Actually, there's something out today for just about everyone.
* RJD2 and !!! for fans of electro/dance-punk or bands with names that aren't words
* Air for fans of ambient pop or just setting the mood for a "weekend in"
* For fans of rock curiosities, the first solo disc from Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. and a new album from The Stooges
* Even a Notorious B.I.G. greatest hits album, continuing the inexcusable strip mining of a dead legend's career.
But one of today's releases caught me by surprise: the new Son Volt record. For those who don't know, after 90s alt-country pioneers Uncle Tupelo crumbled, Jay Farrar formed Son Volt and Jeff Tweedy formed Wilco.
While Wilco took a crow bar and busted through the boundaries of alt-country, Farrar has pushed the boundaries to see how far they'll bend. "The Search," is compelling BECAUSE it's pure alt-country. In a world of surround sound home theaters and iPod stereos, "The Search" feels like it should be coming out of a single radio speaker, maybe down in the cellar while we wait out the storm.
Son Volt plays the Belly Up on April 4.
Stream tracks from "The Search" here
2 comments:
a great editor like youself would know that you misspelled Jay Farrar's last name.
for shame, j.lang. for shame.
*erica*
What can I say, even a good editor needs a good editor. I looked at that 10 times and didn't notice I misspelled it. Great catch. Thanks.
BH
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