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This Alternative-Rock group formed after the demise of alt-Country pioneers
Uncle Tupelo, the band broke up in early 1994 due to a breakdown in communications
between the two chief singers and songwriters, Jay Farrar and Jeff Tweedy;
the latter recruited much of the band to form Wilco
and Farrar, with brothers Dave Boquist on guitar+banjo, Jim Boquist on
bass and former Uncle Tupelo drummer Mike Heidorn started Son Volt.
The quartet issued its debut LP, "Trace", on Warner Bros in
September 1995, the album broke into The Billboard 200 peaking at #166
and spawned the Mainstream Rock top 10 hit, "Drown".
One and a half year later Son Volt released their sophomore set, "Straightaways",
widely acclaimed by critics and fans alike, it debuted at #44 on The Billboard
Top 200 Albums chart, but this album failed to produce Mainstream Top
40 material.
October 1998 saw the release of the band's most album-Rock oriented CD,
"Wide Swing Tremolo", the record barely squeezed into the top
100 of the U.S. Billboard 200 Sales list and eventually Warner Bros dropped
the band from its roster.
Jay Farrar cut his first proper solo album, in 2001, amidst widespread
rumors of an impending band breakup; though the group's main man denied
this. On "Sebastopol" and 2003's "Terroir Blues",
Farrar tinkered with song structures and off-beat tunings and experimented
with instruments and tape loops.
In late 2004, when the first incarnation of the band chose not to regroup
again after recording a song for a benefit compilation a new team coalesced
rather quickly round the Son Volt banner; Farrar then reformed the band
with guitarist Brad Rice, bassist Andrew Duplantis and drummer Dave Bryson.
In June 2005, they released an exclusive 6-track EP titled "Afterglow
61" which featured unreleased live songs including "Joe Citizen
Blues"; the Son Volt's first album in seven years, "Okemah And
The Melody Of Riot", followed a month later; it reached #89 on The
Billboard 200 chart.
"The Search", the intriguing latest record from Son Volt, was
released in March 2007 on Transmit Sound/Legacy, and it's by far the band's
most daring and diverse album yet, most noticeably the addition of Derry
DeBorja on keyboards, whose washes of organ and piano add new colors to
the band's palate. "The Picture" is the first single off the
CD.
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