Hard to believe that it was only in January and pre-lockdown, pre-everything that Drive-By Truckers released their 12th studio album The Unraveling. It’s never too late for the heralded band to release a new video and this one comes in the form of “21st Century USA” off The Unraveling.
Patterson Hood wrote the song during a rest stop outside of Gillette, Wyoming in January of 2018. It’s blending of the personal and political that provided a breakthrough moment for Hood during the writing of the group of songs that made up The Unraveling. The track was recorded that fall in Memphis (at Sam Phillips Recording Service) with additionally added strings from Patti and Kyleen King.”
