Drive-By Truckers: The Burrs in Rock 'n' Roll’s Saddle

Drive-By Truckers

Brighter Than Creation's Dark

(New West)

US release date: 22 January 2008

UK release date: 21 January 2008

[29 January 2008]

by Andy Tennille

The Truckers earned universal acclaim for their well-crafted rock albums and raucous live shows, but 2008 marks a new era. PopMatters talks with Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood.
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