Recommend some alt. country stuff that is a bit like Ryan Adams/Whiskeytown/Uncle Tupelo/The Jayhawks.
Also, feel free to talk about your favourite stuff by the bands above.
is this like country rock or outlaw country? Donāt know anything by the bands you mentioned
It is a bit of a loosely defined sub-genre of country music and rock music. Basically, it is country music influenced by alternative rock. Country music with a bit of a punk influence and Neil Young rock influence.
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Big fan of Josh Rouse, some of his earlier stuff could be classed as alt country I guess. Nashville is a wonderful album.
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ah cool. I love Steve Earle and I think he fits in here
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Yeah, he fits the bill!
Thanks for that. Iāll check out that album. The only Josh Rouse songs i am familiar with are āDirectionsā & āWinter in the Hamptonsā.
heās probably not really Alt Country going by the definition you posted. But still great. Winter in the Hamptons is on Nashville. He hasnāt recorded a duff album for me. Hereās his ode to Neil Young from a few years agoā¦
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Oh yeah, Deer Tick, i have one of their albums! āBorn on a Flag Dayā. I have always meant to give āThe Black Dirt Sessionsā a listen. I have heard Son Volt but i have only listened to āTraceā (great album).
I think it is generally considered the weakest Uncle Tupelo album, but i really like āStill Feel Goneā.
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What Giant Sand you into? Center of the Universe is an all time great record for me. Would like to hear anything else like that with that noisy scuzzy vibe. More out there Crazy Horsey stuff I suppose
Lambchop obvs
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I have āNixonā, but i havenāt listened to anything else of theirs.
Iām not familiar with all of the stuff you mentioned, but you may like (and most likely already know)ā¦
Caitlin Rose. The Stand-In (her second) is one of my favourite albums. She co-wrote this song with Gary Louris from The Jayhawks for that one.
Hereās her outstanding cover of an Alex Turner song.
Margo Price
This is the song from her debut that got me hooked (All American Made is possibly even better):
Doug Paisley
I listen to lots of older outlaw country but these are all people making music today. I think thereās a new Caitlin Rose album due next year. 
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Old 97ās are quite often tagged alt. country and I would suggest worth a listen based on what you are into. Rhett Miller (their front man) solo stuff also well worth a listen.
Jason Isbell (formerly of Drive By Truckers) who are mentioned above is more pure country but also very good. āSoutheasternā is a great album
Rural Alberta Advantage also always come to mind when I think of alt. country. Their debut āHometownsā is incredible
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definitely not alt country. but this is sublime. Sorry, Iām ruining this thread.
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Songs: Ohia is the obvious one here. The Magnolia Electric Co. is a stone cold classic.
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Lucindaās pretty straight country but hey ho. Need to get into more of her albums than just Car Wheels
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Also recently listened to Damian Jurados āThe Horizon Just Laughedā. Came out early this year.
Not sure if it counts but theres some slide guider on there soooā¦
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You think we could allow Phosphorescent?! If so a thousand times him!
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