When roots music fans look back on January 2021, we’re likely to remember two things: the events at the U.S. Capitol and the sudden explosion of sea shanties on social media. This month I’ll highlight some archival treasures held […]
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In a year when everything was upended and scary, No Depression readers reached eagerly, and perhaps understandably, for what’s familiar. Topping our 2020 Year-End Readers Poll, which received more than 6,800 ballots, were new albums from roots music’s current leading […]
Like Dolly Parton hasn’t already put enough goodness into the world — through her songs, her wit, her book-mailing Imagination Library program, her monthly $1,000 donations to families left homeless by wildfires in her Tennessee homeland in 2016, and […]
Whenever times get tough, Bruce Springsteen summons the E Street Band. Turning up, tuning up, and rocking out like a celebratory army, the E Street Band has always been able to kick the daylights out of the darkness with a […]
Oh look! The mail came! It’s Letter to You, the new album announced this week from Bruce Springsteen. We still have to wait until Oct. 23 to hear it, but it feels good to know The Boss (and the E […]
Grace Potter was washing the windows in her living room when a thunderbolt of inspiration struck. Official lockdown orders due to the coronavirus pandemic had caused everyone to sequester in their homes, feeling anxious, afraid, and alone. The singer-songwriter was […]
Back in 2004, we started asking No Depression readers for their favorite roots music albums at the end of each year. After all, who has better taste than you? Every year, you’ve obliged, creating with your votes a kick-ass list […]
Last week, Bruce Springsteen announced a new record, Western Stars, for release on June 14 — Flag Day. It will be his first studio album in five years. Here is how he describes it: “This record is a return to my solo […]
Over the course of 35-plus years and 11 albums of original music, Willie Nile has proven himself a virtuosic melodist, crafting songs that play and replay in the head hours and days after being heard. While his 1980 debut showcased […]
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