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 01/2016
John Heart Jackie
Episodes
reviewed 11/2016
Adrian and Meredith
More Than a Little
reviewed 05/2004
Ryan Adams
Love is Hell
reviewed 11/2006
TOM WAITS
Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers, and Bastards
reviewed 09/2011
POKEY LAFARGE AND THE SOUTH CITY THREE
Middle of Everywhere
reviewed 09/2007
WALT WILKINS
Diamonds In The Sun

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.