music has always been a reflection of the people who make it. It has told stories about working-class life,...

ASKING ALEXANDRIA's DANNY WORSNOP Releases Re-Recorded Solo Single 'Ain't No Use'

Blending the intensity of rock with the storytelling backbone of country, Danny Worsnop delivers a vocal style that is both commanding and unfiltered. As a gravel-voiced country-ro...

Top 5 Country Albums You Might’ve Missed — September 2026

Country music has officially become overwhelming… it’s a good problem to have. Flashback to about 10-15 years ago… the bro country era was hitting its stride, Florida Georgia Line...

Choosin' Texas-The Biggest Non-Christmas Hit Ever?

I don't know, but it seems to me country is going to be America's dominant music genre. I can't go anywhere without hearing it! I welcome this change as a sign that Americans are b...

The Sammy Rose Band embraces creative freedom on "Cowboy," a 12-track album release

On "Cowboy," the new album from The Sammy Rose Band, the band blends creative independence, country storytelling, rock intensity, emotional honesty, and unexpected experimentation....

3 Country Pop Songs From the 2000s That Walked the Line Between Mainstream and Honky-Tonk

Faith Hill on 11/2/00 in Chicago, Il. (Photo by Paul Natkin/WireImage) Country pop songs dominated the airwaves in the 2000s. These three tunes teetered on the line between honky-t...

ASKING ALEXANDRIA's DANNY WORSNOP Announces Re-Recorded Single 'Ain't No Use'

Blending the intensity of rock with the storytelling backbone of country, Danny Worsnop delivers a vocal style that is both commanding and unfiltered. As a gravel-voiced country-ro...

The Sonic Travelers – Let’s All Go To The Rodeo   

There is a particular strain of Americana that British critics have always been suckers for — not the mythologised, dust-blown loneliness of the desert highway, but the noisier, wa...

These 3 Rock Artists Went Country for One Album (And It Worked)

MEXICO CITY, MEXICO - OCTOBER 27: Singer Steven Tyler of Aerosmith performs onstage at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on October 27, 2016 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Victor Chavez/Wi...

The 21 Greatest Country Rock LPs… ranked!

From bluegrass pioneers and cosmic cowboys to West Coast visionaries and Nashville outsiders, these are the albums that changed American music forever

Colby T. Helms – One For the Losers

You’ve undoubtedly heard the axiom, “if I didn’t laugh, I’d have to cry.” For rural Virginia native Colby T. Helms that seems to be one of the basic tenets on his debut full-length...

Now & Then: Ian Noe’s Canyon Falls Trailer Band and the reach of Grievous Angel

Country music has always had room for musicians whose ambitions exceed their prospects. Ian Noe gives those musicians a whole album on Canyon Falls Trailer Band, imagining a group...