The FreshGrass Foundation, No Depression’s parent nonprofit organization, is dedicated to providing roots music artists with opportunities to create new work and to take artistic risks outside the pressures of the commercial music space. It does this through several […]
As is the case with country subgenres, alt-country emerged from a collision of styles. A story with many disputed beginnings, the most prominent influences on alt-country were outlaw country and punk rock. One of many subgenres that emerged as […]
The Mother Hips’ last record, Glowing Lantern, born from the anxieties of the pandemic, was described by lead singer Tim Bluhm as evocative of sanctuary in a time when the complicated present could not provide such comfort. Bluhm, Greg Loiacono […]
“Roots music” is often used to describe different styles of American music. The mind jumps to the American South, or to the folk lyricism of acoustic artists like John Prine or (the Minnesotan) Bob Dylan. That is not completely […]
EDITOR’S NOTE: As the end of the year approaches, we’re taking a look back at albums we weren’t able to review when they first came out. Sticking With It was released in March via Dualtone Records. In their latest […]
The world of roots music is dynamic, covering a multitude of genres and growing exponentially as music evolves. From folk music to alt-country to Americana to blues and soul, the throughline between all varieties of roots music is the […]
Perhaps you’ve found your way here amid a spirited jaunt of Americana article-hopping or a deep dive into a new favorite roots music artist. Whatever it is that led you here, you’re in the right place! Welcome to No […]
Love is complex, ever-changing, and often hard to express accurately in words — much like the joyful and infectious sound of Lake Street Dive. Their uniqueness shines through on Fun Machine: The Sequel, as they maintain that stylistic ambiguity on […]
