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ALBUM REVIEW: Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters Cover Vast Ground on ‘The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea’

ALBUM REVIEW: Amanda Anne Platt and The Honeycutters Cover Vast Ground on ‘The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea’

They keep saying the age of the full album is nearing its end. But despite releasing two singles a month over the past year, Amanda Anne Platt knew her latest batch of songs belonged together in one place, as one story. The Devil and The Deep Blue Sea, a double

ALBUM REVIEW: The Delines Create Rich Characters on ‘The Sea Drift’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Delines Create Rich Characters on ‘The Sea Drift’

Like so many “supergroups” or collaborations, The Delines first seemed like a one-off, their spectacular 2014 debut Colfax something to be savored in case another record wasn’t in the cards. This was especially the case after lead vocalist Amy Boone’s traumatic 2016 car accident. The uncertainty of her

Anna Ash Leans Into Uncertainty on ‘Sleeper’

Anna Ash Leans Into Uncertainty on ‘Sleeper’

Much has been written of the wildfires ravaging the American West, but when Anna Ash’s quiet quiver sings about it, something seems to sink in deeper. “I can’t help but pray / That when we see those flames / You’ll look at me and / We won’t hesitate / To

On ‘Age of Apathy,’ Aoife O’Donovan Builds Worlds and Sounds

On ‘Age of Apathy,’ Aoife O’Donovan Builds Worlds and Sounds

The process of creating her third solo album Age of Apathy was, for Aoife O’Donovan, just as fascinating as the result. First, a move from New York City to rural central Florida. Then an encounter and collaboration with a music engineer and academic who streamed O’Donovan’s songwriting

Jake Xerxes Fussell Makes a Cosmic Shift on ‘Good and Green Again’

Jake Xerxes Fussell Makes a Cosmic Shift on ‘Good and Green Again’

It is no simple feat to dust off traditional stories and polish them for a new era, but Jake Xerxes Fussell is one of the best to ever do it. The song-maker known for transporting us back to a simpler, sepia-toned time is in the midst of a cosmic shift

SPOTLIGHT: Anaïs Mitchell Comes Back to Her Own Story

SPOTLIGHT: Anaïs Mitchell Comes Back to Her Own Story

EDITOR’S NOTE: Anaïs Mitchell is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for January 2022. Read more about her and her self-titled album, coming out Jan. 28, all month long. If you’ve ever been in the backseat of a taxi driving over the Brooklyn Bridge, watching the lights of the

On ‘We Imagined an Ending,' Matt the Electrician Flips the Seven Deadly Sins

On ‘We Imagined an Ending,' Matt the Electrician Flips the Seven Deadly Sins

Matt the Electrician’s warm rasp is like perfectly softened leather, enveloping you like a warm hug and getting better and better with time. Though it was recorded in the before times —October 2019 to be exact — his latest outing, We Imagined an Ending, is a gentle embrace in the