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The transatlantic shift: British bands ride a new wave of alt-country

NPR | By Danny Hensel

Published November 7, 2026 at 7:40 AM EST

A number of rising bands in the U.K. are drawing on Americana to create a genre of British alt-Country music.

Danny Hensel