ALBUM REVIEW: Brandy Clark Explores Love in All Its Complicated Glory
Love hurts, love consumes, and occasionally love uplifts, according to Brandy Clark. On her absorbing self-titled fourth album, this insightful singer-songwriter catalogs assorted varieties of love, from romantic and greedy to familial and spiritual, making the most universal of topics feel fresh and urgent.
Brandy Clark is produced by Brandi
ALBUM REVIEW: Keturah Arrives From Malawi
For her eponymous debut, 27-year-old Malawi native Keturah presents a world-class collection of world music. This is gorgeous stuff, harvested from a garden of delights representing an impressive spread of flavors and textures.
Malawi has always been a musical cauldron containing a spicy gumbo with ingredients from a loosely assembled
ALBUM REVIEW: Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton Rock Hard on ‘Death Wish Blues’
Samantha Fish and Jesse Dayton come at rock generally from different angles — she from the blues, he from country. Nevertheless, they have a lot in common. Both pen sharply drawn songs that help them put an indelible personal stamp on blues-rock and country-rock, respectively. Both deliver those songs with a
SPOTLIGHT: ‘Sadie’ and Other Love Stories on Durand Jones’ Debut [VIDEO]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Durand Jones is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for May 2023. Learn more about Jones and his new album, Wait Til I Get Over, in our interview, and look for more from him all month long.
With his band The Indications, Durand Jones spent several albums digging
ALBUM REVIEW: Marty Stuart Reaches New Creative Heights with ‘Altitude’
Near the end of his new album, Altitude, over the locomotive drive of the track “Tomahawk,” Marty Stuart delivers the song’s key observation: “There’s absolutely nothing new underneath the sun.”
That pretty much goes for music too. So, the question facing any artist is: How do you keep
THROUGH THE LENS: Everything Everywhere All at Once for Roots Music Fans at 2023 New Orleans Jazz Fest
After several other, similar festivals in prior years failed to take root, George Wein, who'd built the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk festivals, was brought in to create a unique festival for New Orleans, one that was both worthy of the city’s legacy as the birthplace of