The Bright Siders Explore All Sides of Kids’ Emotional Lives on ‘A Mind of Your Own’
“Why write a song, why create such a thing / When you could just speak what you’re trying to sing?”
The War and Treaty’s Michael Trotter poses that question in a rap in the bridge to “The Song About Songs,” the opening track to The Bright Siders’ new album,
Matthew Sweet and His Guitar Take the Reins on ‘Catspaw’
After four decades of making music and 14 studio albums, you would think there is little left to be discovered by an artist, little left to reinvent. But not for Matthew Sweet. His 15th studio album, Catspaw, is in some ways his debut as a solo artist.
A guitar-centric outing
THE NEW NORMAL: The House of Songs Shifts Collaboration Mission to the Virtual World
EDITOR’S NOTE: “The New Normal” is an occasional series of stories that look into how the coronavirus has affected artists, listeners, and the music business. Find other stories in the series here.
The door to the House of Songs first opened when its founder, Troy Campbell, was in the
Loretta Lynn Announces New Album, 'Still Woman Enough'
The new year has rung in with good tidings of a new project from Loretta Lynn.
Still Woman Enough, coming out March 19, is a studio album celebrating women in country music, according to a news release from Legacy Recordings. Across 13 tracks, she reimagines some of her own iconic
Steve Earle Lifts Up His Son's Legacy on 'J.T.'
I had the chance to chat with Steve Earle for the Summer 2019 No Depression journal. While our conversation focused on Guy, his album of Guy Clark covers released that spring, we skimmed the surface of several topics that weren't published, including what it meant for Earle to
Sierra Hull on Tony Rice: How Lucky We Have Been
I cried the day my dad came into the house and announced with great disappointment that his old Ford Ranger truck (complete with a cassette player) had officially eaten the tape — our only copy of Church Street Blues by Tony Rice. “How could this happen?!” My 8-year-old heart was broken.