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    Jul 15, 2021 1 minute
    ROB HUGHES

    SON VOLT

    Electro Melodier TRANSMIT SOUND/THIRTY TIGERS

    8/10

    Socio-political 10th from seasoned Illinois quintet

    HAD everything gone as planned, Jay Farrar might still be looking back rather than forwards. Last year marked 25 years, his debut album as leader of Son Volt, the band he founded after the demise of alt.country avatars Uncle Tupelo. But global events meant that the anniversary tour never happened, forcing the singer and guitarist to hole up and contemplate an uncertain future instead.

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