Daniel Lanois Merges Production Skills and Aesthetics on Uplifting ‘Heavy Sun'
Best known for his seminal production work with such artists as Brian Eno, U2, Bob Dylan, Sinéad O’Connor, and Emmylou Harris, as well as his film score for 1996’s Sling Blade, Daniel Lanois has also explored a variety of musical approaches over the course of numerous solo and
THE READING ROOM: Jacksonville’s Turn in the Southern Rock Spotlight
A few years ago, musician Marty Jourard, a Gainesville, Florida, native, made the case in Music Everywhere: The Rock and Roll Roots of a Southern Town (ND review) that Gainesville was the crossroads of rock and roll. In the mid- and late ’60s, a number of musicians, some of them
On David Olney and Anana Kaye's ‘Whispers and Sighs,’ Optimism Finds a Quiet Way In
Hours before David Olney passed away onstage in January 2020, he listened for the first time to the final mix of Whispers and Sighs, his forthcoming album with emerging artist Anana Kaye. His response? “Fuck, yeah! This is good!” That night, he would take the stage, stop midsong, say, “I’
SPOTLIGHT: Sara Watkins on Passing Music Person-to-Person
EDITOR'S NOTE: Sara Watkins is No Depression's Spotlight artist for March 2021. Read our feature story about her and her new album, Under the Pepper Tree (out March 26), and look for more from Sara all month long.
A few years ago I became a mom.
THROUGH THE LENS: The Roots of Americana in 10 Albums
In January a writer-acquaintance did a piece on what he sees as the 10 all-time best Americana albums. While I have given that some thought over the years, I decided to look at it from a bit of a different perspective: 10 albums that are precursors to what Americana is
Israel Nash Weaves Introspection with Wider World on ‘Topaz’
Man, the new Israel Nash album is a corker.
The backstory behind Topaz is fascinating: Nash built a Quonset hut recording studio a few hundred feet from his Texas home and spent most of last year holed up in it, writing, recording, and producing. Friends and collaborators (most notably, Adrian