BONUS TRACKS: Phil Lesh, Lucinda Williams, and More
“What do you want me to do / To do for you, to see you through?” asks Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh on “Box of Rain,” a rare vocal appearance in the beloved folkie band’s Jerry Garcia-heavy canon. “A box of rain will ease the pain / And love will
ALBUM REVIEW: Jennifer Castle Ponders Life While Searching for 'Camelot'
In songs that are both earthy and cinematic, Jennifer Castle examines all the unglamorous corners of being an artist in an unstable world on her latest studio album, Camelot. The title suggests a bit of cheeky irony. Utopia, after all, doesn’t always look the way you expect. It’s
ALBUM REVIEW: Garrett Owen's 'Memoriam' Embraces Chaos
Garrett Owen’s guiding force on Memoriam seems to be: expect the unexpected. Owen spent five painstaking years writing this album – the majority of which were devoted to end-of-life care for his grandmother, who lived her last few years with dementia. Owen funnels these experiences to interrogate how
A Postcard From Twang
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to No Depression’s new “Postcard From” series, where we ask artists for a dispatch from their daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Twang, an up-and-coming Danish bluegrass trio we discovered at Tønder
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Last Leaf on the Tree' Willie Nelson Contemplates Still Standing
On his latest album, Last Leaf on the Tree, country music legend Willie Nelson reflects on mortality and love as he interprets songs by Tom Waits, Neil Young, Sunny War, Keith Richards, and Beck, among others. Produced by his son Micah, Last Leaf is Nelson’s 153rd album and his
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Our Time in the Sun' Jeremie Albino Wears His Heart on His Sleeve
On last year’s superlative Tears You Hide, Torontian singer-songwriter Jeremie Albino proved himself a talent to be reckoned with. His voice is powerful and malleable throughout the album, allowing him to move between rock, soul, blues, and folk with aplomb.
Albino takes these genre-hopping capabilities and his