Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance | ||||
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Released | September 11, 2012 | |||
Genre | Rock | |||
Length | 44:37 | |||
Label | ATO | |||
Producer | Patterson Hood, David Barbe | |||
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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.
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 . [1]
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 77/100 [2] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
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The A.V. Club | B+ [5] |
MSN Music (Expert Witness) | B+ [6] |
New York Daily News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 6.5/10 [1] |
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Uncut | 8/10 [10] |
On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 13 reviews, corresponding to "generally favorable reviews". [2]