Electro Melodier is a 2021 studio album by American alternative country band Son Volt.
[2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Mark Deming writing that this is a better exploration of politics than 2019's Union and that frontman Jay Farrar "has something to say and he says it with intelligence and eloquence".
[3] In Glide Magazine, Doug Collette writes that "it’s no small accomplishment to remain distinctly stylish, within the stability of the current lineup, especially in such tumultuous times as these" and the band "arises from arrangements are as crisp and potent as the playing, which in itself is as intelligently wrought as the material".
[6] Writing for PopMatters, Gary Schwind gave a 7 out of 10 rating for having "a lot of what you’ve always loved about the band" with "thought-provoking lyrics".
[7] Uncut published a review by Spencer Grady scoring Electro Melodier 2 out of 5 stars, writing that the music "holds few surprises and fewer frills"[8] and a second review by Rob Hughes was 4 stars, calling the lyrics "finely weighted between anguish and hope" and that the album is "ultimately mindful of counting life’s blessings".