THROUGH THE LENS: July Brings Three of the Best Roots Music Albums of the Year
When I submitted my list of best albums of the year (so far) for ND’s list, there were only a couple I felt strongly about. Had it been just a few weeks later, all three of the albums below, to be released this month, would have been at the
ALBUM REVIEW: Lera Lynn Leans Into Pop on ‘Something More Than Love’
Since the launch of her career over a decade ago, Lera Lynn has navigated a mix of dreamy Americana and commercially viable pop. Her new album, Something More Than Love, is her most pop-centric release to date. While her songcraft and crystalline vocals are compelling, some listeners may find
In the Deep End With Pharis and Jason Romero
No one knows their way around a banjo quite like Jason Romero. He knows how to play them, of course, but also, through building them for J. Romero Banjos, he intrinsically understands what they’re made of, in terms of both materials and how they sing and what they have
SPOTLIGHT: Weirdos Welcome on Willi Carlisle’s Folk-Fueled ‘Peculiar, Missouri’
EDITOR'S NOTE: Willi Carlisle is No Depression's Spotlight artist for July 2022. His new album, Peculiar, Missouri, comes out July 15 via Free Dirt Records. Look for more from Carlisle all month long.
Even before he was a musician, Willi Carlisle was constantly on the move.
ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘In the Country,’ Richie Furay Finds Emotional Core of Country Favorites
Richie Furay — founding member of Buffalo Springfield, Poco, and Souther-Hillman-Furay — has been singing country music all his life, of course, so his new album of classic country tunes is a natural fit. Furay’s soaring tenor vocals are on full display on In the Country, and, for the
ALBUM REVIEW: Sam Doores and Riley Downing Bring Solo Strengths to Recharged Deslondes on ‘Ways & Means’
In the five years since the last album from The Deslondes, two members of the fivesome, Sam Doores and Riley Downing, have spread their wings as solo artists. And whatever lessons were learned amid that hiatus are evident on the band’s reunion release, Ways & Means. More so than