Jazz Articles about Jay Farrar

About Jay Farrar

Album Review

Son Volt: Sound Signal Serenades

Read "Sound Signal Serenades" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
September 28, 2026

With the purposefully under-the-radar release of Son Volt's Sound Signal Serenades--which was not originally issued on Record Store Day in April 2026--long-time (long-suffering?) fans of Jay Farrar may be subject to raging cases of the “what if"s. In the early days of soon-to-be alternative country icons Uncle Tupelo, the St. Louis native was the chief songwriter and titular leader of the band. By the time the group had migrated to a major label, however, their fourth and final ...

Album Review

Son Volt: The Search Deluxe Reissue

Read "The Search Deluxe Reissue" reviewed by Doug Collette

by Doug Collette
April 29, 2018

The reissue of Son Volt's The Search on both CD and vinyl configurations ties up loose ends in the seminal Americana band's discography, but, more importantly, it documents Jay Farrar's earliest departure into variations on his fundamental style of writing and recording. In doing so, it reaffirms his status as one of our most insightful and articulate composers, both as leader of this band and as a solo artist. Even though both rhythm and solo guitars remain notably ...