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ALBUM REVIEW: Bella White Exposes Dark Places in the Heart on ‘A Sign in the Weather’

ALBUM REVIEW: Bella White Exposes Dark Places in the Heart on ‘A Sign in the Weather’

Broken hearts and uncomfortable truths tell the story in Bella White’s unsettling A Sign in the Weather. The powerful third album from the Calgary-bred, New Orleans-based singer examines fatally-flawed relationships with brutal honesty, taking no prisoners. Rejecting sunny outcomes, her unsparing insights ensure memorable listening. Co-producing with Ross Farbe

ALBUM REVIEW: The Songs of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan Get a Revealing Spin in ‘Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Songs of Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan Get a Revealing Spin in ‘Where the Willow and the Dogwood Grow’

Tom Waits, the singer, is not necessarily the best interpreter of Tom Waits, the songwriter. Over the past half-century, the gravelly warbler has created a singular body of work, much of it composed in collaboration with spouse Kathleen Brennan. But his harsh voice, a blend of Howlin’ Wolf, Captain Beefheart,

ALBUM REVIEW: Nashville Rebel Tenille Townes Reboots Her Music on ‘The Acrobat’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nashville Rebel Tenille Townes Reboots Her Music on ‘The Acrobat’

What is real love? What’s the difference between “good” love and “bad” love? Pondering these and other knotty questions, the Canada-bred, Nashville-based Tenille Townes makes her escape from the major-label scene on The Acrobat, a terrific act of creative transformation. This remarkable album strips her music down to its

ALBUM REVIEW: Maria Taylor Juggles Hope and Despair on ‘Story’s End’

ALBUM REVIEW: Maria Taylor Juggles Hope and Despair on ‘Story’s End’

Despair and hope do battle on Story’s End, the first solo album in seven years from Maria Taylor. This spellbinding collection of moody vignettes spotlights hearts in their darkest moments, finding enough strength in these difficult episodes to carry on and even thrive. Like the most anguished blues songs,

ALBUM REVIEW: The Montvales Chronicle Hard Lives of Everyday Americans on ‘Path of Totality’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Montvales Chronicle Hard Lives of Everyday Americans on ‘Path of Totality’

A diary of hard times, Path of Totality chronicles the lives of people nickel and dimed in America today, bucking the odds to get by. On their third album as The Montvales, the Knoxville-bred, Cincinnati-based Molly Rochelson and Sally Buice explore the desperation and determination that inspire quiet resistance in

SPOTLIGHT: Cat Clyde Goes Outside Her Comfort Zone on ‘Mud Blood Bone’

SPOTLIGHT: Cat Clyde Goes Outside Her Comfort Zone on ‘Mud Blood Bone’

Editor's Note: Cat Clyde is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for March 2026. Learn more about the Canadian singer-songwriter and her new album Mud Blood Bone, due out March 13 via Concord, in this feature. Keep an eye out for more from Clyde all month long. Cat

ALBUM REVIEW: Lil’ Ed Williams Goes ‘Slideways’ and Sets His Guitar on Fire

ALBUM REVIEW: Lil’ Ed Williams Goes ‘Slideways’ and Sets His Guitar on Fire

Is anything more gripping than the sound of a slide guitar? In the right hands, it can cry and moan, or soar and shout, with an electrifying power that feels like an untamed soul at its most genuine. For proof, check out veteran slide master Ed Williams of Chicago, who