BONUS TRACKS: New Music from Brandi Carlile & Elton John, Kassi Valazza, Rhiannon Giddens, Esther Rose, and more, and a New Music Podcast
This week on Bonus Tracks we've got a ton of new album announcements and a fascinating new podcast about forgotten country music innovator Shelly Bush:
Brandi Carlile and Elton John
The Rocketman teamed up with Brandi Carlile to record a brand new album of duets between the two
ALBUM REVIEW: Tom Castro's 'Closer To The Bone' is an Old-School Blues Record
Tommy Castro could have been a successful soulman. He's got the grit of Little Milton or Bobby Blue Bland embedded in his vocals and has the extra attraction of being able to throw in his own guitar licks fit for an arena. But on his latest release, Closer
A Postcard from Joel Timmons
EDITOR’S NOTE: Welcome to No Depression’s new “Postcard From” series, where we ask artists for a dispatch from their daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Joel Timmons, who just released his debut solo album 'Psychedelic Surf
THE READING ROOM: Charlie Peacock's Memoir 'Roots & Rhythm: A Life in Music' is Both Literary and Engaging
Many years ago, a friend of Charlie Peacock’s daughter Molly came to visit her. She noticed the records hanging on the wall and a few trophies displayed here and there and asked Molly, “Is you dad famous?” Molly replied, “No. Just well-known.” As a Grammy-Award winning producer who’s
ALBUM REVIEW: Sean Thompson's Weird Ears 'Head in the Sand' Makes Peace with Uncertainty
A “storm’s coming tonight,” warns Sean Thompson on the second track of his second Weird Ears LP. Engaging in a timeless country motif, he uses the weather phenomenon as a stand-in for personal dread, anxiety and grief: “The anticipation is making me sick”.
A deceptively-slick rocker, punctuated by electrifying
ALBUM REVIEW: Joel Timmons' Debut Solo Album, 'Psychedelic Surf Country' Offers a Musical Kaleidoscope of his World
By turns hauntingly-atmospheric and raucous, Joel Timmons’ debut solo album Psychedelic Surf Country lives up to its name, swerving from layers of head-tripping synthesizer symphonies to Dick Dale guitar boogies.
“Just a Man,” a story song that’s an ode to Timmons’ father opens with a cascade of synths and