Outre or Avant-Americana, Cosmic Americana, and let us not forget how a good "cry-in-your-heroin" slidey country dirge can help us to remember why life is worth living, (even though we've had a few overdoses and End Times are comin'.)
Doom Folk, Gothic Americana, ancient and modern stuff with a similiar aesthetic, minor chord murder ballads from the olden days.
Handsome Family, Peter Bruntnell, 16 Horsepower, Woven Hand, Dave Alvin,Nick Cave, Drive-By Truckers, etc.
British Isles and sad folk songs from anywhere in the world envleoped with tragedy....