The Search
by
Album • Apr 06 / 2018 • 22 songs, 1h 17m 32s • 82%
Alt-Country
Americana
Country Rock
Noteable
F
Singer-guitarist Jay Farrar caused a minor stir in 2004 when he revived Son Volt—without its original members—after a five-year layoff. "Minor" for a couple of reasons: Son Volt's 1998 album, Wide Swing Tremolo, disappointed fans, whose allegiance atrophied in subsequent years, and Son Volt 2.0's record, Okemah And…
When Jay Farrar resurrected the sound and approach (if not the personnel) of Son Volt for the 2005 album Okemah and the Melody of Riot, it was a welcome return to what Farrar does best after the poorly focused meanderings of much of his solo work.
6
/ 10
A delicate, echoing piano chimes a couple chords before indicating the spry melody of