Jason Isbell Confronts His Ghosts on ‘Reunions’
Ghosts are not always paranormal phenomena or beings that occupy a higher astral plane that one can choose to believe in or not. Ghosts can sometimes refer to people in our past who may still be very much alive but with whom we’ve lost contact over time. “Reunions” in
THROUGH THE LENS: Ruthie Foster, Gretchen Peters, and Other Outstanding Roots Music Releases on the Horizon
I don’t know about you, but I always get excited to hear about upcoming albums. The anticipation is like Christmas morning. This week I am particularly excited about revisiting the Outlaw Movement, a fabulous live album by Ruthie Foster, Nicole Atkins' painterly eighth album, and, perhaps most of
SPOTLIGHT: The Twists and Turns That Led to American Aquarium’s ‘Lamentations’
EDITOR'S NOTE: American Aquarium is No Depression's Spotlight Band for May 2020. Look for more from the band and frontman BJ Barham all month long.
“There’s no handbook for releasing an album in the middle of a global pandemic. But if any band is ready
THE READING ROOM: A Study of 'The Gospel According to Johnny Cash'
Johnny Cash embodied the lyrics in the chorus of his friend Kris Kristofferson’s song “The Pilgrim, Chapter 33”: “He's a poet, he's a picker / He's a prophet, he's a pusher / He's a pilgrim and a preacher, and a problem
Darrell Scott Celebrates the ‘Down-and-Out’ that Dwells in Hank Williams’ Songs
Darrell Scott struggles to pick just one favorite song from Hank Williams, an artist who left an indelible mark on his childhood.
There’s “Alone and Forsaken.” Or maybe “I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry.”
Broadly, it’s “the sadder the better,” the veteran musician and singer-songwriter says in
Pete Yorn on 'The World' Inside and Out
Greetings from Groundhog Day. There are some benefits to this quarantine life, assuming we and our loved ones stay healthy. This definitely has raised the bar for me since I find that out of simple mental health necessity, I have been the most disciplined I've ever been; in