No Depression

This year has alternately flow and dragged by. But roots artists have been steadily releasing top-notch music all year long. As we arrive at its midpoint, No Depression writers and editors reflect on their favorite albums of the year, so far. 10. Valerie June – Owls  Like an alter with mystical

Editor’s Note: Olivia Ellen Lloyd is No Depression’s Spotlight Artist for March 2025. Learn more about her life and upcoming album, Do It Myself, to be released March 21, in this feature, and keep an eye out for more all month long. Singer/songwriter Olivia Ellen Lloyd has

EDITOR’S NOTE: Cristina Vane is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2025. Read more about her and her new album, Hear My Call, out Feb. 21, in this feature, check out her song "Whims of Good Men," and keep an eye out for more all month

No Depression readers have spoken once again and the results of our annual Readers' Poll are in! It's no easy task to narrow down your favorite albums, and we asked you to select just 10 from more than 600 options this year. Several albums were neck-and-neck, and

The results of our Critics’ Poll are in! Collectively, ND writers, editors, and photographers put more than 100 albums on their lists of for Top 10 Roots Albums of 2024 10, covering a diverse array of albums, and reminding us just how much great music came out this year. In