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Insightful reviews from No Depression music critics

ALBUM REVIEW: Tristen Finds Harmony between Domesticity and Desire on ‘Unpopular Music’

ALBUM REVIEW: Tristen Finds Harmony between Domesticity and Desire on ‘Unpopular Music’

Despite its cheeky self-deprecating title, Tristen’s fifth studio album Unpopular Music is a testament to the career she’s built out of making criminally underrated, perfect pop music. If the goal of great pop music is to bring people together in collective earworm joy under a big top,

ALBUM REVIEW: JJ Grey and Mofro Bloom Again on 'Orange Blossoms' Vinyl Re-Issue

ALBUM REVIEW: JJ Grey and Mofro Bloom Again on 'Orange Blossoms' Vinyl Re-Issue

ALBUM REVIEW: With Mammoth, Lydia Luce Embraces Silence, Finds Peace

ALBUM REVIEW: With Mammoth, Lydia Luce Embraces Silence, Finds Peace

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders’ ‘Refugia Blues’ Is a Hymnal for the Here and Now

ALBUM REVIEW: Nick Shoulders’ ‘Refugia Blues’ Is a Hymnal for the Here and Now

ALBUM REVIEW: Alexa Rose’s Atmospheric Hope After Helene

ALBUM REVIEW: Alexa Rose’s Atmospheric Hope After Helene

ALBUM REVIEW: Rockabilly Patriarch Carl Perkins Shines Bright on ‘Some Things Never Change’

ALBUM REVIEW: Rockabilly Patriarch Carl Perkins Shines Bright on ‘Some Things Never Change’

ALBUM REVIEW: Jonny Fritz Is Still Goofing — And Still Getting to the Point on ‘Debbie Downers’

ALBUM REVIEW: Jonny Fritz Is Still Goofing — And Still Getting to the Point on ‘Debbie Downers’