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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Tickets are on sale for all Son Volt shows through June. Don’t wait to purchase. Most of these shows are headed toward sellout. This poster, designed by Jeremy Fetzer, will be available at shows as well as the online store.
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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
Listen to a new track from Son Volt’s forthcoming Union, exclusively on Billboard! “I was raised around folk music and political commentary,” Farrar notes. “I’ve listened to Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan enough over the years, so it just felt like second nature.… READ MORE
Originally released in 2005 (and never before on vinyl) during the Bush Administration, many of the songs speak to the political agitations of the time while also looking to the past with references to 1940’s political folkie Woody Guthrie. The album’s title is a nod to Guthrie’s hometown of Okemah, OK.… READ MORE
Check out this in depth article with Jay from Relix Magazine which details track by track. Notes of Blue is out Friday, February 17!
“I’ve always wanted to do a recording that focused more on the blues. I’ve done a few blues-inspired songs over the years, but this recording was a chance to expand on it and, in particular, I wanted to explore the tunings and guitar voicings of Skip James and Mississippi Fred McDowell,” Jay Farrar explains, when detailing the origins of Son Volt’s new record, Notes of Blue.… READ MORE
