ALBUM REVIEW: Songs of ‘Phone Orphans’ Steer Laura Veirs Through Upheaval
Laura Veirs’ newest album, Phone Orphans, was written between 2016 and 2022, a time period of immense change that upended much of the world as we knew it: two hugely consequential presidential elections, a pandemic, and a war in Europe. For Veirs personally, this period included both a divorce and
ALBUM REVIEW: Danielle Howle Lets ‘Current’ Direct Her Creativity
On Current, Danielle Howle displays her expertise at capturing music’s spirit. That’s not a vague cliché. Howle opens her album with the lyrics “Why’d I let all of that outta my mouth / Don’t you know I feel insane?”
While that song “Live Through,” is about navigating
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Prayin’ for Sunshine,’ Suzy Bogguss Shines Light on Her Songwriting
On her previous two albums, Suzy Bogguss wrapped her warm, crystalline, and sometimes hard-edged vocals around familiar American folk and pop songs ( 2011’s American Folk Songbook) and the songs of Merle Haggard (2014’s Lucky). On her new album, Prayin’ for Sunshine, she wrote and produced the entire album,
ALBUM REVIEW: Lee Gallagher Carves a Unique Niche on ‘The Falcon Ate the Flower’
“Planes,” the opening track on The Falcon Ate the Flower, Lee Gallagher’s third album with his band The Hallelujah, musically exists somewhere between inventive prog rock and a psychedelic jam worthy of the late ‘60s San Francisco scene. Piano lines dance around aggressive, yet nimble guitar while spaced-out synth
SPOTLIGHT: Jaime Wyatt Breaks More Free for ‘Feel Good’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Jaime Wyatt is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for November 2023. Her new album, Feel Good, comes out Nov. 3 on New West Records. Learn more about Wyatt and the new album all month long at nodepression.com.
Jaime Wyatt was trying to find the words.
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No Depression's Best of October 2023 Playlist
This spooky season is all treats, notably, nearly 60 of the best roots music songs from October. The playlist spans the breadth of genres, including some stomping bluegrass numbers from The Brothers Comatose and Sierra Ferrell, the return of legendary folk singers like Alice Gerrard and rock stars like The