Alt-Country Summer: Top 10 Records

Published: June 27, 2023, 4 p.m.

In this episode Nate and Kyle continue the dream of an alt-country summer... Kyle's dream really, but since Nate is a good friend here we are. The hosts go over Kyle's list of favorite alt-country records and they take a deep look at the top 10. 

There is no playlist this week, instead check out the following records...


  1.  The Sky & the Ocean (1997) – the Volebeats (MI)
  2. Beware of Dog (2000) – the Hangdogs (NY)
  3. Tomorrow the Green Grass (1995) – the Jayhawks (MN)
  4. Too Far to Care (1997) – Old 97’s (TX)
  5. Songs for the Daily Planet (1994) – Todd Snider & the Nervous Wrecks (OR)
  6. Billy’s Live Bait (1990) – Gear Daddies (MN)
  7. Plastic Seat Sweat (1997) – Southern Culture on the Skids (NC)
  8. Diamonds & Gasoline (2010) – Turnpike Troubadours (OK)
  9. Brooklyn Side (1994) – the Bottle Rockets (MO)
  10.  Car Wheels on a Gravel Road (1998) – Lucinda Williams (LA)

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