THROUGH THE LENS: A Roots Music Lovers Guide to Analog, Part 6
In what has become a yearly feature, this week's column turns its focus to the latest happenings in the wide wide world of analog, and just a bit more.
You don't have to be an audiophile to fully appreciate well-recorded music available in a variety of
ALBUM REVIEW: Patterson Hood Matures on 'Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams'
It may have taken Patterson Hood a dozen years to get it out, but Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams was well worth the wait. The Drive-By Truckers co-founder is no stranger to making solo records—this is his fourth—but none are quite like this one. Crafted with help from
No Depression’s Best of January 2025 Playlist
The beginning of a new year is always slow for new music. People are still relishing those holiday spells and hibernation periods. But around mid-month, the new releases start to trickle in, and this past January was no different. Once the music industry woke up, January saw some exciting release
ALBUM REVIEW: Cuchulain Sings About His Loves On 'Window Seat'
Somewhere in his native South Carolina, the Oregon-based Cuchulain—who makes music under that mononym—met his someone special. Still fresh-faced and young, they stayed up late all summer, getting wasted to college radio: “Rolled in the grass in late July / we watched the dance of the fireflies,” Cuchulain sings
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Spirit Ridge," Dean Owens' Celtic Americana Adds Italian Americana Flavor
Scottish singer songwriter Dean Owens lives up to his ‘Celtic Americana’ moniker having frequently collaborated across the Atlantic. Most notable are his partnerships with Will Kimbrough and Neilson Hubbard followed by his two most recent albums with Calexico in the American southwest. Perhaps ‘Celtic Italiana’ best describes Spirit Ridge, his
ALBUM REVIEW: Chatham Rabbits 'Be Real With Me' is Endlessly-Appealing Acoustic Americana
Chatham Rabbits is another in a long line of husband-and-wife folk duos that stretches back to at least The Carter Family, but, more than most, the music the couple makes seems tied to their life partnership as much as their musical one.
That’s not to say that Sarah and