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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

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

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

Lilly Hiatt on Control, A Clean House, and the Making of ‘Lately’

Lilly Hiatt on Control, A Clean House, and the Making of ‘Lately’

It feels almost criminal that Lilly Hiatt’s phenomenal record Walking Proof was released in late March of 2020. Her first album since 2017’s critically beloved Trinity Lane, Walking Proof was a bright standout in a dark year, filled with shimmering pop rock anthems about learning to love yourself

Sean Rowe Tackles Uncertainty on ‘The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights’

Sean Rowe Tackles Uncertainty on ‘The Darkness Dressed in Colored Lights’

Sean Rowe writes vivid, lived-in songs and sings them with a voice that reverberates through your bones. No one sounds like he does, and when you hear the first few notes of a Sean Rowe song, you know you’re about to have your heart ripped out of your