Co-founder member of Drive-By Truckers releases his first solo album in over a decade is an expansive but subtle collection of songs. Highly textured, intimate & rich as he reflects on his youth, his most impressive and freshest work in some time.
Patterson Hood’s debut solo record in over a decade was born out of a friendship with producer Chris Funk (The Decemberists). The pair would often perform together for fun and during Hood’s solo tours, making far-off plans to make a record together. They eventually went into Jackpot Studios in Portland. Many of the songs were composed on piano marking a bigger departure from his work with Drive-By Truckers than prior solo efforts. With guest appearances from: Waxahatchee, Wednesday and Lydia Loveless.
Tales steeped so deep and dark you can hear the moss dripping off the cypress trees. And the production is outstanding. The sound…the Sound. I hear this album in the pit of my soul. There is blood on these tracks.
“A Werewolf And A Girl (ft. Lydia Loveless)” is from Patterson Hood’s new album ‘Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams’, out on February 21st.
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