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• ALBUM REVIEW: On Self-Titled 11th Album, The Avett Brothers Keep to Their Path | No Depression
“The Avett Brothers” brims with unquestionable sincerity and hard-won wisdom. Per usual, the Avetts welcome both grief and gratitude, paying tribute to the miracle of love, whether it be human, cosmic, or divine.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Pokey LaFarge Strives for Higher Ground on ‘Rhumba Country’ | No Depression | May 8, 2024, midnight
The stirring, deceptively fraught Rhumba Country presents vivid vignettes of restless hearts gripped by desire and loneliness, and yearning for higher ground. If this smooth troubadour ultimately strikes a positive note, his progress is hard-earned.

• Rhumba Country | No Depression | May 8, 2024, midnight
ALBUM REVIEW: Pokey LaFarge Strives for Higher Ground in ‘Rhumba Country’. Jon Young Posted On May 8, 2024. Pokey LaFarge displays such easy grace when he sings that it’s tempting to consider him a supplier of light entertainment.

• Shawn Amos - The Reverend Shawn Amos Tells It | No Depression
Track one opens with Amos tagging his harp to a reverb-soaked guitar riff from Roberts, then reciting the Sonny Boy Williams tale of deception, “Hoodoo Man Blues,” with fresh energy. The Bo Diddley beat-and-slap back echo of “I’m The Face” is recreated with perfection, bringing to light this 1961 B-side gem from British mod rock ...

• ALBUM REVIEW: Emily Nenni Confident Behind the Wheel of ‘Drive & Cry ... | No Depression | April 30, 2024, midnight
Artist: Emily Nenni. Album: Drive & Cry. Alli Patton Posted On April 30, 2024. It wasn’t long ago that honky-tonk heroine Emily Nenni set her time-tinted croon against the dazzling prairiescape of On the Ranch, her 2022 release where songs of hard work and hard-won wisdom freely roamed ( ND review ).

• ALBUM REVIEW: Iron & Wine Adds Orchestral Elements and Playful ... | No Depression | April 23, 2024, midnight
ALBUM REVIEW: Iron & Wine Adds Orchestral Elements and Playful Rumination on ‘Light Verse’ - No Depression. Artist: Iron & Wine. Album: Light Verse. Kyle Petersen Posted On April 23, 2024.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Songs and Sounds of Social Justice Fire Up The Reverend Shawn Amos’ ‘Soul Brother No. 1’ | No Depression
Adopting James Brown's mantle as Soul Brother No. 1 for an album title is a ballsy move. But The Reverend Shawn Amos is carrying on the tradition of soul artists who have paved the way for Black voices to effect social change through music.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Charley Crockett Offers Keen Observations on ‘$10 Cowboy ... | No Depression | April 22, 2024, midnight
With his 13th album, $10 Cowboy, he offers his most fully realized set. Occurring as a cross between Hank Williams, a low-key carnival announcer, and the Coen brothers’ Buster Scruggs, Crockett has perfected his craft: $10 Cowboy is a 2024 standout. The title song combines lounge-y synths, ringing acoustic guitars, and hyper-catchy hooks.

• The January Album | No Depression
The January Album, the fourth record from Adam and David Moss, those twin sons of Peoria, Illinois, known musically as The Brother Brothers, is a COVID-era record in the strictest sense: The Mosses wrote most of its 12 tracks during […]

• Talk of the Town | No Depression
Darin and Brooke Aldridge make beautiful music together. On their new album, Talk of the Town, the first couple of bluegrass — he’s a first-class mandolinist and guitarist, and she’s a four-time IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year — build […]

• ALBUM REVIEW: The Brother Brothers Pack Playful and Powerful into ‘The January Album’ | No Depression
The Brother Brothers’ "The January Album" is a COVID-era record in the strictest sense, based on when the songs were written and recorded. But rather than lacing each song with obvious references to the crisis, the album embraces the moments under the surface.

• ALBUM REVIEW: Big Guests and Strong Songs Make Darin & Brooke Aldridge’s Latest Worth Talking About | No Depression
First couple of bluegrass Darin and Brooke Aldridge make beautiful music together on "Talk of the Town," along with guests Ricky Skaggs, John Jorgenson, and more.