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EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s “Postcard From” series features dispatches from artists' daily lives on the road, in the studio, or anywhere in between. Our next installment comes from Belgium-based singer, songwriter, and fiddler Laura Cortese. Her new album, Lucky Water, is due out this Friday, October

September's new music releases really illustrated the breath and depth of what roots music encompasses. Longstanding No Depression favorites like Mary Gauthier returned with a new batch of instant folk classics and Buddy Miller released his first solo album in more than 20 years. Plus, September saw up-

Editor's Note: Jude Brothers, whose new LP titled Dogwood Maiden Voyage released September 25 via Gar Hole Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for September 2026. Read more about Brothers in this featured profile and listen to their song "Oak & Ache." The name