
No Depression Sessions at Folk Alliance International 2024: Humbird
Watch Siri Undlin (the songwriter behind the alias Humbird), accompanied by drummer/producer Shane Leonard and bassist/keyboardist Pat Keen, share three songs from her brand new record, Right On, during this No Depression Session from Folk Alliance International 2024. Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April, and

SPOTLIGHT: Humbird's Siri Undlin on Songs and How They Find Us
EDITOR’S NOTE: Humbird is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2024. Read more about her and her new album, Right On, out today on Nettwerk, in our interview. And look for more all month long.
Once upon a time, there was a song. Or at least, there was

BONUS TRACKS: The War and Treaty Builds a Roots Music Dream Team for ‘Celebrity Family Feud’
On Celebrity Family Feud, guests get to form their own family, and contestants The War and Treaty showed up to the Steve Harvey-hosted game show with plenty of brainpower (not to mention musical might) on their side. Playing alongside The War and Treaty’s Michael and Tanya Trotter on a

ALBUM REVIEW: Aaron Lee Tasjan Dares Us to Follow His ‘Stellar Evolution’
It’s not safe to expect more of the same from an artist as curious and driven as Aaron Lee Tasjan. Tasjan’s new album, Stellar Evolution, tracks his growth as a person and an artist. Tasjan may be known to No Depression readers as a piercing singer-songwriter, but he

Andrew Bird Trio Opens the Great American Songbook on New Album ‘Sunday Morning Put-On’
For his new album, Sunday Morning Put-On, Andrew Bird is looking back to the classics.
The Great American Songbook figures prominently on the album, coming out May 24 via Loma Vista Records, and in Bird’s own musical foundations, too.
“When I was in my 20s, I lived in an

ALBUM REVIEW: Lizz Wright Fully Inhabits the Songs of ‘Shadow’
On her new album, Shadow, Lizz Wright creates a dazzling soundscape with her smooth, sultry vocals as she ranges from jazz and blues to folk and soul. Shadow contains five original songs as well as her interpretations of songs she frequently performs.
The propulsive “Your Love,” fueled by Meshell Ndegeocello’