Readers’ Pick: The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die: Vol. 1
You picked The Deslondes – Don’t Let It Die: Vol. 1 as your favorite new release for the week of May 22, 2026.
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AMERICANA MUSIC NEWS
Dida Pelled’s Top 5 Songs Right Now
EDITOR’S NOTE: No Depression’s new “Top 5” series features a quick playlist in which roots musicians share what they’re listening to at the moment. It gives artists the chance to highlight their contemporaries, as well as classic songs getting them through
Josh Abbott Releases Touching Tribute To Camp Mystic Flood Victims, “27 Little Butterflies”
Get your tissues ready. It’s hard to even put into words how much of a toll the 4th of July floods had on Texas last year in the Texas Hill Country region. The Guadalupe River rose dramatically due to torrential rainfall, leading to widespread flooding, and a significant number of the fatalities occurred in Kerr County. The devastation was truly unimaginable, with over 139 victims losing their lives and well over $20 billion in damages occurring around the region. While […]
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“Never Meant To Be A Jab”: The Red Clay Strays’ Andrew Bishop Clarifies Recent “Radio Is Dead” Comment
Clarifying the “controversial” comment. It seems as if anything that The Red Clay Strays touch lately has turned to gold. After being one of the buzziest bands in the alt. country scene over the past few years, thanks to the success of Moment of Truth and Made by These Moments, the Alabama band broke out in a big way this last November. If you’ve been paying attention to them, you know they were bound to become a mainstay after winning […]
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