ALBUM REVIEW: Lori McKenna’s ‘1988’ Looks Back While Hoping Forward
Lori McKenna lays her heart bare on the compelling 1988, painting vivid scenes of youthful discovery and taking a hopeful glimpse into the future. The Massachusetts native takes the weight of the world on her shoulders as she remembers friends and lovers who lost their way and ponders difficult life
ALBUM REVIEW: Charlie Faye & The Fanimals Deliver Pop-Soul Fun for Families
Drop this record on the player and let your backbone slip to these exuberant party tunes that soulful Charlie Faye and her band, The Fanimals, deliver with affection and merriment. Backed by the soaring harmonies of her former Fayettes, BettySoo and Akina Adderley, Faye’s shimmering vocals create a just-
ALBUM REVIEW: Molly Tuttle Keeps Moving on 'City of Gold'
On City of Gold, the second album from Molly Tuttle and Golden Highway, wanderlust is a central theme, as are its consequences, both positive and negative. Tuttle’s stellar band, Golden Highway (comprised of fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, mandolinist Dominick Leslie, banjoist Kyle Tuttle, and bassist Shelby Means), backs her
THROUGH THE LENS: Four Exciting New Roots Music Releases to Savor
It's mini-review time again. This week the column looks at four new roots music releases, three that arrive in August (Beth Bombara, Maia Sharp, and Nellie McKay) and one that has been criminally overlooked: Abe Partridge. As always, these are not designed as in-depth reviews, but
FOUNDERS’ KEEPERS: Slaid Cleaves, The Baseball Project, and More
EDITOR’S NOTE: Peter Blackstock and Grant Alden launched No Depression as a print magazine covering alt-country (whatever that is) in 1995, steering it through 75 issues until 2008. While they’re no longer part of the staff, they’re still very much part of the family, and we
ALBUM REVIEW: The Arcadian Wild Roams From Sweet to Sharp on ‘Welcome’
In naming their new album Welcome, Nashville trio The Arcadian Wild offers a fair summation of the kindness and openness of their songs. But as they beckon with beautiful songs, they’re serving up some hard truths, too.
On album opener “Lara,” mandolinist Lincoln Mick and guitarist Isaac Horn intricately