Hilary Saunders

Music, like the people who make it, is always evolving. One of the most exciting elements of covering a niche collection of genres like roots music is that the sounds and styles can always change. August was a great month for exploring who makes roots music and what roots music

Everyone and everything seems to move slower during these sweltering summer days. And while July saw fewer releases than the jam-packed, longest-playlist-yet June, last month also featured a number of slower, acoustic songs too. Of course, that wasn't always the case, as artists like Lukas Nelson and Promise

June's Best of the Month Playlist is one of the largest we've ever compiled! The month featured blockbuster names in country like Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, Lucinda Williams, and Tanya Tucker as well as folk legends like Yusuf/Cat Stevens and June Spotlight artist

EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our current quarterly journal, featuring the best and most timely stories in roots music today. Buy the Summer 2023 issue in print or digitally here. Better yet, start a subscription with this issue and help support No Depression’s music

May felt like it had a lot of twang, as evidenced by new music from bluegrassers like Alison Brown, Béla Fleck, Special Consensus, Marty Stuart, and more. But roots music fans who lean more toward other styles have nothing to fear: Last month also brought folk punk from Dropkick Murphys