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【40% of New Songs Made by AI? You've Got to Be Kidding Me—We've Been Sharpening Our Chops in the Wings: Sera Cahoone Plays the Gritty Blues of Real Life】 Pour cheap bourbon into a glass, and the ice clinks against the side. At an hour like this, when the night breeze turns a little damp, I don't want slick, digitally manufactured chart-toppers—I want music soaked in human body heat and stale cigarette smoke. I almost spat out my whiskey when I saw the news recently. According to a report by Ultimate Classic Rock, nearly 40% of all new songs being released are AI-generated or AI-assisted. On top of that, most of them don't even disclose that they're using AI. Come on, are you kidding me? Sure, Professor AI might calculate a chord progression in 0.1 seconds, but has it been programmed with the physical ache of getting your heart broken and falling behind on rent? Meanwhile, I'm still out here living a painfully human daily life, getting robbed of change by the neighborhood vending machine and standing there helpless. The world has gotten a little too convenient, and frankly, a bit lonely. But don't worry. Straight from the sweat-and-dust grit of the real world—not some chilly Silicon Valley server room—genuine roots music is making its return. That brings us to the news spotlighted by No Depression: Seattle-based singer-songwriter and percussionist Sera Cahoone. …