Son Volt
American Central Dust
(Rounder Records)
Website: www.sonvolt.net
Say what you will about singer/songwriter Jay Farrar and his skill at keeping the alt-country flame alive it really does seems that he has finally run out of gas. This album features the current version of SV and while Farrar seems to have able enough musical companions he just can’t or won’t set them afire for love or money. Try as I might, every time I got about halfway through listening to this album it all kind of became a grey blur of mid-tempo, bloodless whining, chugging along without a trace of get-up-and-go. While this kind of music is likeable enough, Farrar should realize that there are now dozens, if not hundreds of bands making this kind of low-wattage, dirge-like din and it’s just about time for it to stop.
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