No Depression

Do you hear what we hear? Oh yeah, you do: It’s holiday music, all the time, everywhere, all at once. But the good news is it’s not all bad! Some new holiday albums in the roots music world are adding to the small but mighty canon we like

December is a season of traditions, and we’ve got a few of our own here at No Depression. One of our favorites is to take some time at the end of every year to look back and appreciate all the good music that’s flowed into our ears. But

Unless you’ve been hiding from the world and your inbox lately, you know all too well that Black Friday is coming up this week (Nov. 24), and everyone’s after your hard-earned money. Walmart and Best Buy will be just fine, but your local independent record store truly values

All year long, No Depression brings you top-quality coverage of the roots music artists and stories you care about — both on our website and in our quarterly journal. But that work isn’t free. We count on support from our subscriptions and donations from readers to cover our costs, including

New roots music albums have been coming at us full blast this year — who could ever keep up? (Us! We can!) As we pass the midpoint of the year, we wanted to take a breath and pause to appreciate some of the great albums that have hit our ears so

For 16 years now, Record Store Day has nudged music lovers toward their favorite independent shops, a reminder of the community these stores can build as well as the need for customers to pop in every now and them to keep them alive. As local stores plan live performances, sales,