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1530:Post-grunge
1513:Wizard rock
1478:Chamber pop
1425:Gothic rock
1302:Cajun music
1079:Psychobilly
1030:Country rap
1018:Bro-country
1013:Country pop
991:Traditional
986:Progressive
770:M. Deming,
443:Whiskeytown
394:'s 1990 LP
191:country pop
161:alt-country
18:Alt country
1816:Categories
1694:Funk metal
1669:Post-metal
1654:Pagan rock
1610:Mangue bit
1598:Madchester
1547:Jangle pop
1542:Indie folk
1537:Indie rock
1439:Styles and
1415:Proto-punk
1410:Noise rock
1398:Riot grrrl
1383:Avant-punk
1373:Jangle pop
1366:Precursors
1208:Australian
1110:Honky-tonk
1101:Swamp rock
1086:Roots rock
1074:Gothabilly
1069:Rockabilly
1023:Cowboy pop
614:C. Smith,
524:References
498:Indie folk
419:Freakwater
259:honky tonk
251:rockabilly
243:indie folk
239:roots rock
203:indie rock
142:indie folk
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1761:Indie pop
1709:Rap metal
1664:Post-rock
1649:Noise pop
1630:Blackgaze
1620:Dream pop
1564:Math rock
1508:Geek rock
1420:Post-punk
1378:Punk rock
1213:Bush band
1045:Americana
981:Bluegrass
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360:Nashville
338:punk rock
286:Nashville
255:bluegrass
247:folk rock
207:punk rock
174:Americana
132:folk punk
122:Americana
97:folk rock
77:punk rock
1800:Category
1704:Nu metal
1625:Shoegaze
1574:Slowcore
1569:New rave
1498:Dolewave
1405:New wave
1269:Nigerian
1225:Canadian
1203:Atlantan
1170:Red dirt
776:Allmusic
569:AllMusic
544:Archived
518:Cow punk
457:See also
423:Old 97's
411:Son Volt
402:magazine
274:Son Volt
235:Red Dirt
1739:Artists
1635:Nu gaze
1466:Britpop
1290:Related
1120:Norteño
1052:Cowpunk
380:cowpunk
316:History
185:and/or
127:cowpunk
47:Country
1734:Anorak
1525:Grunge
1175:Tejano
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