Turn off your mainstream radio station. Get plugged into some music blogs that feature music you like. Then go support the artists you find that you like.
Rylie Bourne was a name I never heard until yesterday. Then I saw a review of her debut album at Country Music Minds. Read it, if you want a good review. Better than I could do.
Bourne does justice to traditional country without sounding dated. Think Kacey Musgraves and Sunny Sweeney with a bit of Dolly Parton sprinkled in.
And she's got swamp, that sultry, bluesy, organic thing that can only be described as swampy.
Here is "Mary Ann" from an NPR Tiny Desk session.
Kac
Glad you liked her (and thanks for the shoutout!). Yeah, the darker atmosphere does lend itself to a swampy feel, something I definitely liked and is what probably pushed it to a level of excellence for me.
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