Son Volt’s Honky Tonk Hits #6 on Americana Chart Following Critical Praise
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Alt-country band Son Volt is garnering critical acclaim for the new album, Honky Tonk. Following its release on Rounder Records two weeks ago, the disc has also climbed to #6 on the competitive Americana radio chart.
Catch what the critics are saying, and future tour dates, from the press release:
Writing in Rolling Stone, Will Hermes declared, “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.”
The Boston Globe’s Sarah Rodman pronounced the album “beguiling,” while Walter Tunis of the Lexington Herald-Leader called it “a beautiful listen.”
The Vancouver Sun’s Francois Marchand wrote “few bands can evoke Americana, loss, and redemption the way Son Volt does,” while Newsday’s Glenn Gamboa asserted “Honky Tonk may seem deceptively simple and comforting in its alt-country traditions, but it harbors a whole lot of envelope-pushing ideas that only masters could make work.”
Lee Zimmerman wrote in Country Standard Time “Son Volt has affirmed the fact that they reign at the top of the alt-country pantheon and aren’t about to be displaced. This is one for the ages,” while Roy Kasten of the Riverfront Times proclaimed “It’s truly the first Son Volt album you can dance to, start to finish” while praising Farrar’s “supple” singing and “evocative” songwriting.
The album is currently #6 on the Americana radio chart, top ten on FMQB’s Non-Comm chart, and has been one of the most added records at the format for two consecutive weeks.
Son Volt will start their US tour in April, and will be on the road throughout 2013.
Son Volt Spring/Summer 2013 Tour:
4.10 — Mercy Lounge — Nashville, TN
4.11 — The Orange Peel — Asheville, NC
4.12 — Terminal West — Atlanta, GA
4.13 — Cat’s Cradle — Carrboro, NC
4.14 — Bijou Theatre — Knoxville, TN
4.16 — WorkPlay Theatre — Birmingham, AL
4.17 — The Parish — New Orleans, LA
4.18 — Continental Club — Houston, TX
4.19 — Old Settler’s Music Festival — Driftwood, TX
4.20 — Sons of Hermann Hall — Dallas, TX
5.30-31 — Wakarusa at Mulberry Mountain — Ozark, AR
6.1 — The Pageant — St. Louis, MO
6.3 — The Englert — Iowa City, IA
6.4 — First Avenue — Minneapolis, MN
6.5 — Turner Ballroom — Milwaukee, WI
6.6 — High Noon — Madison, WI
6.7 — Park West — Chicago, IL
6.8 — Majestic Theatre — Detroit, MI
6.9 — The Vogue — Indianapolis, IN
6.11 — The Egg — Albany, NY
6.12 — Pearl Street — Northampton, MA
6.13 — The Paradise — Boston, MA
6.14 — Bowery Ballroom — New York, NY
6.15 — Music Hall of Williamsburg — Brooklyn, NY
6.16 — Clearwater Festival — Croton-On-Hudson, NY
6.18 — SOPAC — South Orange, NJ
6.19 — Union Transfer — Philadelphia, PA
6.20 — 9:30 Club — Washington, DC
6.21 — Mr. Smalls — Pittsburgh, PA
6.22 — Southgate House — Cincinnati, OH
6.23 — Headliners — Louisville, KY
6.25 — Rhythm & Brews — Chattanooga, TN
6.27 — Levitt Shell — Memphis, TN
6.28 — Diamond Ballroom — Oklahoma City, OK
Liv Carter
She holds several certificates from Berklee College of Music, and a certificate in Positive Psychology from UC Berkeley.
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