Randall King

A proud throwback to classic country -- George Strait is a touchstone, in particular -- Randall King began carving out a cult following in his native Texas with the independently released 2016 EP Another Bullet. In 2018, he put up big streaming numbers with his eponymous debut album, which earned him a major-label deal with Warner Nashville. The label issued his 2022 follow-up EP, Shot Glass, and 2024 full-length Into the Neon. The son of a trucker, King grew up in the small West Texas town of Hereford, with Strait, Keith Whitley, and Merle Haggard playing in his household. O...