# Groundwater Trailer: Why American Music's Genre Labels Are a Lie - A Music History Podcast

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Podcast: [Groundwater: The Blues Beneath American Music](https://stenobird.com/podcast/groundwater-the-blues-beneath-everything-7851197)
Published: 2026-06-13T23:23:19+00:00
Episode link: https://groundwater.fm/episodes/trailer-start-at-the-mouth-of-the-river
Audio file: https://op3.dev/e/media.transistor.fm/c83d040c/67cafc78.mp3
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Duration seconds: 76

## Resource

A two-minute introduction to Groundwater — what the show is, why American music's genre labels are a lie, and where we're going. Start here, then follow the water.

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