10 Roots Music Releases for Your 2025 Record Store Black Friday Shopping List
THROUGH THE LENS: Overlooked and Neglected Roots Music Releases of 2025
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SPOTLIGHT: Sabine McCalla - "Two of Hearts" [VIDEO]
Editor's Note: Sabine McCalla, whose debut LP Don’t Call Me Baby came out November 7 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for November 2025. Check out the feature profile about her here and stay tuned for more from McCalla all month long.
ALBUM REVIEW: Kim Wilson's 'Slow Burn' Honors Musical Collaborators
Kim Wilson has come a long way on his lips. With his harp and his voice, Wilson has been protecting and serving the blues community since the early seventies; he co-founded the Fabulous Thunderbirds with Jimmie Vaughan in' 74 and still fronts the band today.
His latest, Slow Burn
BONUS TRACKS: Roots Music News from Dolly Parton, Rhiannon Giddens, The Lone Bellow, and More
In June 2026, a new Dolly Parton-themed hotel will be opening in Nashville. According to the website, the SongTeller Hotel will weave "Dolly's songwriting spirit...into every room and suite. Wake up inspired by the artistic design, curated refinement, and unique Southern charm." Additionally, the new
NO DEPRESSION SESSIONS at AMERICANAFEST: Travis Bolt
East Texas singer-songwriter Travis Bolt met us at The Red Building on Nashville's Music Row during AMERICANAFEST 2025 to deliver three heartfelt and semi-autobiographical songs from his debut record Burning Bridges, coming out March 6, 2026.
The session begins with the song that helped put Bolt on the