New video for “The 99” – thanks to The Boot for the premiere. And, thanks to Dave Schwartz of Fast Atmosphere for pulling this together.

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Out today for the first time on vinyl! Gob Iron (British for harmonica) ‘Death Songs for the Living,’ interpretations of classic American folk standards by Jay Farrar and Anders Parker (Varnaline) recorded in 2006. It is available in all formats in the Son Volt Store.… READ MORE

Son Volt’s latest, Union, is out now! Jay Farrar channels folk music’s enduring legacy of the troubadour on Union. “There are so many forces driving our country apart,” observes Farrar. “What can we do to bring our society back together?”… READ MORE

Check out a new video for “Devil May Care,” a track off of Union, “Cruising along with breezy acoustic strumming, the carefree Americana tune soundtracks a montage of road scenes, featuring frontman Jay Farrar and his longstanding alt-country crew moving from gig to gig.… READ MORE

We have several new t-shirts, hoodies, hats, stickers, posters and such available in the store. Head on over!

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Son Volt’s ‘Union’ will be released on Friday, March 29. Thanks to Garden & Gun Magazine for this premiere where you can stream the album in its entirety.

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Thanks to The Boot for premiering “Reality Winner” from ‘Union’ (out March 29).

As far as Farrar is concerned, Winner is a “merchant of truth” who is serving hard time for being a whistleblower. The story itself is one that has hardly garnered any attention; acknowledging the silence that surrounds Winner’s incarceration, Farrar realizes that this song probably won’t be the most popular — but that won’t keep him from speaking his mind.… READ MORE

Listen to a new track from Son Volt’s forthcoming Union, exclusively at Paste! Of the song Jay Farrar says “Lyrically the song touches on the ambivalence of watching one’s kids set out as adults—knowing the adventures and trials they will go through.… READ MORE