Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance

The Drive-By Truckers co-founder's new solo album was inspired by the bleakest part of his personal history. The songs here survey lives marked by alcoholism, loneliness, loss of loved ones, and lessons learned the hard way.

As with Patterson Hood’s previous solo album Murdering Oscar (And Other Love Songs), his new LP Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance sounds a lot like Drive-By Truckers at their most introspective: still rocking, but more softly, slowly, and soulfully. But where Murdering Oscar was like a collection of darkly pulpy…

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