Heat Lightning Rumbles in the Distance | ||||
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Studio album by Patterson Hood | ||||
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.
On review aggregator website Metacritic, the album has a score of 77 out of 100, based on 13 reviews, corresponding to "generally favorable reviews".