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ESSAY: Joshua Ray Walker’s ‘Tropicana’ and Music as Refuge

ESSAY: Joshua Ray Walker’s ‘Tropicana’ and Music as Refuge

Joshua Ray Walker’s music has always felt like sanctuary to me. It’s comforting in its rawness, for the granular, exquisite way his lyrics capture humanity, and utterly arresting at times thanks to his high lonesome voice. His first three studio albums, Wish You Were Here (2019), Glad You

SPOTLIGHT: Kristina Murray’s New LP ‘Little Blue’ Took Seven Years and Is Worth The Wait

SPOTLIGHT: Kristina Murray’s New LP ‘Little Blue’ Took Seven Years and Is Worth The Wait

Editor's Note: Kristina Murray is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2025. Learn more about her life and new album, Little Blue, which was released May 9, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long. Singer-songwriter Kristina Murray’s music conveys

Inside The Entwined Stories of Loose Cattle's LP 'Someone’s Monster’ and Ex-Broadway Show 'Tammy Faye'

Inside The Entwined Stories of Loose Cattle's LP 'Someone’s Monster’ and Ex-Broadway Show 'Tammy Faye'

In the 1970s and ’80s, Tammy Faye Messner and her ex-husband Jim’s Christian television show, The PTL Club, flourished then flamed out in the white-hot, big bang of TV evangelism. Preachers like Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham proselytized directly into American living rooms though home TV sets and reached

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

BONUS TRACKS: Fare Thee Well and a Sister Rosetta Bio Pic, and New Music from Guitarist Marc Ribot

To paraphrase Bob Dylan, goodbye’s too strong a word, so for now I’ll just say "fare thee well." As the world turns, I’ve come to the end of my tenure in this role of Web Editor at No Depression. Nothing feels certain these days, but

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper

ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘El Cabron’, Pug Johnson Cuts a Fun, Deviant Caper

If Townes van Zandt’s Pancho and Lefty got away with it, their lives might have ended up something like Texas singer/songwriter Pug Johnson’s outlaw, El Cabron. The titular character from his latest album, El Cabron, runs on swagger and split-second choices, often thriving in the liminal moments

BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To

BONUS TRACKS: Nat Myers Crowdfunding, Charley Crockett CD Giveaway, and What We're Listening To

Nat Myers It's been a rough few months for the roots music community: fires, floods, illness, and loss. The latest addition to the list is blues picker extraordinaire Nat Myers, who was recently diagnosed with sarcoma, a rare type of cancer and was just re-admitted to the ER

ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut

ALBUM REVIEW: Angel White’s ‘GHOSTS OF THE WEST: THE ALBUM’ is a Luxurious, Clever Debut

The streets of Dallas's Deep Ellum entertainment district hold a deep history of legendary buskers whose influence echoes through music’s greats. During the city’s blues heyday, Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lead Belly sang there; more recently, Charley Crockett made a name for himself first playing for