New Son Volt Album, The Search
Word comes from the Son Volt camp that the band's fifth album, entitled The Search, is due to be released on Transmit Sound/Legacy on March 6, 2007.
According to the band's newsletter, the album is "by far the band's most daring and diverse album yet ... [and] a startlingly powerful and inspiring departure from the band's alt-country laden records, employing an exceptional variety of sounds, melodies, and arrangements."
The album features Jay Farrar (obviously) along with Dave Bryson (drums), Derry DeBorja (keyboards), Andrew Duplantis (bass, backing vocals) and Brad Rice (guitar).
The band will start a nationwide tour in support of the album in March. Wonder if we'll get a SXSW appearance?.
Tracklist:
"Slow Hearse"
"The Picture"
"Action"
"Underground Dream"
"Circadian Rhythm"
"Beacon Soul"
"The Search"
"Adrenaline and Heresy"
"Satellite"
"Automatic Society"
"Methamphetamine"
"L Train"
"Highways and Cigarettes"
"Phosphate Skin"
posted by Steve @ 6:34 PM
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2 Comments:
Daring and Diverse with respect to Son Volt typically means experimental crap. Damn. No band has a greater sound than real Son Volt. Whether this latest incarnation, sans Boquists, even counts as "Son Volt" is questionable. However, to hear that Farrar and Co. will be departing from their classic SV sound yet again is disappointing. What... rap music, trumpets, beat poetry... come on, give me Hanging Blue Side or Creosote.
Well since he's already done Creosote and Hanging Blue Side, and I can listen to them whenever I want, I'll take something new.
What's awesome to me about Farrar's music is that he has an incredible, consistent sound, yet he changes it up as well. To me, it's just the right mix of sticking with his roots/traditional music, and changing things up with new sounds and instrumentation. Some others like to, anonymously, criticize something they haven't even heard yet.
I've heard the title song from this album and it kicks ass. And the live versions of a couple of others sound great. From all indications, this will be a great record.
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