ALBUM REVIEW: Mariel Buckley Guides Us on The 'Strange Trip Ahead'
We all thought we’d be further along by now. When I first heard Mariel Buckley’s 2018 album Driving in the Dark, I was captured by its optimism in the face of a murky future. In 2025, Buckley’s latest album, Strange Trip Ahead embraces that murk – kicking and
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: New Album Campaigns from Amelia White, Jon Latham and the Lifers, and Emily Scott Robinson
I have a lot of places that I find new roots music, whether that be press releases, the album review offerings here at No Depression, or as openers for other roots acts I already know. But one of the best places for me to find new roots music is at
ALBUM REVIEW: Joshua Ray Walker Ponders Mortality and Earthly Possessions on ‘Stuff’
While undergoing treatment for cancer last year, the country-inclined troubadour Joshua Ray Walker worried that his creative life might be nearing an end. Determined to carry on, the Dallas-based artist set out to record enough music for three albums. The first, the familiar-sounding Tropicana, was released four months ago. Now,
FRESH TRACK: The Shootouts - "Only You"
Acclaimed Rustbelt Americana trio The Shootouts are celebrating a milestone moment this October. The group is marking both its 10th anniversary as a band and 10th appearance on the Grand Ole Opry stage. To honor the occasion, the band just released a double single and official music video for their
THROUGH THE LENS: Hardly Strictly Bluegrass 2025 — All the Roots Music Stars Descended from the Heavens
BONUS TRACKS: Judy Blank's AI Fraud, Spotify's ChatGPT Integration Plans, and More Roots Music News
Austin-based, Dutch singer-songwriter Judy Blank's algorithm is completely messed up. This week, she discovered that a typo-riddled AI-generated song had been posted to Spotify under her name. As a result, her streaming numbers have gone down and she's lost followers on the streaming platform. Although the