William Tyler Explores and Inhabits Change on ‘New Vanitas’
The beauty of William Tyler’s beguiling guitar arrangements lies in their power to transport you to another time and place. If inspired by a vast, harsh landscape in the old American West, you can actually hear in his composition the dry cracking of the earth, the windswept dust settling.
Waylon Payne Builds a World within ‘Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me’
On Blue Eyes, The Harlot, The Queer, The Pusher & Me, Waylon Payne shares the journey through his own personal hell as he ascends from the ravages of addiction and shattered family relationships to the restorative waters of love and hope in a riveting story cycle.
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Elizabeth Cook Emerges Triumphant on ‘Aftermath’
Riding in on a fierce and defiant psychedelic stomp, “Bones” blows open Elizabeth Cook’s fifth album with a testimony to self and a declaration that the singer is moving on with her life. The song rides along a haunting guitar and vocal line, weaving beneath propulsive drums, creating a
25 YEARS OF NO DEPRESSION: Blue Mountain Weathers Splits, Reunions, and a Changed Music World
EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark No Depression’s 25th anniversary, we asked David Menconi, a contributing editor during its earliest years (1995-2008), to check back in with artists who appeared in the magazine’s first few issues. Read other stories in this series here.
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Mile Twelve Fiddler Bronwyn Keith-Hynes Makes Spirited Step into Solo Spotlight
On her solo debut, Fiddler's Pastime, Bronwyn Keith-Hynes, fiddler for modern bluegrassers Mile Twelve, flexes both her fiddling and songwriting muscles. Original songs like “Open Water” and “Hendersonville Hop” pair seamlessly with “The Minstrel Boy” and John Hartford’s “Natchez Whistle.” Fiddler’s Pastime is agile and lighthearted,
25 YEARS OF NO DEPRESSION: Whiskeytown’s Caitlin Cary Takes Her Creative Talents Visual
EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark No Depression’s 25th anniversary this month, we asked David Menconi, a contributing editor during its earliest years (1995-2008), to check back in with artists who appeared in the magazine’s first few issues. Look for more stories in this series all month long.
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