Pete Yorn on 'The World' Inside and Out
Greetings from Groundhog Day. There are some benefits to this quarantine life, assuming we and our loved ones stay healthy. This definitely has raised the bar for me since I find that out of simple mental health necessity, I have been the most disciplined I've ever been; in
Shelby Lynne Opens Emotional Floodgates
There’s a raw beauty, an exquisite vulnerability, and a defiant passion running through the songs on Shelby Lynne, and Lynne’s brilliant canniness in exploring the musical landscape of emotions pulls us into the songs so that we can dwell with her in their expansiveness.
The album opens with
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Don't Forget to Write, by John Prine
EDITOR'S NOTE: This piece was the Screen Door — the final page — of the Spring 2019 issue ("Standards & Stanzas") of No Depression's quarterly journal. We were so honored that John Prine agreed to write it for us, and so delighted by how much his
Skylar Gudasz Sounds Good Going Bad on ‘Cinema’
Durham, North Carolina-based singer-songwriter Skylar Gudasz has been compared to Joni Mitchell in the past. Which is understandable considering Gudasz’s stellar voice and her unique usage of open guitar tunings. But her lyrical attitude is more Sunset Strip or CBGB’s than Topanga Canyon. That’s why
THROUGH THE LENS: John Prine Was One of Us
“I guess I just process death differently than some folks. Realizing you’re not going to see that person again is always the most difficult part about it. But that feeling settles, and then you are glad you had that person in your life, and then the happiness and the
In His One-of-a-Kind Voice, John Anderson Celebrates Past and Present on ‘Years’
John Anderson still has one of the most recognizable voices in country music, and listening to Years is like hearing an old friend tell you stories and sing you songs about the lessons he’s learned in life. The singer who brought us “Swingin’,” “Straight Tequila Night,” “Seminole Wind,” and