Son Volt – American Central Dust
Son Volt is popularly labeled as “alt country,” but their latest album American Central Dust is a whole lot of country and not a lot of alt; it’s extremely melancholy and is a bit of a chore to get through in one listen – the songs are tense and emotion-filled but the music is sparse and the record as a whole comes off as droning and, quite frankly, boring.
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