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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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

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...

Three outstanding new Americana tracks that will remind you the genre is alive and well

Della Moorman – “Smoke in the Room”-When the first line of a song is, “there’s a ghost in the jukebox, there’s dust on the floorboards” you know you’re in for a treat. Name me one...

Trey Pendley Wants to Invite You to His Country Boy Friday Night

The native of Toad Suck, Arkansas, who's had his songs recorded by Luke Combs, offers one of the most honest depictions yet of a rural upbringing on new album Signs of Life

REVIEW: One Acre West “One Acre West”

Trail Hawk – Confused   

Country music has always known that the best songs are written from the kitchen table, not the stage. Hank Williams knew it, Loretta Lynn built a career on it, and Trail Hawk's "Co...

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...

Honky-Tonk, Heartbreak, and Hell-Raising: 3 Country Singers Who Owned the 2000s

NASHVILLE, TN - JUNE 03: Trace Adkins performs at The Grand Ole Opry on June 3, 2014 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Terry Wyatt/Getty Images for Schmidt Relations) These three...

5 Must-Listen Country Albums That Were Released By Non-Country Artists

Sometimes non-country artists going country isn’t the worst thing in the world. There’s been a whole lot of talk about artists outside the genre of country music trying to strike t...

3 AM Radio Country Songs From the 1980s That Every Small Town Seemed to Know

UNITED STATES - APRIL 15: AMERICAN BANDSTAND - "30th Anniversary" 1981 Oak Ridge Boys (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images) AM radio d...

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...

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...

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...

Westside Cowboy on “It Goes On”

If you’ve been paying any attention to the ever-changing landscape of the indie-rock scene, you’re probably beginning to get familiar with Westside Cowboy. The Manchester, England,...