Jay Farrar - Stone Steel And Bright Lights (+DVD)

This release includes a bonus DVD. Personnel: Jay Farrar (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Brandon Butler (guitar, lap steel guitar, maracas); Joe Winkle (guitar); Derrick DeBorja (keyboards); Evan Berodt (bass instrument); Dave Bryson (drums, percussion). Engineers: Scott Norton; Chris Ienni; Vinnie Palese. Recording information: 2003. With the albatross of Uncle Tupelo fading ever further into the distance, and two-and-a-half albums into a post-Son Volt solo career, Jay Farrar decided to release an aural document of his 2003 US tour, thereby putting a loose framework around this third phase of his musical life. On a set purposefully dominated by his solo releases SEBASTOPOL and TERROIR BLUES, he's ably backed by a loose, organic-sounding band that colors the songs without stepping on the straightforward acoustic strum that's at the heart of the arrangements. On a set of mostly mid-tempo tunes, Farrar continues to subvert the alt-country sound via inscrutable lyrics and unconventional song structures, and s... Minimize