Son Volt – Trace (Expanded & Remastered 2015) (1995/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

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:
1-1. Son Volt – Windfall (2015 Remastered) (02:59)
1-2. Son Volt – Live Free (2015 Remastered) (03:14)
1-3. Son Volt – Tear Stained Eye (2015 Remastered) (04:20)
1-4. Son Volt – Route (2015 Remastered) (03:56)
1-5. Son Volt – Ten Second News (2015 Remastered) (03:55)
1-6. Son Volt – Drown (2015 Remastered) (03:19)
1-7. Son Volt – Loose String (2015 Remastered) (03:47)
1-8. Son Volt – Out Of The Picture (2015 Remastered) (03:48)
1-9. Son Volt – Catching On (2015 Remastered) (03:59)
1-10. Son Volt – Too Early (2015 Remastered) (04:21)
1-11. Son Volt – Mystifies Me (2015 Remastered) (04:12)
1-12. Son Volt – Route (Acoustic Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (04:00)
1-13. Son Volt – Drown (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (03:23)
1-14. Son Volt – Out Of The Picture (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (03:35)
1-15. Son Volt – Loose String (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (03:48)
1-16. Son Volt – Live Free (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (03:10)
1-17. Son Volt – Too Early (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (03:39)
1-18. Son Volt – Catching On (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (04:01)
1-19. Son Volt – Windfall (Demo) [Previously Unreleased Version] (02:56)
2-20. Son Volt – Route (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:27)
2-21. Son Volt – Loose String (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:47)
2-22. Son Volt – Catching On (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:11)
2-23. Son Volt – Live Free (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:16)
2-24. Son Volt – Anodyne (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:32)
2-25. Son Volt – Windfall (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:09)
2-26. Son Volt – Slate (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:14)
2-27. Son Volt – Out Of The Picture (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:53)
2-28. Son Volt – Tear Stained Eye (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:37)
2-29. Son Volt – True To Life (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:12)
2-30. Son Volt – Cemetery Savior (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:00)
2-31. Son Volt – Ten Second News (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:12)
2-32. Son Volt – Drown (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:15)
2-33. Son Volt – Looking For A Way Out (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:56)
2-34. Son Volt – Chickamauga (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:13)
2-35. Son Volt – Fifteen Keys (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:25)
2-36. Son Volt – Too Early (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (04:20)
2-37. Son Volt – Looking At The World Through A Windshield (Live at the Bottom Line 2/12/96) (03:14)