Album Reviews

Son Volt

Okemah and the Melody of Riot

2005-07-24

It’s been seven years since the last release from these Americana rockers with a literate streak. Shortly after the release of Wide Swing Tremelo, the band announced a hiatus, never officially claiming that they had broken up. Since that time, Son Volt frontman Jay Farrar has kept his legion of fans happy with three solo discs which have more or less sounded a lot like…Son Volt. Farrar still acts as the main songwriter for this record but this time out he’s surrounded himself with a brand new group of musicians.

Quick Links:

all reviews | all folk reviews

More reviews tagged #Folk

reviewed 06/2012
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Mercyland
reviewed 09/2009
BOOKA AND THE FLAMING GECKOS
Baghdad Texas
reviewed 06/2014
TRUE NORTH
Elsebound
reviewed 08/2007
TEDDY THOMPSON
Upfront & Down Low
reviewed 04/2013
TIM EASTON
BEFORE THE REVOLUTION THE BEST OF 1998-2011
reviewed 12/2013
WHISKY GENTRY
HOLLY GROVE

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.