Daniel Couch

Daniel Couch is a professor of literature and composition at Chemeketa Community College in Salem, Oregon. He is a co-author of a book on Bob Mould’s 1989 solo debut, Workbook, for Bloomsbury’s 33 1/3 series and the editor of Your Guide to College Writing. His writing has appeared in The Smart Set, Portland Monthly, and elsewhere. Find him at noicegoice.com.

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“Only Dogs Have Their Day”: Son Volt’s ‘Trace’ at 30

Daniel Couch / 17 September 2025

Thirty years later, we can finally hear the songs that Son Volt’s Jay Farrar wrote without the alt-country baggage critics perpetuated to the point of cliché.

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Old 97’s’ ‘American Primitive’ Confronts the Here and Now

Daniel Couch / 30 April 2024

After spending a record ruminating about the past, Old 97’s are back and “better than brand-new”. American Primitive is timely and engaged with the larger world.

Daniel Couch

“Only Dogs Have Their Day”: Son Volt’s ‘Trace’ at 30

Old 97’s’ ‘American Primitive’ Confronts the Here and Now

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