Snipe Hunter

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  • Genre: Country / Appalachian-rooted folk / Psychedelic-country / Experimental Americana.
  • Influenced by: Hank Williams, Woody Guthrie, Townes Van Zandt, Neil Young, The Band.
  • Similar artists: Sierra Ferrell, Colter Wall, Zach Bryan, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, Whiskey Myers.
  • About this album: A gritty, "fuzzed-out" swamp-rock odyssey produced by the legendary Rick Rubin (Cash, American Recordings). The album's title refers, of course, to the rural American prank—a "snipe hunt"—which Childers uses as a metaphor for the fool's errands of fame, hubris, and his own journey through sobriety. The record represents a bold expansion of Childers’s sound, blending his Appalachian folk and country roots with elements of electric rock, gospel choir arrangements, ragtime rhythms, psychedelia, and even spiritual and Eastern-influenced motifs.
  • Metacritic Score: 87 (universal acclaim).
  • Awards / Nominations: Nominated for four 2026 Grammy awards: Best Contemporary Country Album, Best Country Song ("Bitin' List"), Best Country Solo Performance ("Nose On The Grindstone"), Best Country Duo/Group Performance ("Love Me Like You Used To Do").
  • Song To Sample: “Tirtha Yatra," a pairing of gospel-choir-like textures (and hinted devotional chants) with Appalachian roots and modern production. Also, for pure toe-tapping fun, the Grammy nominated "Bitin' List."
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