About r/altcountry
Alt Country - "Because punk-rock is too hard to sing."
The community at a glance
r/altcountry is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 41K members. It has been around since 2010. It uses a forum format for communication.
Roughly 10K members have joined in the past year.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2024: 7K members
- 2025: 8K members
Past year (monthly)
- Nov: 703 members
- Dec: 861 members
- Jan: 843 members
- Oct: 7K members
Flair
- Just Sharing96 posts in the past month
- John Prine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert
- James McMurtry - Canola Fields
- R.I.P. to a great American man
#196Just SharingJohn Prine: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert · James McMurtry - Canola Fields · R.I.P. to a great American man - New Music24 posts in the past month
- This is what country music should sound like
- Jesse Welles dropped a couple banger's today!
- Take Me Home, Country Drones
#224New MusicThis is what country music should sound like · Jesse Welles dropped a couple banger's today! · Take Me Home, Country Drones - Discussion23 posts in the past month
- Looking for more bands like Blackberry Smoke, Red Clay Strays, and Whiskey Myers. Guitar driven bordering between country and southern rock.
- Prine, Waylon, Blaze, Clark and Earle. Comparable artists today?
- The Americana Hero of 2024
#323DiscussionLooking for more bands like Blackberry Smoke, Red Clay Strays, and Whiskey Myers. Guitar driven bordering between country and southern rock. · Prine, Waylon, Blaze, Clark and Earle. Comparable artists today? · The Americana Hero of 2024 - Self Promotion6 posts in the past month
- Lucero fans!
- Is this better, Reddit?
- 🪐 🏜️ Lofi Cosmic Country ambient - fresh new ambient genre - working / s...
#46Self PromotionLucero fans! · Is this better, Reddit? · 🪐 🏜️ Lofi Cosmic Country ambient - fresh new ambient genre - working / s... - Music Promotion4 posts in the past month
- Tuesday Music Promotion Thread
- Tuesday Music Promotion Thread
- Tuesday Music Promotion Thread
#54Music PromotionTuesday Music Promotion Thread · Tuesday Music Promotion Thread · Tuesday Music Promotion Thread
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/altcountry for?
- Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/altcountry free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/altcountry have?
- Roughly 41K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/altcountry on?
- r/altcountry runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/altcountry cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/altcountry is organized under Music Lovers.
- How do I join r/altcountry?
- You can join r/altcountry by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Music communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
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