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...

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...

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

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...

REVIEW: One Acre West “One Acre West”

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...

Sean Burns “Better Off In Time & Other Songs For The Dance Floor”

Three chords and the truth from Canadian champion of traditional country. If the Americana umbrella can be shared with its neighbours in roots, folk, and country music, then Sean B...

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...

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...

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,...

Album Review – Margo Cilker’s “Little White Cross”

Margo Cilker's 'Little White Cross' is a beautiful collection of Western stories backed by country and Americana music that allows you to explore a host of strong emotional experie...

Very Old Morris “Boogedy Boogedy Boogedy Shoop”

Sophomore album from alt-country act is an affectionate but irreverent take on 90s radio country to great effect and real emotional depth. Let’s deal with the elephant in the room...

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...

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...

Jason James Keeps Traditional Country Alive On New Album ‘Cut The Chain’

Jason James is putting steel guitar, honky tonk heartbreak and traditional country storytelling front and centre on his third full-length album, ‘Cut The Chain,’ available now thro...

Now & Then: Ray Wylie Hubbard’s Reel 2 Reel 4 Real and the reach of Naturally

Ray Wylie Hubbard has long worked in the overlap between country, blues and rock, usually with more interest in feel than polish. Reel 2 Reel 4 Real continues that approach with a...

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...

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...

Rural Vibe Shift?

Western wear and country music are dominating the culture.

Benjamin Tod “Country is Dead”

Journeyman comes full circle with an album of resonant covers that have been uniquely adapted throughout his career, tracing all the way back to his teenage days busking in Nashvil...

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....

Cody Landress-Gibson “Music To Get By On”

From punk to pedal steel, the Chattanooga storyteller lays bare the challenges of a tough year. This is a short, impactful record. Cody Landress-Gibson cuts to the chase and burrow...

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...