April 14, 2005
Okemah God!!
More good news on the music scene with St. Louis resident Jay Farrar's new version of Son Volt and the release of their new CD.
‘Okemah and the Melody of Riot’ the new album from Son Volt, will be released by Legacy Recordings on July 12. The album features Jay Farrar (vocal, guitar, piano, harmonica), Dave Bryson (drums), Andrew Duplantis (bass, backing vocal), and Brad Rice (guitar) with guest appearances from Eric Heywood (pedal steel), John Horton (electric slide) and Mark Spencer (slide guitar, slide dulcimer, organ, backing vocal). Anchored by Jay’s songwriting and propelled by a renewed rock and roll aesthetic catalyzed by a cast of new players, Son Volt’s 'Okemah and the Melody of Riot' was produced by Jay and recorded straight to analog tape in St. Louis during October 2004. Here is the album’s tracklisting:
Bandages & Scars
Afterglow 61
Jet Pilot
Atmosphere
Ipecac
Who
Endless War
Medication
6 String Belief
Gramophone
Chaos Streams
World Waits for You
World Waits for You (Reprise)
In addition to that, a "Greatest Hits" or Retrospective as it were, is due out on May 24th and it contains Son Volt material from 1995-2000, including some rarities. Here is that tracklist:
1: DROWN
2: WINDFALL
3: ROUTE
4: REX’S BLUES
5: LOOKING AT THE WORLD THROUGH A WINDSHIELD
6: TOO EARLY
7: BACK INTO YOUR WORLD
8: PICKING UP THE SIGNAL
9: I’VE GOT TO KNOW *
10: CREOSOTE
11: STRAIGHTFACE
12: TULSA COUNTY
13: DRIVING THE VIEW
14: AIN’T NO MORE CANE *
15: FLOW
16: HOLOCAUST
17: TEAR STAINED EYE (Four Track Demo) *
18: LOOSE STRING (Four Track Demo) *
19: MEDICINE HAT (Live – Acoustic Café) *
20: OPEN ALL NIGHT