ALBUM REVIEW: On ‘Anniversary,’ Adeem the Artist Draws From Their Beautiful, Impossible American Life
Rockers. Love ballads. Tragedies and picket songs. They’re all here on Adeem the Artist’s Anniversary. Recorded over five days with Butch Walker and a slate of Nashville’s finest, Anniversary is Adeem’s follow-up to 2022’s White Trash Revelry (ND story), which landed them a nomination for
ALBUM REVIEW: Chris Smither Cuts Deep on ‘All About the Bones’
Nobody blends groove and gravitas quite like Chris Smither.
The folk-blues master leads off his new album with the title song, “All About the Bones.” Over a seductive mid-tempo rhythm burnished by his own deftly picked guitar, Chris Cheek's late-night sax, and BettySoo’s ethereal backing vocals, Smither
ALBUM REVIEW: Loud or Soft, Will Kimbrough Gets It Out of His System on ‘For the Life of Me’
Mention the name Will Kimbrough and the word “collaboration” often springs to mind, such is the long and rich list of his musical partners: Jimmy Buffett, Emmylou Harris, Todd Snider, Shemekia Copeland, and Gretchen Peters to name only some. Among all these collaborations he has an equally impressive list of
SPOTLIGHT: Kaia Kater Mixes Her Own Cure on ‘Strange Medicine’
EDITOR’S NOTE: Kaia Kater is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for May 2024. Look for more about her and her new album, Strange Medicine (out May 17 on Free Dirt Records), all month long.
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No Depression's Best of April 2024 Playlist
April saw a return of many No Depression stalwarts. Any new music from alt-country rock stars Old 97's constitutes a highlight over here. And tunes from singer-songwriting legend Lucinda Williams (on a compilation honoring 40 years of public radio music showcase Mountain Stage), indie-folk legacy band Iron &
THROUGH THE LENS: Sunshine and Guitars on Full Blast at MerleFest 2024
MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle Watson, Doc Watson’s son who died in a tractor accident. Doc himself called the festival a celebration of “traditional plus” music: roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music, that has more recently expanded to include