The Search, the intriguing new album from Son Volt, is set for release on March 6 on Transmit Sound/Legacy, and it’s by far the band’s most daring and diverse album yet. The follow-up to 2005’s acclaimed ‘Okemah and the Melody of Riot, ‘The Search is a startlingly powerful and inspiring departure from the band’s alt-country laden records, employing an exceptional variety of sounds, melodies, and arrangements. Laced with Eastern-style electric guitar and Farrar’s signature vocals, the tune fades out to silence only to dive into ‘The Picture,’ a track that features an upbeat Memphis-style horn section combined with stirring lyrics that reflect on the current and future state of things, “when war is profit and profit is war.” There’s the buzzing, Zeppelin-esque guitar of “Action”; the hypnotic, other-worldly riff of “Circadian Rhythm”; the vocal harmonizing of chanteuse Shannon McNally on “Highways and Cigarettes”; and the Big Brother commentary of title track “The Search,” a solid rock song delivered as only Son Volt can.
Son Volt Audio Streams:
“The Picture” - Album Version
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_02_full_56.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_02_full_100.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_02_full.ram
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_02_full_smil.mov
Circadian Rhythm - Album Version
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_05_full_56.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_05_full_100.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_05_full.ram
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_05_full_smil.mov
The Search - Album Version
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_07_full_56.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_07_full_100.asx
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_07_full.ram
http://www.sonymusic.com/clips/selection/fu/703232/703232_01_07_full_smil.mov
Son Volt Official Site:
http://www.sonvolt.net
Jay Farrar Official Site:
http://www.jayfarrar.net
Buy it here
‘The Search’ Track Listing
1. Slow Hearse
2. The Picture
3. Action
4. Underground Dream
5. Circadian Rhythm
6. Beacon Soul
7. The Search
8. Adrenaline and Heresy
9. Satellite
10. Automatic Society
11. Methamphetamine
12. L Train
13. Highways and Cigarettes
14. Phosphate Skin
Son Volt Tour Dates:
3/26 The Nightlight Bellingham, WA
3/27 Showbox Seattle, WA
3/28 Crystal Ballroom Portland, OR
3/30 The Fillmore San Francisco, CA
3/31 Mystic Theatre Petaluma, CA
4/3 El Rey Theatre Los Angeles, CA
4/4 Belly Up Solana Beach, CA
4/5 Tucson/Flagstaff
4/7 Fox Theatre Boulder, CO
4/10 Vic Theatre Chicago, IL
4/12 Mod Club Toronto, ONT
4/13 Higher Ground Burlington, VT
. Northampton, MA
4/15 Paradise Boston, MA
4/18 Irving Plaza New York, NY
4/19 Mr. Small’s Pittsburgh, PA
4/20 Headliners Louisville, KY
4/21 The Pageant St. Louis, MO
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WatchMojo NewsletterLet’s hope this also means a big tour as well!!
Read more details here at Billboard.com
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