ALBUM REVIEW: For ‘Queen of Time,’ Lindsay Lou Crafts Songs on Taking Care
On Queen of Time, her first album without the Flatbellys, Lindsay Lou tracks her progress through recent turmoil and grief that led to songs of hope and realization. In this album of self-discovery, she addresses the competing tensions women face.
In the title song, she explores the paradoxes:
What a
ALBUM REVIEW: Wilco Gets Cozily Avant-Garde on Cate Le Bon-Produced ‘Cousin’
For any long-running band, particularly one as critically acclaimed and tenured as Wilco, a new album invariably arrives with lower and lower stakes. Somewhere in the late 2000s, you could feel this happening to the group. As the lineup solidified and reached new commercial heights live, it became clear that
THROUGH THE LENS: Sights and Sounds From AmericanaFest 2023
Every AmericanaFest that I've attended since my first one in 2011 has been an exceptional sensory experience with many memorable moments, but this year has an extra special place in my heart. Each year Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly and Association staff seem to outdo themselves
FRESH TRACK: Sylvia Tyson – 'Sweet Agony'
“It’s the good times I remember at the end of the day,” sings folk legend Sylvia Tyson on her upcoming album, At the End of the Day, a collection of new songs that looks backward across a life well lived and offers sage advice for those just starting their
SPOTLIGHT: Logan Ledger on Playing in the Band
EDITOR’S NOTE: Logan Ledger is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September 2023. Learn more about him and his new album, Golden State, in this interview, and watch a performance, with Erin Rae, of “Some Misty Morning” in this video for ND readers.
I always wanted to be in
FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: Jeff Plankenhorn, John P. Strohm, Luluc, and More
The goal of these Founders’ Keepers columns, for me anyway, is fairly personal. The half-dozen “keepers” I highlight every couple of months aren’t intended as any sort of comprehensive Americana overview; rather, they’re simply a few records that have connected with me lately. More often than not, it’