Stephen Deusner is a longtime music critic and journalist who writes for Uncut, Spin, Pitchfork, The New York Times, No Depression, The Bluegrass Situation, Stereogum, and The Crayton County Clarion-Scimitar, among many other publications. He is the author of the book Where the Devil Don't Stay: Traveling the South with the Drive-By Truckers, and he lives in Bloomington, Indiana, with his wife and dog.