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
ALBUM REVIEW: On 'Roll It Out,' The Deslondes Make It Sound So Easy
Sometimes, even after a period of fruitful reinvention, it helps to go back to the root of the thing. The Deslondes, one of the most consistent bands putting out music today, are doing just that with their latest release, Roll It Out. After the extensions and experiments of 2022’s
No Depression’s Best of August 2024 Playlist
August 2024 had a whopping five Fridays, meaning an abundance of new music releases and more than 50 tracks on this month's playlist. Long-time No Depression artists like roots royalty Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, folk artist Amos Lee, and country singer-songwriter Shelby Lynn all released new records,
ALBUM REVIEW: Charisma Wins on Shovels & Rope's 'Something Is Working Up Above My Head'
With their new album, Something Is Working Up Above My Head, the Charleston, SC-based duo Shovels & Rope continue to display their affinity for rock-leaning Americana. The album follows 2022’s Manticore, which was steeped in the agitation and uncertainty of the Covid era. This time, Cary Ann Hearst and
THROUGH THE LENS: Vinyl Update & Five Other Roots Music Releases to Savor
As we begin counting down the days to AMERICANAFEST and the onslaught of new roots music releases, this week's column offers very short takes on five new albums that should not get lost in the shuffle. We also have an update on some stellar vinyl re-issues that serve
BONUS TRACKS: Still Be Around
It’s hard to know where to begin this column. I think I’d better break with convention and begin with the end: This is goodbye.
Mostly.
Today is my last day on staff at No Depression, after 11 years of various little jobs here that eventually added up to