Okemah and the Melody of Riot - DUALDISC
Released: Jul 12, 2005
Label: N\A
Released: Jul 12, 2005
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While there was never much question that Jay Farrar was the guiding light behind Son Volt, he's managed to extinguish any lingering doubts about that issue with Okemah and the Melody of Riot, his...
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Okemah and the Melody of Riot
Released: Jul 12, 2005
Label: N\A
Released: Jul 12, 2005
Label: N\A
While there was never much question that Jay Farrar was the guiding light behind Son Volt, he's managed to extinguish any lingering doubts about that issue with Okemah and the Melody of Riot, his...
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A Retrospective: 1995-2000
Released: May 24, 2005
Label: N\A
Released: May 24, 2005
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The seminal alt-country band Uncle Tupelo seemed poised on the verge of a major commercial breakthrough in 1994 when, to the surprise of many (including his bandmates), Jay Farrar quit the band to...
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Live from Austin TX
Released: May 10, 2005
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Released: May 10, 2005
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It's always fun for fans of a group when older stuff surfaces, enriching the band's catalog and overall accomplishments. Live from Austin TX travels back to November 11, 1996, for Son Volt's first...
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Wide Swing Tremolo
Released: Oct 6, 1998
Label: N\A
Released: Oct 6, 1998
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While Son Volt's first two albums, Trace and Straightaways, received critical acclaim, they are both very restrained and sparse works underlain with languidness. These albums hinted, in their best...
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Straightaways
Released: Apr 22, 1997
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Released: Apr 22, 1997
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Although none of the songs on Straightaways immediately jump off the grooves, as was the case with the band's brilliant debut, Trace, repeated spins reveal a strong effort nonetheless. Whereas...
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Trace
Released: Sep 19, 1995
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Released: Sep 19, 1995
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Jay Farrar always provided the darkest, grittiest moments in Uncle Tupelo, so it comes as no surprise that Son Volt is a rawer record than A.M., the first album by Wilco, a band led by his former...
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American Central Dust
Released: Jul 7, 2009
Label: Rounder Records
Released: Jul 7, 2009
Label: Rounder Records
Son Volt returns with American Central Dust, a plaintive 12-song collection that recalls the melodic succinctness of the band’s debut album Trace. After the musical experimentation of 2007’s The...
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