CRITIC'S POLL: No Depression Writers, Editors, and Photographers' Favorite Roots Albums of 2025
The results are in for one of our favorite traditions! We asked our writers, editors, and photographers what albums they couldn't stop listening to this year. Collectively, the responses covered nearly 100 albums and reminded us just how broad and diverse the roots music world is. Our top
ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Katie and Allison Crutchfield Reunite as Snocaps, Offer a Catchy, Upbeat Set on Self-Titled Debut LP
Editor’s Note: Here at No Depression there’s too much great roots music in a year for us to cover it all. So in December, when new releases slow down, we ask writers to review some of the best albums we missed throughout the year in an on-going series
THE READING ROOM: Jane Eisner’s, 'Carole King: She Made the Earth Move'
Carole King’s A Natural Woman (2012) remains one of the best music memoirs ever published. While many artists fill page after page with bawdy and salacious episodes on the road, in the motel room, on stage, and in the studio, King instead offers a measured and candid look back
ALBUM REVIEW, What We Missed: Joelton Mayfield Unleashes a Tidal Wave Of Emotion on Killer Debut, ‘Crowd Pleaser’
Editor’s Note: Here at No Depression there’s too much great roots music in a year for us to cover it all. So in December, when new releases slow down, we ask writers to review some of the best albums we missed throughout the year in an ongoing series
CROWDFUNDING RADAR: Jill Sobule, Emily Portman, and River Road
It's Holiday time for many, and while the crowdfunding landscape slows down during this month, there are still a few artists who launch campaigns in the giving season. In some ways, it's a great time to launch as you have less competition for funding dollars and
