Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illino… Read Full Bio ↴Uncle Tupelo was an alternative country music group from Belleville, Illinois, active between 1987 and 1994. Jay Farrar, Jeff Tweedy, and Mike Heidorn formed the band after the lead singer of their previous band, The Primitives, left to attend college. The trio recorded three albums for Rockville Records, before signing with Sire Records and expanding to a five-piece. Shortly after the release of the band's major label debut album Anodyne, Farrar announced his decision to leave the band due to a soured relationship with his co-songwriter Tweedy. Uncle Tupelo split on May 1, 1994, after completing a farewell tour. Following the breakup, Farrar formed Son Volt with Heidorn, while the remaining members continued as Wilco.
Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country music scene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential. Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlike popular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the country instrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams. Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referenced Middle America and the working class of Belleville.
Although Uncle Tupelo broke up before it achieved commercial success, the band is renowned for its impact on the alternative country music scene. The group's first album, No Depression, became a byword for the genre and was widely influential. Uncle Tupelo's sound was unlike popular country music of the time, drawing inspiration from styles as diverse as the hardcore punk of The Minutemen and the country instrumentation and harmony of the Carter Family and Hank Williams. Farrar and Tweedy lyrics frequently referenced Middle America and the working class of Belleville.
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Anodyne
Uncle Tupelo Lyrics
Acuff-Rose Early in the morning, sometimes late at night Sometimes I g…
Anodyne You threw out the past When you threw out what was…
Chickamauga You'd never leave on your own Where you're from and where…
Fifteen Keys Watch it separate in two Whatever the day wants it to Findin…
Give Back The Key To My Heart Take my picture off the wall It don't matter to me…
High Water Try to face up to the blinding sun Racing for the…
New Madrid All my daydreams are disasters She's the one I think I…
No Sense in Lovin' I don't know what you've been through You might think that…
Slate A worn out joke to keep the flies away Carried it…
Steal the Crumbs Sidetracked down the middle Never saw it coming, what a surp…
The Long Cut I've been searching and you've been gone Out looking for the…
We've Been Had There's a guitar leaning on a Marshall stack Used to sound…