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Hilary Saunders

Hilary Saunders

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June Clings to Joy on ‘Owls, Omens, and Oracles’

SPOTLIGHT: Valerie June Clings to Joy on ‘Owls, Omens, and Oracles’

Editor’s Note: Valerie June is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for April 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Owls, Omens, and Oracles, which was released April 11, in this feature, and stay tuned for more from June all month long. Like an alter with mystical crystals,

BONUS TRACKS: Lost Highway Record Label Relaunches and a 4/20 Treat from Willie Nelson

BONUS TRACKS: Lost Highway Record Label Relaunches and a 4/20 Treat from Willie Nelson

Lost Highway, a beloved country and alt-country record label of the early-aughts, is coming back to life with support from Interscope Geffen A&M. Most famous for releasing the soundtrack to O Brother, Where Art Thou? and albums by artists like Willie Nelson, Lucinda Williams, and Kacey

In The Deep End With Marlon Williams

In The Deep End With Marlon Williams

Earlier this month, New Zealand/Aotearoa singer-songwriter Marlon Williams released his fourth studio album. A noted collaborator, Williams has also released four record co-written and released with artists like Delaney Davidson, Tami Neilson, and Kacy & Clayton. This new music holds particular significance to Williams, though: Te Whare

BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Yasmin Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Rhiannon Giddens, and Turnpike Troubadours

BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Yasmin Williams, Amadou & Mariam, Rhiannon Giddens, and Turnpike Troubadours

Innovative picker and songwriter Yasmin Williams made some headlines on Wednesday after she received “absolutely insane” email responses from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. Earlier this week, she wrote to Interim Executive Director Richard Grenell (appointed by Donald Trump during his complete gutting

Introducing No Depression’s Spring 2025 Journal + Playlist

Introducing No Depression’s Spring 2025 Journal + Playlist

EDITOR’S NOTE: Managing Editor Hilary Saunders’ letter, below, opens our Winter 2024 quarterly journal, featuring the best and most timely stories in roots music today. Buy the Winter 2024 issue in print or digitally here. Music has taken me all over the world. Last year, I went to Kansas

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

BONUS TRACKS: Michael Hurley Passes Away at 83 and More Roots Music News from Bruce Springsteen and Kelsey Waldon

The roots music community was stunned to hear about the passing of “outsider folk” singer-songwriter Michael Hurley yesterday at the age of 83 years old. The news was ostensibly broken by Brooklyn-based venue Union Pool, which posted a photo of musician in front of its red, velvet stage

No Depression's Best of March 2025 Playlist

No Depression's Best of March 2025 Playlist

Today might be April Fool's Day, but last month's playlist is no joke. March 2025 saw the return of some of roots music's biggest stars like Jason Isbell and Alison Krauss and Union Station. Additionally, ever-prolific Charley Crockett released his 15th studio album