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BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Malcolm Holcombe

BONUS TRACKS: Remembering Malcolm Holcombe

Malcolm Holcombe, a songwriting hero to many songwriters, died this week at 68. According to a social media post from his wife, he died from respiratory failure, though he’d suffered from ill health, including cancer, for a long time. While remembrances are pouring in from musicians who called him

ALBUM REVIEW: Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh Combine Powers to Become the Wonder Women of Country

ALBUM REVIEW: Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh Combine Powers to Become the Wonder Women of Country

Country music has a long tradition of women banding together: Trio, Pistol Annies, Our Native Daughters, and The Highwomen come to mind. A new sisterhood now carries that same spirit, combining the musical superpowers of Kelly Willis, Melissa Carper, and Brennen Leigh into the Wonder Women of Country. Singer-songwriters Willis,

BONUS TRACKS: Rhiannon Giddens’ Essay Brings Black Country History to the Mainstream

BONUS TRACKS: Rhiannon Giddens’ Essay Brings Black Country History to the Mainstream

Whether a Black pop star is “allowed” to make country music is a subject of fierce debate in some corners of the internet lately, and probably in some dark, ugly places in real life, too. But the fact is Black people have been making country music since the genre’s

The Avett Brothers Announce Self-Titled New Album

The Avett Brothers Announce Self-Titled New Album

Often when an album bears the name of the artist as its title, it’s a statement that the work fully represents its creator. It tends to happen on an artist’s debut project, or sometimes an album or two in, when they feel they really have their feet under

SPOTLIGHT: Madi Diaz on Holding On to ‘Weird Faith’ [VIDEO]

SPOTLIGHT: Madi Diaz on Holding On to ‘Weird Faith’ [VIDEO]

EDITOR’S NOTE: Madi Diaz is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for February 2024. Her new album, Weird Faith, is out now on ANTI-. Read more about Diaz and the new album in our interview, and read an essay by Diaz on mining the soul for songs here. “Weird faith,

BONUS TRACKS: Beyoncé Hits Country Radio + Remembering Dex Romweber and Roni Stoneman

BONUS TRACKS: Beyoncé Hits Country Radio + Remembering Dex Romweber and Roni Stoneman

The big question last week, as the dust settled from megastar Beyoncé’s Super Bowl bombshell about releasing a country album, was whether country radio would embrace her new songs. After all, modern pop country radio doesn’t have a great track record for playing songs by women, and people

Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, and Iris DeMent Honored at International Folk Music Awards

Molly Tuttle, Billy Strings, and Iris DeMent Honored at International Folk Music Awards

This year’s International Folk Music Awards, presented on the opening night of Folk Alliance International’s annual conference Wednesday, smiled on bluegrass-leaning roots musicians even as it celebrated all things folk. In a ceremony in Kansas City, awards were given for album, artist, and song of the year for