John Darnielle has never exactly been sporadic with his creative output. His band The Mountain Goats reliably issues new albums every 12-18 months, and Darnielle has penned multiple novels, articles, and webzines besides. But lately, man, his musical synapses are […]
Lukas Nelson and his band, Promise of the Real, have carved out a nice little niche for themselves over the past decade, establishing themselves as purveyors of a sturdy, classic rock-and-country aesthetic. With A Few Stars Apart, Nelson and POTR […]
After the past few years, the unexpected has become something to dread. Something that wasn’t previously known or anticipated pops up and it’s cause for concern, not celebration. You can forget that sometimes, it’s a whole lotta fun to receive […]
It turns out that sometimes you can unring a bell. Look no further than Delta Kream, the new set of blues covers from The Black Keys, for proof of that. Since first embarking on a lengthy, well-publicized collaboration with producer […]
There’s beauty in simplicity. In a culture where art is called “content” and we’re constantly oversaturated and overstimulated by sounds and images, it’s easy to lose sight of that. Luckily Neilson Hubbard and his sterling new album Digging up the […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: Parker Millsap is No Depression’s Spotlight artist for April 2021. Look for more about him and his new album, Be Here Instead (out April 9), all month long. How does Parker Millsap view himself as an artist? That’s the […]
Very little about Leslie Jordan’s professional trajectory is typical. From regular roles on TV, winning an Emmy, and recently becoming Instagram famous, his career has taken one unexpected turn after another. Now he can add one other accomplishment to his […]
Man, the new Israel Nash album is a corker. The backstory behind Topaz is fascinating: Nash built a Quonset hut recording studio a few hundred feet from his Texas home and spent most of last year holed up in it, […]
Andrew Bird and Jimbo Mathus are more than two accomplished musicians that work well with each other. They’re friends, with a creative, open-minded chemistry built upon 25 years of mutual respect and a desire for continued artistic growth. It’s […]
For Ani DiFranco, the personal and the political aren’t merely intertwined; they’re the same thing. If there’s a throughline that can be traced across her 30-plus years as a feminist and DIY icon, it’s that just merely existing, thinking, and […]
