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SPOTLIGHT: Sera Cahoone - "Something Good" [VIDEO]

Sera Cahoone - Photo by Sarah Cass

Editor's Note: Sera Cahoone, whose new LP titled I've Missed You All These Years is due out August 28 via SubPop Records, is No Depression's Spotlight Artist for August 2026. Check out this original essay by Cahoone here and stay tuned all month for more from the Washington-based singer-songwriter.

Sitting in front of a giant monstera plant in her Seattle home, Sera Cahoone gets ready to play a song called "Something Good" from her new album, I've Missed You All These Years. It's a track that has particular meaning for her, and in a way, helped her heal from a broken foot. Learn more about the story behind "Something Good" (as well as making the official music video for it) in her original Spotlight essay and check out an exclusive, acoustic version of the song below.

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