Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance


Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance is the third solo album by Drive-By Truckers frontman Patterson Hood, released on September 11, 2012 on ATO Records.

Background and recording

Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance is based on a novel Hood started writing but never finished. The novel was based on a very difficult time in Hood's life in the early 1990s. Hood wrote the novel while on the road touring in support of The Big To-Do.

Critical reception

On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 13 reviews, corresponding to "generally favorable reviews".

Track listing

  1. 12:01
  2. Leaving Time
  3. Disappear
  4. Better Off Without
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  1. After The Damage
  2. Better Than The Truth
  3. Betty Ford
  4. Depression Era
  5. Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance
  6. Come Back Little Star
  7. Fifteen Days

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