“Ever 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. Key are the twin fiddles of Gary Hunt and Justin Branum – both new to Son Volt – and Brad Sarno and Mark Spencer’s pedal steel. The music flickers between tradition (the waltzi”
“Jay Farrar has always stood up for the Little Guy in America, regular folks facing down some challenge. But Son Volt's latest, Honky Tonk, shows the Little Guy at leisure, channeling the midtempo stylings of musicians like Buck Owens and Merle Haggard.”
