Much like its predecessor, Electro Melodier—the latest from Son Volt—is overtly political compared to more subtle, earlier efforts, and rightfully so, given the past four-and-a-half years. Though expectedly moody and somber (see the last sentence for an explanation), it also happens to be one of the band’s strongest releases in a decade. The album kicks off with the Tom Petty-ish “Reverie,” before slipping into the more bluesy “Arkey Blue” (naturally), a song focused on the increasing devastation brought on by climate change. But songwriter and frontman Jay Farrar really excels when he turns his focus on more political issues, like on the “Livin’ in the USA,” which, much like Springsteen’s “Born in the USA,” grapples with the current, sad state of the American Dream and how politics has ch...
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