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Meredith Lawrence

ALBUM REVIEW: Margo Price's 'Hard Headed Woman' is Wise, Sad, Exquisite Country Music

ALBUM REVIEW: Margo Price's 'Hard Headed Woman' is Wise, Sad, Exquisite Country Music

Hard headed women are forever causing trouble in country music history, but very few of them own their narratives. Margo Price does. On her latest, Hard Headed Woman, Price returns to a classic country sound reminiscent of her early albums full force, but plants her feet firmly on her own

ALBUM REVIEW: Five Decades In and Counting, Asleep at The Wheel is Still 'Riding High in Texas'

ALBUM REVIEW: Five Decades In and Counting, Asleep at The Wheel is Still 'Riding High in Texas'

Western swing legends Asleep at The Wheel have been a band for 55 years, and a Texas band for 50 of those. Impossible to confuse with the hottest new thing, Asleep at The Wheel’s secret has always been in being the most fun on the block. And to celebrate

SPOTLIGHT: Tami Neilson’s Heart and Life Shine Brightly on ‘Neon Cowgirl’

SPOTLIGHT: Tami Neilson’s Heart and Life Shine Brightly on ‘Neon Cowgirl’

Editor's Note: Tami Neilson is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for July 2025. Learn more about her new album, Neon Cowgirl, which was released July 11 via Outside Music in this feature, exclusive video of her song 'Salvation Mountain', and exclusive essay from her. A

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