The Drive-By Truckers’ new album “The Unraveling” comes out Jan. 31. Patterson Hood co-founded the band in 1996 with his longtime musical partner Mike Cooley.
Hood’s father, David Hood, played bass in the Swampers – the legendary studio group from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, that played on hits by everybody from Aretha Franklin to Paul Simon.
Patterson Hood and the rest of the Drive-By Truckers have spent more than 20 years exploring the psyche of the South in their music. And lately, they’ve turned their gaze outward to the full American experience.
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Show notes:
- The Truckers' website
- Hood's website for his solo stuff
- A video for the new song "Thoughts and Prayers"
- The Truckers' Tiny Desk Concert for NPR
- Jason Isbell was once a member of the Truckers ... here's him, Hood and Mike Cooley doing "Outfit"
Drive-By Truckers music in this episode:
- "Armageddon's Back In Town"
- "A World Of Hurt"
- "Ever South"
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