PitchforkSep 3, 2026
So Much for Goodbyes (opens in new tab)
A year after his mother died of an overdose, the boundary-breaking bluegrass guitarist returns with an idiosyncratic and personal new record.
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- Beats Per MinuteSep 17, 2026
Album Review: Billy Strings – So Much For Goodbyes (opens in new tab)
The internet rendered the hybrid approach an inevitability, as people have greater and immediate access to a variety of music.
- StereogumAug 31, 2026
Billy Strings Joins Cryptopsy At His Ionia Freak Fair (opens in new tab)
Bluegrass phenom Billy Strings is a bigtime metalhead who came up playing in metal bands, and he seems to have a special affection for Montreal tech-death legends Cryptopsy.
- StereogumAug 8, 2026
Billy Strings Wears Protective Headgear After Getting Hit By Object The Previous Night (opens in new tab)
It's not easy being a performer these days.
- StereogumAug 7, 2026
Billy Strings Hit In The Head With Object Thrown By Fan, Says “Find Out Who That Was And Sodomize Him” (opens in new tab)
Somewhere out there is a Billy Strings fan with very bad intentions and very good aim.
- StereogumJul 31, 2026
Billy Strings – “Mill Town Flood” (opens in new tab)
Billy Strings, arena-packing bluegrass virtuoso and giant metalhead , is a few weeks away from headlining his own Ionia Freak Fair festival and releasing So Much For Goodbyes , the new album that he…