THE READING ROOM: ‘High Bias’ Unfurls the History of Cassette Tapes
Somewhere between vinyl records and CDs, music lovers started collecting their favorites on a small, portable product that could hold 60-90 minutes of recorded music: the cassette tape.
Although the technology of storing music on cassettes was available in the early 1960s, it took devices such as Sony’s Walkman
ALBUM REVIEW: Old 97’s Live for the Moment on ‘American Primitive’
After 30 years, Old 97’s came in more unprepared than ever.
On their 13th album, American Primitive, the Dallas-born band holed up with producer Tucker Martine to celebrate three decades as a musical brotherhood with zero pre-production for the first time. Suddenly vocalist Rhett Miller, guitarist Ken Bethea, bassist
ALBUM REVIEW: Cedric Burnside Adds New Angles to Admire in ‘Hill Country Love’
Cedric Burnside has his head and his heart in the hills. On his latest, Hill Country Love, the music is a little grittier than on his previous Grammy-winning release, 2021's I Be Trying, for which he took home the Best Traditional Blues Album award. That project was recorded
ALBUM REVIEW: ‘All This Time’ Is an Ode to Joy from Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
Game recognizes game: On their new album, All This Time, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams borrow from another prominent Americana couple, Buddy and Julie Miller. Their searing take on the Millers’ “I Love You” matches the almost scarily intense devotion (“I’d take a bullet for you”) at the heart
SPOTLIGHT: On 'Right On,' Humbird Weaves Modern-Day Midwestern Fairy Tales
EDITOR’S NOTE: Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Right On, coming April 12 on Nettwerk, all month long.
Some people meditate. Others might phone a friend, practice yoga, or take a bath. But when Siri Undlin needs
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Mantras,’ Katie Pruitt Learns to Look for the Silver Linings
You are your own worst critic, so the saying goes. It’s a near universal truth of humanity that it’s far easier to see all the bad than any of the good in moments of self-reflection. Nashville-based singer-songwriter Katie Pruitt started digging into this juicy stuff on her acclaimed