Melissa Etheridge (Kansas), John Mellencamp (Indiana), and Tom Petty have sung about heartland values. Heartland rock albums include Springsteen's Nebraska. The genre is not necessarily Midwestern, as Springsteen was born in New Jersey, and Petty was born in Florida and has sung about the Southern United States, such as in his album Southern Accents. Modern artists of heartland rock include The Killers, The War on Drugs, and Jack Antonoff. See also Bible belt Central United States Left Coast Middle America (United States) Rust belt West Coast of the United States References Further reading Kristin L. Hoganson, The Heartland: An American History 2019 Midwestern United States Political terminology of the United States Regions of the United States 1900s neologisms