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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

Here’s a challenge to all Americana artists: Start recording and releasing sociopolitical songs NOW (if you haven’t already). Write new songs if you’re good at that, but if not, there’s plenty out there that could always use a wider airing. As Margo Price recently told Salon

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

THROUGH THE LENS: Wilco, Molly Tuttle, Chaka Khan, Charley Crockett & Other Photos of the Week

THROUGH THE LENS: Wilco, Molly Tuttle, Chaka Khan, Charley Crockett & Other Photos of the Week

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

FRESH TRACK: Clay DuBose - "Winning Streak"

FRESH TRACK: Clay DuBose - "Winning Streak"

Stories

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller - "Daughter of Night" [VIDEO]

Editor's Note: John R. Miller, whose new LP titled The Great Unknowing came out July 17 via Rounder Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for July 2026. Read more about Miller's fifth album here and stay tuned for more from him all month long.

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

Maya de Vitry's Top 5 Songs Right Now

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller’s ‘The Great Unknowing’ Is a Thoughtful Education on The World’s Crumbling

SPOTLIGHT: John R. Miller’s ‘The Great Unknowing’ Is a Thoughtful Education on The World’s Crumbling

In The Deep End With Rodney Crowell

In The Deep End With Rodney Crowell

No Depression's Best of June 2026 Playlist

No Depression's Best of June 2026 Playlist

Low Cut Connie Grapples With Belonging on New LP 'Livin in the USA'

Low Cut Connie Grapples With Belonging on New LP 'Livin in the USA'

SPOTLIGHT: River Shook on 'The Superpower We Share' [ESSAY]

SPOTLIGHT: River Shook on 'The Superpower We Share' [ESSAY]

Album Reviews

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

ALBUM REVIEW: Creekbed Carter Hogan Is a Court Jester of the Apocalypse on 'Peasants Revolt'

“I hear it’s warmer than it ought to be / up there at the start of the Mississippi,” Creekbed Carter Hogan sings on “Burn.” “And the evergreens are like candle trees / they’re leaning into the burn.” The third track on Carter’s new Peasants Revolt starts on a tense

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

ALBUM REVIEW: Punch Brothers Go All Instrumental on 'The Unsung Adventures,' Still Carrying the Torch

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Meola Finds Her Footing With 'Lucky to Be'

ALBUM REVIEW: Lily Meola Finds Her Footing With 'Lucky to Be'

ALBUM REVIEW: Cinder Well’s Austere ‘A Blooming Body’ Finds Fascination in the Everyday

ALBUM REVIEW: Cinder Well’s Austere ‘A Blooming Body’ Finds Fascination in the Everyday

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘One Track Mind’ Explores the Early Songs of Honky-Tonk Genius Gary Stewart

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘One Track Mind’ Explores the Early Songs of Honky-Tonk Genius Gary Stewart

ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Accordion Improvises an Infectious Self-Titled Debut

ALBUM REVIEW: Slow Accordion Improvises an Infectious Self-Titled Debut

ALBUM REVIEW: Neon Moons Make Their Honky-Tonk Debut With 'Day Late & a Dollar Short'

ALBUM REVIEW: Neon Moons Make Their Honky-Tonk Debut With 'Day Late & a Dollar Short'

Columns

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Margo Price Sings Truth to Power, Plus New Music from Luluc, Mason Jennings and More

Here’s a challenge to all Americana artists: Start recording and releasing sociopolitical songs NOW (if you haven’t already). Write new songs if you’re good at that, but if not, there’s plenty out there that could always use a wider airing. As Margo Price recently told Salon

THROUGH THE LENS: Wilco, Molly Tuttle, Chaka Khan, Charley Crockett & Other Photos of the Week

THROUGH THE LENS: Wilco, Molly Tuttle, Chaka Khan, Charley Crockett & Other Photos of the Week

BONUS TRACKS: Uncertainty at Levon Helm Studios, New Willi Carlisle LP Produced by Tyler Childers, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: Uncertainty at Levon Helm Studios, New Willi Carlisle LP Produced by Tyler Childers, and More Roots Music News

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Maya de Vitry, Rio Tripiano, and David Wax Museum

CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Maya de Vitry, Rio Tripiano, and David Wax Museum

THE READING ROOM: Craig Havighurt’s ‘Musicality for Modern Humans’

THE READING ROOM: Craig Havighurt’s ‘Musicality for Modern Humans’

THROUGH THE LENS: From Australia to Pennsylvania, Five Festivals Offered a Variety of Ways to Explore Roots Music

THROUGH THE LENS: From Australia to Pennsylvania, Five Festivals Offered a Variety of Ways to Explore Roots Music

BONUS TRACKS: New Music From Alabama Shakes, Mary Gauthier, Rhiannon Giddens, A Dolly Parton Musical, and More Roots Music News

BONUS TRACKS: New Music From Alabama Shakes, Mary Gauthier, Rhiannon Giddens, A Dolly Parton Musical, and More Roots Music News

FRESH TRACK

Clay DuBose is a Texas-based Americana artist. He has two previous full-length records under his belt, Rewriting History, which hit No. 23 on the Americana Chart and These Days, which landed at No. 6. His new release, Father Time & Mother Nature is at Americana and Texas radio and has been favorably received by both fans of his previous work and those new to his music.

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FRESH TRACK: Clay DuBose - "Winning Streak"

Clay DuBose is a Texas-based Americana artist. He has two previous full-length records under his belt, Rewriting History, which hit No. 23 on the Americana Chart and These Days, which landed at No. 6. His new release, Father Time & Mother Nature is at Americana and Texas radio

FRESH TRACK: Andrew Sa - "Lavender Cowboy"

FRESH TRACK: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”