How to Use alt-country in a Sentence
alt-country
noun
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And among the most welcome transplants is this alt-country outfit led by Miles Patzer, whose visceral holler might make the hair on the back of your neck stand up.
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Piet Levy,
Journal Sentinel,
13 June 2024
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They’ve been name-checked by later alternative-rock acts and alt-country acts as well.
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Devon Ivie,
Vulture,
11 Jan. 2024
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From classic rockers to cutting-edge artists, their choices span pop, alt-country, Americana, hip-hop, soul, punk, ska, and R&B.
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Globe Staff,
BostonGlobe.com,
5 May 2023
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Our focus is alternative – alt-rock, alt-pop, alt-country, and indie rock.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
16 Jan. 2024
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The North Carolina band’s blend of alt-country, alt-rock, and shoegaze was exactly what the doctor ordered on an overcast afternoon.
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Daniel Kohn,
Spin,
14 Aug. 2023
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Grimes was previously part of alt-country band Mitchell’s Folly, which released an album in 2008.
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Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
19 Oct. 2023
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Even a few left-field choices made the cut, like outlaw torchbearer Nikki Lane and the fascinatingly weird alt-country singer-songwriter Paul Cauthen.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
20 Mar. 2024
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Aside from the elaborate, intricate beauty of the graphic novel, the album itself is a collection of original songs, either penned by Keen or members of his alt-country band.
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Garret K. Woodward,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2023
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When Uncle Tupelo, an Illinois band that was enormously influential on the development of the alt-country movement, broke up in 1994, four-fifths of their final lineup quickly formed Wilco.
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Al Shipley,
SPIN,
22 June 2024
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