BONUS TRACKS: Matthew Sweet and Scott H. Biram Could Use Some Help
It’s hard enough to be a roots musician in the United States these days, what with, algorithms dictating which social media posts are seen or not, streaming services paying minimally, and prices rising for almost every aspect of touring. In this country in particular, the dearth of public services
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Patterns in Repeat,' Laura Marling Finds Inspiration in Motherhood
Laura Marling’s latest album, Patterns in Repeat, was inspired by the birth of Marling’s daughter and the singer-songwriter’s initiation into motherhood, but still covers broad thematic ground. Throughout the venture, Marling reflects on her life and the world into which she has brought her child, translating myriad
ALBUM REVIEW: Soccer Mommy's Intimate Indie Rock is 'Evergreen'
Four albums in, Soccer Mommy (the moniker of Sophie Allison) is pulling off a kind of magic trick by staying true to who she’s always been. Evergreen is the same intimate bedroom indie rock that first drew fans into her orbit, stripped down and deeply honest, and lit by
THE READING ROOM: New Anthology Tells More of the Story of 'How Women Made Music'
There is a sense in which this book should not need to be written. Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Mahalia Jackson, Mother Maybelle Carter, and Sister Rosetta Tharpe, among others, are the fount of the blues, jazz, gospel, country, and rock. So the title of this book gets it just right:
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Still+Bright' Amythyst Kiah's Anti-Optimism is a Hopeful Warning
Chattanooga native Amythyst Kiah’s sophomore album, Wary + Strange, functions like an emotional exorcism: 41 minutes of grunge-tinged folk, bluesy and anguished on some tracks, proclamatory in others, but altogether intended to unburden Kiah of the grief she has carried with her since her mother’s suicide in the early
SPOTLIGHT: Joy Clark on Intuition and Quiet Rebellion
EDITOR’S NOTE: Joy Clark is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for October 2024. Learn more about her and her new album, Tell it to the Wind, out now on Righteous Babe Records, in our interview. And watch her perform “Lesson” from the album just for ND readers in this