Album of the Day

Following the break-up of Americana standard-bearers Uncle Tupelo, singer-songwriter Jay Farrar and drummer Mike Heidorn recruited brothers Dave and Jim Boquist to form a new group – Son Volt – and signed to Warner Bros. The band's third collection for the label, WIDE SWING TREMOLO, finds them leaning more toward the alternative side of alt-country, with energetic guitar rockers like “Straightface” and “Medicine Hat” practically jumping out of the speakers, even if Farrar's enigmatic lyrics sometimes provide dark undercurrents. WIDE SWING TREMOLO was the final studio album from Son Volt's original line-up, and we'll crank it up now to celebrate the set's 20th anniversary.