FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: The Missing Years
These days, alas, there is no danger of wobbling late Friday night 10 blocks over to Peaches Records and looking for love in the cut-out bins. (Oh, but that Legendary Christine Perfect album.) The habit never entirely leaves, even as it becomes more difficult to justify what sneaks through the
CRITICS POLL: No Depression Writers’ Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023
Most years, our annual Readers Poll and Critics Poll don’t have a lot of overlap. Music writers, who listen to a lot of music with a lot of intensity, are hungry for novelty and tend to gravitate toward artists a little farther off the beaten path. Fans, however, stay
ALBUM REVIEW: Ashley McBryde Offers Vivid Snapshots of Life on ‘The Devil I Know’
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren’t able to review when they first came out. The Devil I Know was released in September.
As she did on 2022’s Lindeville, Ashley McBryde offers snapshots of life
THROUGH THE LENS: The Best of Everything in 2023
What a tremendous year it has been for roots music. With so many stellar albums, it was an especially difficult task to winnow them down to any singular list. But the more I listened, the better I was able to hone it down to those essential records that spoke to
BONUS TRACKS: Some Thoughts on Authenticity
The word a dictionary chooses as its “word of the year” says a lot about the year that’s been. Most times, the choice is at least partly based on the number of times people have looked up the word via a dictionary’s website or app, an easy measure
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Noah Kahan Weaves Mental Health Messages Into Everything He Does
EDITOR’S NOTE: Below is an excerpt from a story in our Winter 2023 issue of No Depression. You can read the whole story — and much more — in that issue, here. And please consider supporting No Depression with a subscription for more roots music journalism, in print and online, all