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ALBUM REVIEW: Bonny Light Horseman Renews Chemistry on ‘Rolling Golden Holy’

ALBUM REVIEW: Bonny Light Horseman Renews Chemistry on ‘Rolling Golden Holy’

If the self-titled 2020 debut of Bonny Light Horseman (ND interview) seemed like a one-time thing for its singular magic and specialness, the pandemic only reinforced that notion, like it was all just a heavenly mirage. The beloved songs of that first go-round were savored and held close. But the

SPOTLIGHT: How Caleb Caudle Found a New Spark With ‘Forsythia’

SPOTLIGHT: How Caleb Caudle Found a New Spark With ‘Forsythia’

EDITOR’S NOTE: Caleb Caudle is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for October 2022. Look for more about him and his new album, Forsythia, all month long. A sliver of the clearest, brightest blue sky peeks out from behind the shade of a front porch overhang where Caleb Caudle is

ALBUM REVIEW: John Fullbright Sets Himself Free for ‘The Liar’

ALBUM REVIEW: John Fullbright Sets Himself Free for ‘The Liar’

“Some people suffer from a social stage fright / Like the world is a sniper with a bright spotlight,” John Fullbright sings on “Social Skills,” a darkly humorous tune off The Liar, his first new album since 2014. Though he can find the funny in needing a little alcoholic lubricant to

ALBUM REVIEW: Nikki Lane Returns With Hard-Won ‘Denim & Diamonds’

ALBUM REVIEW: Nikki Lane Returns With Hard-Won ‘Denim & Diamonds’

Nikki Lane needed a break. The grind of a road warrior like Lane is not for the faint of heart, and after the release of her third album, 2017’s Highway Queen, she wasn’t sure another go-round was in the cards. Still, she kept busy, continuing to play shows,

ALBUM REVIEW: Early James Gets Straight to the Point on ‘Strange Time To Be Alive’

ALBUM REVIEW: Early James Gets Straight to the Point on ‘Strange Time To Be Alive’

No one can do what Early James does. That wheezy, androgynous vocal shimmy only he can produce is on fine display on his sophomore release, Strange Time To Be Alive. James delivers each phrase with a mischievous glint in his eye, as though he’s letting us in on a

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Combs Goes Back to Basics on ‘Sundays’

ALBUM REVIEW: Andrew Combs Goes Back to Basics on ‘Sundays’

Andrew Combs has sort of done it all. He’s made an actually good pop country record (2015’s All These Dreams), an album of heady psych-pop grooves (2019’s Ideal Man), and a brooding, contemplative singer-songwriter collection (2017’s Canyons of My Mind), not to mention his earliest, twangier

ALBUM REVIEW: Beautiful Questions Take Flight on John Moreland’s ‘Birds in the Ceiling’

ALBUM REVIEW: Beautiful Questions Take Flight on John Moreland’s ‘Birds in the Ceiling’

“Life is a beautiful question,” John Moreland sings on the title track of his latest, Birds in the Ceiling. It’s the closing song on the album, and leaving the listener with such an open-ended statement is the point. Moreland isn’t necessarily seeking answers as much as he is