Est. in the dust · Nashville was never the point

RED DUST
& STARS

A record label for outlaw hymns, gothic ballads, and the sound of red dirt turning to stardust.

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Three voices. One dust storm.

Red Dust & Stars Records is home to artists who write from the fault line between outlaw country and gothic ballad — dust-caked, cinematic, unafraid of the dark. Three acts, three sounds, one shared bloodline.

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Iron Era Outlaw

Rusty Koala

2,445 monthly listeners · Followers on Facebook, Instagram & X

Forged somewhere between the Sydney foundries and the Texas red dirt, Rusty Koala plays for callused hands, not Nashville suits. No synths, no filters — just raw rhythm, gritty guitar, and a foundation built solid as rock. This is the Iron Era: holding the line from the outback to the heartland.

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Latest Release
John Henry
Solid Rock — Album The Devil's Rope — EP The Heavy Hand of Good The Chisholm Trail Blues
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Southern Gothic

Odessa Graves

442 monthly listeners · Followers on Instagram, Facebook & TikTok

A Southern Gothic project born where Texas grit meets Sydney harbor shadows. Odessa's world moves at a cinematic, unhurried 68 BPM — heartbreak dressed up pretty, and something buried always about to surface.

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Latest Release
The Prettiest Heartbreak
Red Sky Over Sydney Bury the Name Neon Tombstone
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Dark Americana / Gothic Country

Knox Chisholm

76 monthly listeners · Followers on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok & X

A heavyweight fusion of old-school outlaw spirit and modern grunge grit. Built on a tribal kick drum and sweeping cinematic cello, Knox's smoke-damaged baritone conjures cavernous, church-like reckoning — total villainy, beautifully dressed in lies.

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Latest Release
Red River Valley
Black Water Baptism Blood On The Chisholm Past or Future — EP Dust and Bone