Trace (Son Volt album)

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Trace
Son Volt-Trace (album cover).jpg
Studio album by
Son Volt
ReleasedSeptember 19, 1995 (1995-09-19)
RecordedNovember–December 1994
StudioSalmagundi, Northfield, MN
GenreAlternative country
Length42:07
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerBrian Paulson, Son Volt
Son Volt chronology
Trace
(1995) 		Straightaways
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic5/5 stars[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA[2]
Houston Chronicle4/5 stars[3]
Mojo4/5 stars[4]
NME8/10[5]
Paste9.5/10[6]
PopMatters9/10[7]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide4/5 stars[8]
Uncut9/10[9]
The Village VoiceC+[10]

Trace is the first album by Son Volt, released in 1995. The band was formed the previous year by Jay Farrar after the breakup of the influential alt-country band Uncle Tupelo. The album reached #166 on the Billboard 200 album chart and received extremely favorable reviews. According to AllMusic, "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." AmericanaUK calls Trace, "A graceful masterpiece, a positive turning of the page for Farrar, and a gentle reminder of the power and long-lasting influence of Uncle Tupelo."[11] "The album was in the top 10 of Rolling Stone's 1995 critics' list.

"Drown" was a minor college and rock radio hit. It charted at #10 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and #25 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart.[12] It remains their only single to land on either of the charts.

Track listing[]

All songs written by Farrar except "Mystifies Me", written by Ronnie Wood.

  1. "Windfall" – 2:58
  2. "Live Free" – 3:13
  3. "Tear Stained Eye" – 4:21
  4. "Route" – 3:57
  5. "Ten Second News" – 3:57
  6. "Drown" – 3:20
  7. "Loose String" – 3:48
  8. "Out of the Picture" – 3:50
  9. "Catching On" – 4:02
  10. "Too Early" – 4:29
  11. "Mystifies Me" – 4:12

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Trace – Son Volt". AllMusic. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  2. ^ Woodard, Josef (November 10, 1995). "Trace". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  3. ^ Wolff, Kurt (October 8, 1995). "Moody Son Volt Soars on 'Trace'". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. ^ Tamarkin, Jeff (February 2016). "Son Volt: Trace". Mojo. No. 267. p. 106.
  5. ^ "Son Volt: Trace". NME. December 9, 1995. p. 38.
  6. ^ Danton, Eric R. (November 2, 2015). "Son Volt: Trace 20th Anniversary Edition Review". Paste. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. ^ Beaudoin, Jedd (November 11, 2015). "Son Volt: Trace". PopMatters. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  8. ^ Kot, Greg (2004). "Son Volt". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 759. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  9. ^ Torn, Luke (December 2015). "Son Volt: Trace". Uncut. No. 223. p. 95.
  10. ^ Christgau, Robert (February 20, 1996). "Consumer Guide". The Village Voice. Retrieved August 10, 2016.
  11. ^ Newby, Tim. "Classic Americana Albums: Son Volt "Trace" (Warner Bros, 1995)". AmericanaUK. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  12. ^ [1][dead link]
  • Holly George-Warren and Patricia Romanowski, ed. (2005). "Son Volt". The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll. New York, New York: Fireside. pp. 911–912. ISBN 978-0-7432-9201-6.



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