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minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoThere is still indie country out there. It’s much more about musicianship. I’m not a huge country lover, but I can definitely appreciate a talent at the fiddle or the pedal steel or whatever.
minus-squaresailingbythelee@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoYes, that’s true. In fact, I think they call the new stuff “New Country” to distinguish it from the Ye Olde Country music.
minus-squareglimse@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoMy understanding is that the bulk of it is labeled “country rock” I also think it’s hilarious how much trap and rap influence there is in a genre that is notably loved by white supremacists.
There is still indie country out there. It’s much more about musicianship. I’m not a huge country lover, but I can definitely appreciate a talent at the fiddle or the pedal steel or whatever.
Yes, that’s true. In fact, I think they call the new stuff “New Country” to distinguish it from the Ye Olde Country music.
My understanding is that the bulk of it is labeled “country rock”
I also think it’s hilarious how much trap and rap influence there is in a genre that is notably loved by white supremacists.