Son Volt – Trace (1995) [Expanded & Remastered 2015] [HDTracks FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Son Volt – Trace (1995) [Expanded & Remastered 2015]
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 2:18:30 minutes | 2,87 GB | Genre: Rock, Alternative
Studio Master, Official Digital Download – Source: HDTracks | © Rhino/Warner Bros.

Son Volt’s classic first album formed in the ashes of Uncle Tupelo was met with immediate critical and fan acclaim, newly remastered in hi-res. Expanded edition also features previously unreleased demo versions and a live set from 1996 at The Bottom Line.

Jay Farrar always provided the darkest, grittiest moments in Uncle Tupelo, so it comes as no surprise that Son Volt is a rawer record than A.M., the first album by Wilco, a band led by his former partner Jeff Tweedy. Throughout Son Volt’s debut, Trace, the group reworks classic honky tonk and rock & roll, adding a desperate, determined edge to their performances. Even when they rock out, there is a palpable sense of melancholy to Farrar’s voice, which lends a poignancy to the music. Trace isn’t a great step forward from Tupelo’s last album, the lovely Anodyne, but it is a fine continuation of the ideas Farrar has pursued over the course of his career.

Tracklist:
01 – Windfall
02 – Live Free
03 – Tear Stained Eye
04 – Route
05 – Ten Second News
06 – Drown
07 – Loose String
08 – Out Of The Picture
09 – Catching On
10 – Too Early
11 – Mystifies Me
12 – Route (Acoustic Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
13 – Drown (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
14 – Out Of The Picture (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
15 – Loose String (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
16 – Live Free (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
17 – Too Early (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
18 – Catching On (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
19 – Windfall (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version]
20 – Route (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
21 – Loose String (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
22 – Catching On (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
23 – Live Free (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
24 – Anodyne (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
25 – Windfall (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
26 – Slate (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
27 – Out Of The Picture (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
28 – Tear Stained Eye (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
29 – True To Life (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
30 – Cemetery Savior (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
31 – Ten Second News (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
32 – Drown (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
33 – Looking For A Way Out (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
34 – Chickamauga (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
35 – Fifteen Keys (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
36 – Too Early (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)
37 – Looking At The World Through A Windshield (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96)