Quote Originally Posted by ramAnag View Post
The more traditional C&W singers I’m inclined to agree about.
On the other hand closely related genres such as Country Rock and Alternative Country have provided some excellent songs, lyrics and singers.
My current favourite (introduced via Andy) is Jason Isbell (try ‘South Eastern’...glorious) and there’s an LA Country Rock band who I met a couple of years ago called Feed the Kitty...good stuff. Never forget Gram Parsons, selected Byrds stuff and even a little bit of First Aid Kit.
All wonderful and never irritatingly ‘whiny’.
Maybe it's just the more stuff that's whiny then