ALBUM REVIEW: Grant-Lee Phillips Confronts Strange Days on ‘In the Hour of Dust’
When Grant-Lee Phillips declares, “Strange days have begun,” it’s hardly shocking news. Like so many others, this thoughtful bard is struggling to process the chaos of modern life. After chronicling his pandemic experience on the brilliant album 2022’s All That You Can Dream, Phillips has some thoughts to
No Depression's Best of August 2025
August was stacked with new music: No Depression tracked 45 roots releases in the longest summer month! Spotlight artist Dean Johnson brought Pacific Northwest clouds to a sunny day (ND feature) and Margo Price (ND review) returned in full country force. Plus, check out more in-depth stories on American music
QUEER COUNTRY: Riding Towards Utopia
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at MerleFest: Humbird
No Depression set up the "studio" at the 37th annual MerleFest for a dozen sessions with legends and legends-in-the-making. The festival was founded in 1988 in memory of Doc Watson’s son Merle, and features “traditional plus” music, meaning a broad range of styles from the sweet falsetto
BONUS TRACKS: Trombone Shorty, Cha Wa, and More Honor 20 Years Since Hurricane Katrina
Today marks 20 years since Hurricane Katrina made landfall and battered Southern Louisiana. The Category 3 storm was one of the most destructive in American history, as the levees around New Orleans failed to protect the city from massive flooding, causing more than $100 billion in damages and nearly 2,
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SPOTLIGHT: Dean Johnson on Finding The Right Producer in Sera Cahoone [ESSAY]
Editor's Note: Dean Johnson is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2025. Learn more about the Pacific Northwest singer-songwriter and his new album I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, due out August 22 via Saddle Creek all month long.
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