Sebastopol

Jay Farrar

Artemis Records

Experimental…

Sebastopol

Jay Farrar

Artemis Records

Experimental is fine, but leave the failed experiments off the album.

On his new solo album, Sebastopol, Jay Farrar is afraid to part with a few blotched tracks that taint the rest of the album.

Farrar took the auspicious road to the top, strumming a six-string and moaning his woes through a microphone. His former bands, Uncle Tupelo and later Son Volt established Farrar as an important singer/songwriter for rock and country fans alike. With commercial success and Artemis Records supporting him, Farrar approached his newest project with liberated creativity. He used everything from alternate tunings to a sitar-like steel guitar.

The album proves two things. The sitar has no place on a Farrar album, and