‘The Human Condition’: Becky Buller Brings Real Talk About Depression Into Bluegrass
There’s no shortage of sadness in bluegrass. It’s right there in the mournful fiddles, in the broken-hearted lyrics; it’s baked into the high lonesome sound itself.
But often the cause of that constant sorrow is external: Usually, someone left or someone died. Sadness as a mental state,
ALBUM REVIEW: On Self-Titled 11th Album, The Avett Brothers Keep to Their Path
With their latest and self-titled LP, The Avett Brothers offer earnest and wistfully philosophic songs set within well-polished soundscapes. Continuing to mine the light-pop and folk-rock MO honed on their major-label debut, 2009’s I and Love and You, the band again collaborates — effectively, if predictably — with producer Rick Rubin.
THROUGH THE LENS: Hip-Hop and Country Make Harmony at Stagecoach 2024
The Stagecoach Festival bills itself as “California’s Country Music Festival,” but features acts from far beyond the Golden State's borders. Held April 26-28 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, Stagecoach covered a lot of ground in its lineup, including headliners from the country mainstream (or, as
JOURNAL EXCERPT: Community Carried Hurray for the Riff Raff Through Grief on 'The Past Is Still Alive'
EDITOR’S NOTE: In honor of Hurray for the Riff Raff's nomination for Album of the Year in the 2024 Americana Honors & Awards, we're sharing an excerpt of a profile about them in our Spring 2024 issue of No Depression. You can read the whole
FRESH TRACK: Johnny Irion – 'Sleeping Soldiers of Love'
"Sleeping Soldiers of Love" is the first single from the album of the same title due out Aug. 9 via Blackwing Music. The song features Jeff Bridges and Tim Bluhm of The Mother Hips on vocals along with Patrick Sansone of Wilco and Griffin Goldsmith of Dawes.
BONUS TRACKS: Apple’s ‘Crush!’ Ad Falls Flat With Creatives
Apple debuted a new ad this week that uses a hydraulic press to illustrate how the company compacts a wide variety of tools into a sleek, thin new iPad model. I love a hydraulic press video, to be honest, but I didn’t love this one. Instead of striking me