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McTimothys surge Kalistani Country Music sales

August 5064

The McTimothy’s have surprised music aficionados by reaching Number One with their Album “Take me home to West Vrassa”, a collection of original and covered Kalistani Country songs. The surge in sales has surprised many music critics, who’re more used to Kalistani Thrasher music. However, an increasing prominence for the Kalistani Country Music scene, coinciding with the expansion of private media, including radio and television, has increased sales across the board for a variety of fans.



The McTimothys at home on the ranch in rural West Vrassa.

The McTimothys, brothers and sisters, represent a much more wholesome band than what observers of the Kalistani music scene will be used to. It appears that conservative religious types are an underestimated segment of the music market.

Kalistani Country Music

Not so well known outside of Kalistan, Kalistan Country Music is a genre of music common in more rural areas of Kalistan, originating from church and folk music. It varies throughout the country, with coastal areas songs more akin to traditional sea shanties, while mountainous areas employ acoustic stringed instruments. The music usually consists of simple ballads and tunes, but over the years a variety of genres and sub-cultures have emerged, including “urban” country music. Interestingly country music is associated with the mainland and has made little impact on the island of Ananto. Likely because of this and the cultural role played by the capital Kaliburg, country music has rarely been exported and internationally is significantly less well known than other music styles such as Kalistani Thrasher music.

Amongst fashionable Kalistani’s trend setters, Country Music is often seen as “cringe” music, but the strong records sales of the McTimothy’s have shown that the music has selling power outside of traditional rural locales. It also coincides with a rising tide of conservatism and increased religious freedom in the country. It is a reminder that Kalistani is full of many different cultures with different tastes, including in music.