ALBUM REVIEW: Nada Surf is Back, Gazing into the 'Moon Mirror'
Thirty years after their debut single - and four since their last album - Nada Surf is back. Their new album, Moon Mirror, is their first on New West Records. Appropriate to their new label, the band includes some touches of Laurel Canyon into their familiar mix of alternative and
FRESH TRACK: Luke Winslow-King – 'Black Eyed Gypsy'
Luke Winslow-King's new album Flash-A-Magic blends blues, roots, and rock 'n' roll, bringing you powerful lyrics and infectious rhythms. Get ready for a soulful journey!
SPOTLIGHT: JD McPherson Reboots with 'Nite Owls'
EDITOR’S NOTE: JD McPherson is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for September 2024. Learn more about him and his new album, Nite Owls, coming Sep. 27 on New West Records.
“Everybody I know wants me to be more prolific,” JD McPherson says and laughs. “But I don’t make
ALBUM REVIEW: MJ Lenderman’s Latest Is an Insular Distillation of His Distinctive Talents
There was a homespun quality to Boat Songs, the 2022 album that won Asheville, NC-based singer-songwriter MJ Lenderman an unexpected avalanche of critical praise and hype. That time around, Lenderman came across as a natural-yet-iconoclastic Gen Z update to the slacker grunge and alt-country cool kids of the 1990s.
Fortunately,
ALBUM REVIEW: The Vulnerable, Invincible Amy Helm
Amy Helm dwells in the songs she writes, turning her phrases and words in and out. She delivers little masterpieces of folk and soul that plumb the depths of human emotion. On Silver City, her fourth album, Helm tells the stories of various women, reclaiming their voices, naming their struggles,
ALBUM REVIEW: Denitia Navigates Change on 'Sunset Drive'
Jagged earth under warped tires, the air whipping through open windows, the heart that beats along to the car stereo – all of it changes, forced to weather the seasons and evolve. In this life, change is the one constant, the only sure thing. For Denitia, it serves as the compass