Son VoltBest Son Volt Albums Ranked
6.5
Avg Score
9
Opinions
9
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 9 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Son Volt's catalog across 9 albums from 9 opinions, with an overall average of 6.5/10. The top-rated Son Volt album is Notes of Blue (2017) with a 7.3/10 average from 2 ratings, followed by Electro Melodier and Union. The discography on Wavelength spans 2005 to 2021.
Electro Melodier
“Leader Jay Farrar still honing his craft on band’s 10th album”
Notes of Blue
“Son Volt return with a blues and folk-inspired trip into the dark underbelly of Middle America”
Honky Tonk
“Ever since Jay Farrar’s Uncle Tupelo days, you could imagine his big, bourbon-y voice fronting a country band in a Bakersfield roadhouse circa 1963. Honky Tonk comes close to realizing that sound, and it’s a gorgeous thing. Key are the twin fiddles of Gary Hunt and Justin Branum – both new to Son Volt – and Brad Sarno and Mark Spencer’s pedal steel. The music flickers between tradition (the waltzi”
Union
“Jay Farrar’s penchant for standing firm and holding his ground was well established in the aftermath of the deepening divide between him and Jeff Tweedy, a decision that ultimately led to the demise of Uncle Tupelo, the formative outfit they helmed in common. It’s not unusual then to find Farrar still maintaining a demonstrative stance, given the determination that powers Union, the ninth album in”
Okemah and the Melody of Riot
“Latest record from alt-country hero Jay Farrar is named in part for Woody Guthrie's birthplace.”
A Retrospective: 1995-2000
“Compilation collects the best of Jay Farrar's post-Uncle Tupelo also-rans.”
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