Nevertheless, I submit a modest proposal for my fair readers. I didn’t care for much of it, but I get it, and respect the process. Thus, his move away from that rich legacy was an understandable effort at artistic redefinition on new terms. Precious few musicians can match the Koufaxian five-album run of Uncle Tupelo’s four albums and Son Volt’s debut, Trace, Jay Farrar included. That said, perhaps the letdown was inevitable. I heard way too much drone and not enough melody and dynamics. When you construct the Great Wall of Tupelo, further innovation is unnecessary.įor my money, Farrar spent most of the last decade squandering the goodwill he’d earned in the previous decade. Just when I thought Jay Farrar had disappeared down a mumbly, monotonous rabbit hole, he totally won me back with country and rock and would you believe, country-rock? Yeah, I know it’s nothing particularly groundbreaking, but I don’t need much groundbreaking from this guy. One of last year’s most unexpected pleasures was getting knocked out by Son Volt‘s most recent album, American Central Dust. Son Volt L-R: Dave Bryson (drums), Chris Masterson (lead guitar), Jay Farrar (acoustic guitar, piano, harmonica, vocals) Andrew Duplantis (bass, harmony vocals), Mark Spencer (piano, wurlitzer, pedal steel, lap steel)
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