Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley have spent two decades proving that Southern rock can carry the full weight of American contradiction, and the pandemic didn’t slow that impulse. Recorded in the shadow of 2020’s upheaval, these nine tracks extend the political urgency of *The Unraveling* while finding something rarer in the Truckers catalog: a hard-won exhale. Red vinyl feels right for music this raw.

Drive-By Truckers released The Unraveling on Jan 31st 2020 and set out for what was supposed to be a full year of touring. Needless to say it did not go as planned. “The New OK” is a phrase Patterson Hood found himself saying a lot these past few months. This new album, made up of songs left over from The Unraveling sessions and new ones written and recorded since, hopefully balances out the darkness of our current situation with a hope for better days and nights ahead.

Tracklist

Side A

1.The New OK2.Tough To Let Go3.The Unraveling4.The Perilous Night5.Sarah’s Flame

Side B

1.Sea Island Lonely2.The Distance3.Watching The Orange Clouds4.The KKK Took My Baby Away

UPC: 880882440510
Label: Ato Records
Release Date: 12.18.20
Format: LP Vinyl