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Son Volt: Sound Signal Serenades

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 ...