Americana · GenresWhat is americana?
In music, Americana is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass to alternative country, gospel, blues, zydeco, and other native forms. One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which is called American.
Artists to start with
Albums to hear first
Nothing's About to Happen to Me
Ghosts of the Great Highway
Chemtrails Over the Country Club
Revival
House of Sugar
World Without Tears
Bright Future
Tomorrow The Green GrassAmericana songs
- Instead Of Here by Mitski
- Nettles by Ethel Cain
- Waiting Around To Die by Townes Van Zandt
- In A Lake by Mitski
- Waiting Around to Die by The Be Good Tanyas
- Red Moon by Big Thief
- Cats by Mitski
- Weightless Again by The Handsome Family
- My Love Mine All Mine by Mitski
- Spud Infinity by Big Thief
Americana on Risocast
Cleopatra (Deluxe Edition)The Lumineers · 2016
CleopatraThe Lumineers · 2016
Zach BryanZach Bryan · 2023
TravellerChris Stapleton · 2015
John PrineJohn Prine · 1971
With Heaven On TopZach Bryan · 2026
Please Don't GoWyatt Flores · 2022
Overpass BoyReverend Baron · 2019
Country Roads (with Charles Wesley Godwin, Jonathan Peyton & Abigail Peyton) - LiveZach Bryan, Charles Wesley Godwin, Jonathan Peyton, abigail peyton · 2022
Neighbouring genres
In the folk & country family. All genres
countrybluegrassalt-countrycountry rockcountry popchamber folkacoustic rockavant-folkdark folkapocalyptic folkcontemporary folkfolk rockQuestions
- What is americana?
- In music, Americana is a loose subset of American folk music, that is perhaps best defined as "classic American music"—ranging in style from roots-based bluegrass to alternative country, gospel, blues, zydeco, and other native forms. One of the main reasons Americana is used to describe such a wide variety of musical genres is because of the diverse range of cultural influences which is called American.
- Who are the best-known americana artists?
- By Last.fm listening: Tyler Childers, Chris Stapleton, Zach Bryan, Colter Wall, Sierra Ferrell and Shakey Graves.
- What genres are similar to americana?
- On Risocast it sits with country, bluegrass, alt-country, country rock, country pop and chamber folk.
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Updated 6 October 2026
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