Adam Faucett New Variations of the Reaper Arkansas musician songwriter Adam Faucett has a new album, New Variations of the Reaper. This album pays homage to Arkansas throughout, with a darkness and a slow electric guitar energy in songs that were written during Adam’s arduous road to recovery from throat surgery. The resulting album is […]
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as bad of an assessment as one might come to about what’s unfolding on the country charts, nothing compares to the monstrosity that is transpiring over in rock. Billie Eilish, Olivia Rodrigo, and Taylor Swift?
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Editor’s Note: Here at No Depression there’s too much great roots music in a year for us to cover it all. So in December, when new releases slow down, we ask writers to review some of the best albums we missed throughout the year in an
Steve Boyd “Scattered Down the Road” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Steve Boyd’s song “Scattered Down the Road” from his recently released album King of the Loners, which was produced and mixed by Steve and mastered by Alfonzo Garcia of Arctic Dog Records in Lima, Peru. “Scattered Down the Road” is Steve […]
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Shane Wallin “Hitting the Backroads” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Shane Wallin’s song “Hitting the Backroads,” which was produced by William Gawley, engineered by Jordan Reed with executive producer Michelle Robertson Gawley. “Hitting the Backroads” is Shane Wallin on vocals and acoustic guitar; Wayne Killius on drums; David Abdo on bass; Dave Francis on […]
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Sounds like NASCAR needs a dose of common sense in their front office…and Dale Earnhardt Jr. is probably the man who could have helped them. In case you somehow missed it, NASCAR has been in court the past week and a half defending themselves from an antitrust lawsuit filed by two teams, 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports. The antitrust lawsuit accuses NASCAR of using unlawful conduct to protect its monopoly on premier stock car racing, with the teams taking […]
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As classic and cool as a pair of Wayfarers, William Beckmann’s music evokes the body curves of the fender on a vintage Cadillac, and the sheen on the burl of a Wurlitzer juke box.
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Music to my ears… Riley Green has been busy playing sold-out shows all over the country this year, and his headlining show has included many of the songs on his most recent album, Don’t Mind If I Do. It was released in 2024, and he did put out his acoustic Midtown Sessions EP not long ago, but that included mostly already-recorded and released song, just with a new, more simple production. They were all great, I think that’s the kind of style […]
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Raul Malo, the extraordinary tenor and longtime frontman of The Mavericks, has passed away at the age of 60. He died December 8, following a battle with Stage 4 colon cancer diagnosed in June 2024. His loss leaves a profound void in the world of Americana and roots music.
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