The Best Albums of 2025 So Far
This year has alternately flow and dragged by. But roots artists have been steadily releasing top-notch music all year long. As we arrive at its midpoint, No Depression writers and editors reflect on their favorite albums of the year, so far.
10. Valerie June – Owls
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FOUNDERS KEEPERS: Sticking to the Music of James McMurtry and Mark Rubin
FRESH TRACK: Willi Carlisle - "Beeswing"
Within his heart and his music, folksinger Willi Carlisle holds tight the conviction that love is bigger than hate and no one is expendable. Deemed by Paste as, "One of country music’s most important and unmistakable voices,” Carlisle’s music has always been a dance between spectacle and
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ALBUM REVIEW: 'A Tribute To The King Of Zydeco,' Stellar Array of Artists Pay Tribute to Clifton Chenier
It's about time. Clifton Chenier finally got the biggest birthday gift of his life. For what would have been his 100th birthday, Louisiana based independent label Valcour Records, who specialize in both traditional and innovative Louisiana music, assembled a stellar cast of movers and shakers to pay tribute
BONUS TRACKS: Dolly Parton's Upcoming Las Vegas Residency and Unearthed Led Zeppelin Cover, Plus More Roots Music News
The one-and-only Dolly Parton announced a series of Las Vegas concerts this week — her first residency of the sort in the Neon City in more than three decades. The 79-year-old country icon doesn't tour regularly anymore; her last major outing was 2016's "Pure & Simple&