Jay Farrar was in a band with Jeff Tweety called Uncle Tupelo. When the band broke up, Jeff started Wilco and Jay started Son Volt. I’m sure Wilco is the band you’ve heard of, but Son Volt deserves a listen, too. Problem is Son Volt is another band, like The Jayhawks or Kim Richey or Cowboy Junkies, lost in a radio world without rock and roll in all it’s varied, ragged glory. Fact is, great rock bands like The Eagles would get lost in today’s music hierarchy.
Give Son Volt a listen. It ain’t country, but that’s what they call it nowadays.
| Song | Time | Artist | Album |
| Windfall | 2:58 | Son Volt | Trace |
| Tear-Stained Eye | 4:21 | Son Volt | Trace |
| Ten Second News | 3:57 | Son Volt | Trace |
| Picking Up the Signal | 3:46 | Son Volt | Straightaways |
| Last Minute Shakedown | 4:03 | Son Volt | Straightaways |
| Driving the View | 2:58 | Son Volt | Wide Swing Tremolo |
| Medicine Hat | 4:14 | Son Volt | Wide Swing Tremolo |
| Strands | 5:05 | Son Volt | Wide Swing Tremolo |
| Atmosphere | 3:51 | Son Volt | Okemah and the Melody Riot |
| Medication | 5:00 | Son Volt | Okemah and the Melody Riot |
| The Picture | 3:26 | Son Volt | The Search |
| Underground Dream | 4:31 | Son Volt | The Search |
| Circadian Rhythm | 5:03 | Son Volt | The Search |
| The Search | 2:56 | Son Volt | The Search |
| Methamphetamine | 4:01 | Son Volt | The Search |
| When the Wheels Don’t Move | 3:22 | Son Volt | American Central Dust |
| Strength and Doubt | 3:35 | Son Volt | American Central Dust |
| Damn Shame | 2:34 | Jay Farrar | ThirdShiftGrottoSlack |
| Station to Station | 2:38 | Jay Farrar | ThirdShiftGrottoSlack |
| Clear Day Thunder | 2:43 | Jay Farrar | Sebastopol |
| Voodoo Candle | 3:53 | Jay Farrar | Sebastopol |
| Feed Kill Chain | 3:20 | Jay Farrar | Sebastopol |
| 22 Songs/1.3 Hours |
Don’t know any of these artists except Cowboy Junkies and the Eagles, but it gives me some new sounds to explore.