The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Let’s get one thing straight, country music today is not country music.  It’s pop music.  Just because you wear a cowboy hat and sing with a twang in your voice does not mean your music is country.  Carrie Underwood has more in common with Nor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Drive By Truckers @ Terminal 5 in 2008 (more by Chris La Putt) today in NYC * Sweet @ Ella Lounge * The Moon Show @ Royal Oak * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * The Civil Wars @ Joe's... more info

Twangville — We here at Twangville have always loved us some Drive-By Truckers. So rather than limit ourselves to a single reviewer giving you his take, we’ve teamed together to give you this monster review. Hope you enjoy….. “In Muscle Shoals the love the ... more info

USA Today Music — The Drive-By Truckers' new album is full of somber secrets but ends on a hopeful note. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — A bountiful week of music releases is led by the Drive-By Truckers' Go-Go Boots album as well as their documentary, Secret to a Happy Ending. PJ Harvey's Let England Shake is my favorite album of the week, her strongest... more info

Guardian Music — (Play It Again Sam)Given that half of Georgia-based six-piece Drive-By Truckers grew up in Muscle Shoals, Alabama, it's perhaps little surprise that the influence of Aretha and Otis occasionally informs their country/southern rock fusion. Sure enough... more info

The 9513 Country Music — Whether you’re a fan of Valentine’s Day or think it’s a fake holiday perpetuated by greeting card companies, there’s a song or two for you on this list of my five favorite songs about February 14. 5. “Feb. 14” – Drive-By Truckers Is the... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Guardian profiles the Arcade Fire. Geez Pete lists the top 50 essential non-fiction books for weirdos. Speakeasy interviews Patterson Hood of the Drive-By Truckers about the band's new album, Go-Go Boots (out February 15th). NPR reviews Adam Schw... more info

Guardian Music — (PIAS)After nine albums, it's easy enough to get a handle on Drive-By Truckers: expect songs about lives turned sour; expect music that shuffles around the Deep South, incorporating elements of country, rock and southern soul. In the album's title tr... more info

The Telegraph — Andrew Perry went to Georgia to witness the Drive-By Truckers annual homecoming gigs. more info