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Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

Patterson Hood

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams

Latest solo album from the Drive-By Truckers frontman featureing guest appearances from Lydia Loveless and Waxahatchee, produced by The Decemberists' Chris Funk

ADM rating[?]

7.7

Label
ATO (UK)
UK Release date
21/02/2025
US Release date
21/02/2025
  1. 9.0 |   Uncut

    Hood's gift for the character study abundantly justifies the extra room to roam, and the ambitious arrangements spanning folk to jazz to electronica are fleshed out by a stellar cast of collaborators. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Mojo

    It's a miracle that anyone can sustain such quality songwriting over such a prolific output. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The album contains some of Hood’s most impressive and freshest work in years
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  4. 8.0 |   All Music

    It isn't quite the unexpected triumph that Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance was, but it confirms Patterson Hood is capable of more than he's created with the Drive-By Truckers, great as they are, and it's a pleasure to hear him challenge himself with such impressive results
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  5. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    NEW Patterson Hood’s new LP is a rich musical departure from the raucous rockers he crafts for his day job. It showcases his gifts as a storyteller with a director’s eye
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  6. 7.8 |   Paste Magazine

    The Drive-By Truckers co-founder tries something different on his fourth solo album, and the result is an expansive but subtle collection of songs
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  7. 7.4 |   Spectrum Culture

    The Drive-By Truckers co-founder’s first solo album in over a decade presents a portrait that frequently reveals the personal without dwelling on the confessional, and it does so with a level of self-conscious reflection on the use of memory that keeps pushing deeper
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