The last 10 years of Alabama music isn’t just defined by its biggest stars. Yes, several artists from here — including Jason Isbell, Waxahatchee, Flo Milli, Yung Bleu, Brittany Howard, Red Clay Strays and Jessie Murph — have found big audiences.

But less commercially successful bands and solo acts are also a big part of our state’s soundtrack.

Below are 25 great songs released since 2015 you may have missed by Alabama musicians. Of course, there are many more. This is just for starters. Can’t wait to hear all the great music coming out of Alabama the next 10 years.

“All Of Me” Billy Allen + The Pollies (2025)

Shoals-based quintet and (Netflix soundtrackers) wield fuzz-blues meets indie-R&B bliss .

“Drag” Bleaker (2019)

Defunct, North Alabama founded duo Bleaker wrapped fire-bomb subversion in radio-kiss melody.

“Appreciate Life” Shaheed and DJ Supreme (2023)

Elite conscious rap by long-running Birmingham duo Shaheed and DJ Supreme.

“When the Trumpet Sounds” The Underhill Family Orchestra (2018)

A welcome swampy take on indie-folk from Mobile.

“Flower in a Drought” Taylor Hunnicutt (2018)

Birmingham country rocker’s bluesy vocals can be a kiss or a fist and induce chills on the regular.

“Trix” Offchain (2023)

Huntsville-via-Decatur hard-rock band Offchain, formerly known as 53 Judges, sound like some lost album by Slash and Scott Weiland led supergroup Velvet Revolver.

“A Bad Hand” Them Dirty Roses (2024)

Nashville-via-Gadsden band Them Dirty Roses do beer-drinking and hell-raising Southern rock right.

“There You Are” Watch the Duck (2018)

Montgomery natives Jesse Rankins and Eddie Smith turned Pharrell Williams signed duo Watch The Duck crafted poppy R&B with hot-sauce swagger.

“Heavy Rubber Gloves” Hollywood Horses (2019)

If Go-Go’s vinyl melted onto a Breeders CD, now-defunct Birmingham band Hollywood Horses was what you’d get. Every song off their debut album “Funny Sexy Cool” is killer.

“Ebb & Flow” Victoria Jones (2019)

Intimate R&B lounge ballad from Huntsville singer/songwriter Victoria Jones.

“(In Remembrance of the) 40-Hour Week” Lee Bains & The Glory Fires (2022)

Birmingham-founded band’s “40-Hour Week” is “Street Fighting Man” via Springsteen, if The Boss was from Bama instead of Jersey.

“Let It All Go” LuQuire (2025)

During the ‘80s and early ‘90s, Tuscaloosa band Storm Orphans’ “Southern Soundgarden” sound made them hard-rock contenders. This year, Storm Orphans frontman Rusty LuQuire rebooted as a mononymous solo artist, releasing the sparkling country-soul single “Let It All Go.”

“FLEX sum” Mr. 88 (2017)

Vibrant, indie-tinged hip-hop by Mobile rapper Mr. 88.

“Cautionary Tale” Dylan LeBlanc (2016)

Shoals native Dylan LeBlanc’s mesmerizing vocals curl around strings-swept folk-pop.

“Wherever You Go” Dee White (2018)

Slapout, Alabama native Dee White’s silky vocals are a natural wonder. As heard on songs like “Wherever You Go,” his classic country music instincts, with production by Black Keys’ frontman Dan Auerbach, are right on, too.

“Twisted Blanket” Rob Aldridge & The Proponents (2022)

Tom Petty meets Replacements awesomeness from Shoals/Huntsville rockers Rob Aldridge & The Proponents, featuring former Drive-By Truckers guitarist Rob Malone and dearly departed local legend Stone Anderson on bass.

“In Love With The Memories” Bailey Ingle (2019)

Hoover singer/songwriter Bailey Ingle displayed radio-country talent on “In Love With The Memories.”

“First Song” Caroline Says (2018)

Huntsville native and watercolor-pop auteur Caroline Sallee, who records and performs as Caroline Says, is blog famous but she deserves wider acclaim.

“New Eyes” CBDB (2017)

Before going on hiatus in 2022, these Tuscaloosa jam-band tried on Afrobeat-spiked-reggae with their song “New Eyes.”

“Faithful” King Kwofi (2019)

Huntsville hip-hop with a jazz soul.

“Pills ‘n’ Paper” B.B. Palmer (2019)

Stoned balladry from Lee County outlaw-country singer B.B. Palmer.

“Talking to Yourself” Wanda Band (2020)

Fronted by Huntsville native Wanda Wesolowski, the Wanda Band’s top-shelf alt-rock’s wheelhouse for fans of Phoebe Bridgers and Snail Mail.

“Something To Do” Camacho (2022)

Dramatic alt-rock from Huntsville that takes cues from the likes of Smashing Pumpkins and Queen.

“The Deal” The Mulligan Brothers (2018)

Mobile band’s gypsy-jazz and parlor-music touches differentiated them from the 2010s Americana masses.

“Errol Flynn” Donnie Fritts (2015)

A bittersweet showbiz story-song, masterfully crooned by the late Donnie Fritts, a Muscle Shoals treasure.