No Depression Readers’ Favorite Roots Music Albums of 2023
Readers have really come through for No Depression in 2023.
We asked you to tell us your favorite roots music albums of 2023, and more than 3,000 of you filled out a ballot! With more than 700 options to choose from (plus a heavily used space for write-ins), it
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: The Gift of Supporting Independent Music
It's the holiday season and, if you're anything like me, you've left your gift buying to the last minute. Never fear. You won't have to mine the gas station on Christmas Day this year. Crowdfunding makes a great gift. In many ways,
No Depression Sessions at AMERICANAFEST 2023: Hannah Connolly
Singer-songwriter Hannah Connolly, now based in Los Angeles by way of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, joined us at Jaan’s House in Nashville for this No Depression Session during AmericanaFest 2023 to share music from her upcoming 2024 album, Shadowboxing.
Flanked by pedal steel player Karl Smakula and her longtime collaborator
BONUS TRACKS: Why Joshua Ray Walker Is Taking a Break
Joshua Ray Walker has fit enough ups and downs for an entire lifetime into his 2023, it seems. In August he released a delightful album of covers, What Is It Even? (ND interview), and was booked to play one of its songs, Lizzo’s “Cuz I Love You,” on Jimmy
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SPOTLIGHT: Rainbow Girls on Finding a More Personal Perspective for ‘Bedroom Lobby’ [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Rainbow Girls are No Depression’s Spotlight band for December 2023. Learn more about this trio and their new album, Welcome to Whatever, in our interview, and look for more all month long.
Rainbow Girls have a real way with cover songs. Their video of a performance
ALBUM REVIEW: Burgeoning Singer-Songwriter Fenne Lily Captures the Details and the ‘Big Picture’
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren’t able to review when they first came out. Big Picture was released in April.
Lately it seems like there are more and more singer-songwriters blending breathy folk songs with