
FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: When Boredom Blooms Into Creativity
A measured portion of boredom remains an essential part of any artist's regular diet. Getting that portion right is tricky. Too much smacks of indolence and indulgence; too little suggests an unseemly devotion to career over craft.
Our late sequestration during two years of COVID provided an overabundance

THROUGH THE LENS: Why Vinyl? The Roots Music Lover’s Guide to Analog, Part 5
To paraphrase one of the The Godfather movies, just when I thought I was out of things to say about vinyl, I have been pulled back in by some important happenings since last year’s report. For your convenience, I've listed my previous columns on vinyl at the

FRESH TRACK: Cascadia Falls – 'Sucker Punched'
Songs written and recorded for the 2024 film Red Right Hand, starring Orlando Bloom and Andie MacDowell, out now via Magnolia Pictures!
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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
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

ALBUM REVIEW: Amelia White Rides the Turbulence Behind Broken Promises on ‘Love I Swore’
Amelia White knows how to capture the jagged ways that individuals fall in and out of love and hope. On Love I Swore she conveys the depth of loss that often flows out of broken promises. Produced by Kim Richey, who joins White on background vocals on many of the