“Okemah and the Melody of Riot” will be the follow-up to 1998’s “Wide Swing Tremolo” (Warner Bros.), which debuted at No. shows will precede a proper tour planned for September. Son Volt kicks off a European tour April 22 in Belgium. “Since none of us knew exactly what to expect, the recording session was unconstrained and spontaneous. “We didn’t know what we were capable of as a band,” Farrar says. Bassist Andrew Duplantis has logged time with the Meat Puppets and played with Richard Buckner, while guitarist Brad Rice was a member of the Backsliders and has also recorded with Ryan Adams.

The musicians rounding out the group are making their first appearance on a Son Volt studio release, although drummer Dave Bryson (Damnation A.D.) has been a member of Farrar’s solo backing band for some time. Louis, “Okemah” was produced by Farrar, who sings and plays guitar, piano and harmonica on the set. The album will be issued by Transmit Sound/Legacy in DualDisc format with interviews and video content.

On July 12, the Jay Farrar-led group will release “Okemah and the Melody of Riot,” its fourth studio album and first in seven years under the Son Volt name.

Veteran alt-country act Son Volt will have a new album, a retrospective disc and a live DVD available in the near future.

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