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Country music. That twangy sound is super grating to me, I hate the way certain vowels get stretched out, plus I have no cultural touchpoints with it on either a lyrical or musical level. The stuff that seems most popular is the most obnoxious to me. I'm told this is "the Nashville sound". Different strokes for different folks, but I sincerely don't get the appeal of it.
But there's some country-adjacent music that can be alright. E.g., my husband got really into Sturgill Simpson and I ended up more or less liking his Sound and Fury album, even if some of the vocals do have that irritating twang. I guess I'd consider that more like country-infused rock.
And I guess some older country can be OK once in a while - e.g., Johnny Cash, Dolly Parton.
There was a catechism on Reddit whenever some 20 something guy would say he hated country music:
Jason Isbell
Sturgill Simpson
Tyler Childers
I can't remember all of them, I do like country music now I found the good stuff, but hate what's on the radio for sure, it is truly awful music. My husband has come around because of what I listen to.
None of this is to convince you! There is a wide wide world of music, you will not run out even if you are afraid of twang. Your comment just brought me back to the earlier Reddit.
(ETA I was just listening to Sound & Fury today, I like Simpson's country stuff but LOVE that rock album, start to finish it's so good )
Yup my husband likes Tyler Childers too, but I don't care for him. I don't think I've heard of Jason Isbell.
But to each their own! I love pop music from the '60s and my husband's not nuts about it. Like Sly and the Family Stone say, different strokes for different folks. :)
Leon Bridges and Charley Crockett are touring together, I have seen both and they are great performers but what I am most happy about is the way they are showing the link between country and R&B. What you like is probably not as far removed from what he likes, as you think. Music is a river.
Who doesn't like Sly & the Family Stone? What the heck?
I cannot explain the man lol ¯\_(ツ)_/¯