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- Summary: Jay Farrar's latest release with his alternative country band Son Volt harkens back to the Bakersfield sound of the 1950-60s.
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- Record Label: Rounder
- Genre(s): Country, Pop/Rock
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| (Verse) We tried to guard but stayed through life Others were trying but all is true Shifting phase left us to realize There’s nothing more that we... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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MojoJun 18, 2013Its 11 new originals that wouldn't sound out of place on country radio or in a roadhouse in the '50s and '60s. [Jul 2013, p.92]
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Alternative PressMar 5, 2013Farrar backs up his good intentions with an album's worth of strong material. [Apr 2013, p.90]
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UncutMar 29, 2013It's a soul-searchingly strong set. [May 2013, p.78]
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Mar 5, 2013Ever 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.
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Mar 12, 2013Honky-Tonk is a Country Music album. No Alt required.
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MagnetApr 16, 2013The band seems aware that it's on well-trod ground throughout Honky Tonk, though that doesn't seem to affect Son Volt one bit. [No. 97, p.59]
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Mar 12, 2013The pacing is so languid, the dynamics so muted that I doubt this iteration of Son Volt would last very long in a real honkytonk.
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