UNION | VINYL RECORD (LP)
UNION | VINYL RECORD (LP)
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Son Voltâs ninth studio album, Union (Transmit Sound/Thirty Tigers), will be released worldwide on March 29th. Jay Farrar channels folk musicâs enduring legacy of the troubadour on Union. âThere are so many forces driving our country apart,â observes Farrar. âWhat can we do to bring our society back together?â Initially intended to be an entirely political statement, Union morphed into a combination of politically inspired material balanced by a cluster of new songs reflecting the power of love, time and music that sustains us. âWhile Rome Burnsâ emphasizes finding unity during times of turmoil while an album highlight, âDevil May Care,â offers the distraction we need, an effusive tribute to the fun of playing and creating music. A unique aspect of Union is that eight of the thirteen songs were recorded at places associated with two figures in American history whom Farrar considers important â labor and community organizer Mary Harris âMother Jonesâ and iconic folk hero Woody Guthrie. Three songs were tracked at the Mother Jones Museum in Mount Olive, IL and four others were recorded at the Woody Guthrie Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The legacy of Woody Guthrie helped to inform Unionâs closing song âThe Symbolâ which was inspired by Guthrieâs classic âDeporteeâ (âPlane Wreck at Los Gatosâ). Union features long time band members Mark Spencer (piano, organ, acoustic slide, lap steel, backing vocals) Andrew DuPlantis (bass, backing vocals), returning member Chris Frame (guitar), as well as newest member Mark Patterson on drums and percussion.
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