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Insightful reviews from No Depression music critics

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Harper Puts Soul (and Funk) into ‘Bloodline Maintenance’

ALBUM REVIEW: Ben Harper Puts Soul (and Funk) into ‘Bloodline Maintenance’

Ben Harper is a master of trickeration. That's the term gospel icons The Dixie Hummingbirds used to describe what their lead singer Ira Tucker did: in-your-face showmanship that soul men lifted right out of church, the gospel aspects of the music trying to bust out and leap across

ALBUM REVIEW: Dawes Jams to a Contemporary Concept on ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller’

ALBUM REVIEW: Dawes Jams to a Contemporary Concept on ‘Misadventures of Doomscroller’

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Colder Streams,’ Last Album with Dallas Good, Finds The Sadies at Their Best

ALBUM REVIEW: ‘Colder Streams,’ Last Album with Dallas Good, Finds The Sadies at Their Best

ALBUM REVIEW: Standout Vocals Make Parker Twomey’s Debut ‘All This Life’ One to Remember

ALBUM REVIEW: Standout Vocals Make Parker Twomey’s Debut ‘All This Life’ One to Remember

ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo McKinley Stares Down His Demons on 'This Mess We’re In'

ALBUM REVIEW: Arlo McKinley Stares Down His Demons on 'This Mess We’re In'

ALBUM REVIEW: With Debut ‘Who Is He?’, Dylan Triplett Makes a Splash in Soul Music

ALBUM REVIEW: With Debut ‘Who Is He?’, Dylan Triplett Makes a Splash in Soul Music

ALBUM REVIEW: The Ballroom Thieves Come Out of Stormy Stretch With Sure-Footed ‘Clouds’

ALBUM REVIEW: The Ballroom Thieves Come Out of Stormy Stretch With Sure-Footed ‘Clouds’