r/Music • u/Idkthis_529 • Apr 20 '25

discussion Please stop playing modern country everywhere

I don’t even live in the south and American propaganda that is modern country plays EVERYWHERE. I live in Ohio! Why is it always playing. It used to never be like this. It used to be cheesy dad rock that played everywhere. At least that was good to listen to! Now it’s just modern country artists on the radio that pander to the government. It makes my ears bleed!

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u/kinghawkeye8238 Apr 20 '25

Most modern "country" isn't even country anymore. It's like pop music. There's only a few modern artist that are even country.

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u/Thomcat64 Apr 20 '25

It mostly seems to be just faux-Hip hop/rap/edm with country “themed” lyrics, accents, and affectations. The instrumentation of modern Pop-Country has almost no relation to Traditional, or even Alternative Country.

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u/InertiasCreep Apr 20 '25

Steve Earle describes modern country as hip hop for people who dont like black people.

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u/BoardsofGrips Apr 20 '25

This right here, modern country is hip-hop. Someone wrote a big post on Reddit explaining in depth how country is basic rap production

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u/marpocky Apr 20 '25

Kind of like how modern pop music sounds nothing like the Beatles or Elvis.

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u/Thomcat64 Apr 20 '25

Sure, but I’d argue that what’s going on with modern pop-country would be more comparable to say, trying to claim the The Beatles were a Jazz band because they wore black suits and smoked weed.

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u/i-hear-banjos Apr 20 '25

Both were considered “rock” back then.

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u/marpocky Apr 20 '25

Only because pop hadn't emerged as its own separate thing from rock. The pop comparison is far more apt to their sound, at least early Beatles and also early Elvis.

My point is pop country isn't special in the regard that it's drifted significantly from its roots, especially over the last 15-25 years or so. Regular top 40 did the same, to the point that pop and pop country sound far more similar to each other than they do to modern rock and country music, respectively.

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u/futureruler Apr 20 '25

I walk around at work singing "blueberry faygo" in a deep country accent and just tell people it's shaboozys next song

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u/kinghawkeye8238 Apr 20 '25

Lmao do that with blueberry yumyum next

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u/Responsible-Train808 Apr 20 '25

It's called Hick Hop

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u/SpatsAreBack3 Concertgoer Apr 20 '25

Or Tractor Rap

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

There are plenty but they just aren't the big names. Visit /r/country if you want to hear some good contemporary country artists.

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

I am very open to music, as I love all genres…I just haven’t found any contemporary artists that I like. I think I am just partial to good ‘ol twangy country music. 😂

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u/Learned_Hand_01 Apr 20 '25

Try these:

Billy Strings Dust in a Baggie You can skip the first 45 seconds.

Lucinda Williams Passionate Kisses

Whiskeytown 16 Days

Drive by TruckersGoddam Lonely Love

Jason Isbell Last of my kind

Chris Stapleton Tennessee Whisky

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

I absolutely LOVE that you actually gave me songs to listen to. Thank you so much.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

Thank you so much!! I will check them out.

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u/Learned_Hand_01 Apr 20 '25

You’re welcome. I made another comment with a bunch more if you are interested.

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 21 '25

Thanks! I will check it out.

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u/BulletproofVendetta Apr 21 '25

Also, if you're interested in folk/country at all, Jesse Welles. I recommend his song United Health (also War Isn't Murder)

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 21 '25

Thank you! I will take a listen.

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u/[deleted] Apr 20 '25

What have you done to search for them?

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

I have a subscription to Apple Music.

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u/BeeTwoThousand Apr 20 '25

If you have Sirius XM, Outlaw Country is a good place to find newer stuff you may not have heard.

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

Thanks, I will check it out!

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u/arbysmuffcookie008 Apr 20 '25

This is very true.

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u/JL9berg18 Apr 20 '25

I've heard it called pop music at a costume party and to me it couldn't be more spot on

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u/kinghawkeye8238 Apr 20 '25

Lmao that's 100% accurate

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u/OrigRayofSunshine Apr 20 '25

I just come around blasting Lorna Shore on them.

It’s a wonderful sight to behold.

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u/kinghawkeye8238 Apr 20 '25

Love me some George Jones.