FRESH TRACK: Mavis Staples - “Beautiful Strangers”
Music icon, national treasure, and Grammy award-nominee Mavis Staples’ new album, Sad And Beautiful World, is out now. Produced by Brad Cook (Bon Iver, Waxahatchee), Sad And Beautiful World shows that love is a choice and a force all its own.
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No Depression’s Best of November 2025 Playlist
As the holiday season ramps up, the number of "regular" album releases always seems to slow down. That says nothing to the quality of music, though! And November was full of exciting releases, including multiple tributes to Merle Haggard, and new albums from Colter Wall, The Mammals, Mavis
ALBUM REVIEW: Dude Cervantes and the Panchos Are ‘Ride or Die’
Dude Cervantes and his Panchos are tear- the-joint-down bar band brawlers. The Southern California band's latest, The Ride or Die of Dude Cervantes and the Panchos, on Cervantes’ own Blind Owl label was recorded live at the Hotel Café in Hollywood two years ago. The performance showcases Cervantes
ALBUM REVIEW: Jesse Sykes Casts a Mighty Spell with ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia without pandering to ‘60s nostalgia, raising cosmic questions yet never presuming to provide answers. A beautiful exercise in haunted contemplation, Forever,
QUEER COUNTRY: Dancing in Trans Time
There's a peculiar phenomenon that LGBTQIA+ people face in the 21st century: as we gain more social acceptance (a when, not an if – something most of us couldn't imagine when we were growing up) we find ourselves blazing seemingly new trails. This is the first time
Oliver The Crow's Top 5 Songs Right Now
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series, which kicked off last month with Rhett Miller, features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting