Alt-country stalwarts Son Volt will release their eighth studio album, Notes of Blue, February 17th via Thirty Tigers. The LP marks the group's first since 2013 and features 10 blues-inspired tracks that take their cues from left field influences such as Mississippi Fred McDowell, Skip James and Nick Drake. The group's last LP, Honky Tonk, was more Bakersfield-inspired, drawing from Buck Owens, Wynn Stewart and pedal steel player Ralph Mooney.