Rhett Miller

Texas-born singer and songwriter Rhett Miller makes music that encompases both sophisticated pop and full-bodied alt-country. Miller is perhaps best-known as the frontman of the Dallas-based alt-country band the Old 97's, who built a devoted following with their brash blend of country and power pop influences. Miller's solo career saw the literate songwriter training his eye on such subjects as fatherhood, sex, and love. Making his solo bow with 2002's The Instigator, Miller's solo albums have been dominated by cool, melodic pop tunes with a dry, confessional bent, though 2012's The Dreamer explored a middle ground between his pop and alt-country sensibilities, and 2018's The Messenger and 2022's The Misfit were adventurous collaborations with producer and multi-instrumentalist Sam Cohen. 2025's A Lifetime Of Riding By Night was a spare, deeply personal work created as Miller was facing surgery that could have ended his career as a singer.