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2023 release. In 2020, Son Volt planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal album, Trace, with a tour that played the album from top to bottom. The pandemic had other plans. Flash... more

When alt-country trailblazers Uncle Tupelo split up, Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco and Jay Farrar—who clung more closely to traditional country and folk—started Son Volt. These guys are still held up as... more

Son Volt's 2nd album is a dramatic set that confirms their status as one of the most highly regarded American bands to emerge in the 90's. The band established themselves with the Top 10 rock track... more

The unique tunings and haunting sounds of Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James and also Nick Drake were inspirations for the new album by this driving force of the alt-country movement that began in... more

Vinyl LP pressing. 2023 release. In 2020, Son Volt planned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their seminal album, Trace, with a tour that played the album from top to bottom. The pandemic had... more

Son Volts ninth studio album, Union (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers), will be released worldwide on March 29th. |Jay Farrar channels folk musics enduring legacy of the troubadour on Union. There are so... more

Vinyl LP pressing. The Search Son Volt was founded in 1994 by Jay Farrar of New Orleans, Louisiana after the dissolution of the band Uncle Tupelo. Earnest, plainspoken and single-minded, Jay Farrar... more

Son Volt's Wide Swing Tremolo is the 3rd album from one of the most widely hailed American bands of recent years. Stretching out in their own studio with a collection of some of vocalist/songwriter... more

2020 was not quite what Jay Farrar was expecting for the 25th anniversary of Son Volt, the band he started in 1995 after leaving the seminal group Uncle Tupelo, whose No Depression album helped... more

These alt-country heroes have always pulled off the neat trick of hearkening back to classic sounds while also sounding bracingly fresh and vital. Their ongoing exploration of America's musical... more

Anchored by Farrar's songwriting and propelled by a renewed rock and roll aesthetic catalyzed by a cast of new players, Son Volt's Okemah and the Melody of Riot was produced by Farrar himself.... more

The Search Son Volt was founded in 1994 by Jay Farrar of New Orleans, Louisiana after the dissolution of the band Uncle Tupelo. Earnest, plainspoken and single-minded, Jay Farrar has amassed a... more

2020 was not quite what Jay Farrar was expecting for the 25th anniversary of Son Volt, the band he started in 1995 after leaving the seminal group Uncle Tupelo, whose No Depression album helped... more

Ever since Jeff Tweedy left Uncle Tupelo to form Wilco and Jay Farrar left Uncle Tupelo to form Son Volt, both singer-songwriters have earned steady and ardent acclaim for their decades of releases.... more

The unique tunings and haunting sounds of Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James and also Nick Drake were inspirations for the new album by this driving force of the alt-country movement that began in... more