ALBUM REVIEW: Michael Nau Beckons Listeners to Follow Flow on ‘Accompany’
The magic of Michael Nau has always resided in his ability to shapeshift. He even has a song about it on his new solo LP, Accompany. “Shiftshaping” is the ideal embodiment of Nau’s sound, the flexible sonic explorations and subdued vocals recorded mostly live to tape. With fifth album
THROUGH THE LENS: ND Photographers’ Favorite Roots Music Concerts of 2023
December is my favorite month for the Through the Lens column because it gives the ND photographers the opportunity to step out from behind their cameras and share with us what moved them this year.
Here’s what 14 ND photographers have to say, in words and photos, about their
FRESH TRACK: The Barefoot Movement – 'Get Behind Me'
We wrote “Get Behind Me” after growing frustration and disappointment with the way people behave on the internet. I think we should be able to have difficult conversations respectfully, and that is the only way to move forward. Beyond that, sometimes people are just downright rude and post absolutely unacceptable
SPOTLIGHT: Community and Creativity Fuel Rainbow Girls’ ‘Welcome to Whatever’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rainbow Girls are No Depression’s Spotlight band for December 2023. Look for more about them and their new album, Welcome to Whatever, out today, all month long.
Before they were Rainbow Girls, the band, they were Rainbow girls, fellow residents of the University of California at
No Depression Sessions at AmericanaFest: Fruition
It is always a delight to meet up with Fruition, a band of world-class pickers and equally lovely human beings. Watch them treat us to three new songs at Jaan’s House in Nashville during AmericanaFest 2023 while we eagerly await the studio versions of these songs coming next year.
Vote for Your Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023 in No Depression’s Readers Poll
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