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The batch of songs that turned into Joe Pernice's new record Sunny, I Was Wrong, started out as a trickle of demos shared between Pernice and his longtime friend Warren Zanes, and before long, the trickle turned into a flood. Zanes asked if he could help organize an

Editor's Note: Emily Nenni, whose new LP Movin' Shoes came out May 1 via New West, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for May 2026. Check out the feature profile about her here and stay tuned for more from Nenni the rest of the month. Living

May was one of the most intense months for new music that we've seen quite literally in years. Usually, No Depression clocks between 40-50 releases that fall under the wide umbrella of roots music. May 2026, however, saw 70! We did our best to cover as many