Release date: June 26thRecord label: Bar NoneGenre: Experimental folk, folk punk, folk rock, singer-songwriterFormats: Vinyl, CD, digital Chad Matheny is one of the most unique and exciting songwriters of his era, and for the fast few years he’s been acting like it–self-releasing albums, hiding some of his best material on high-concept digital-only releases, appearing in opening slots for tours by bands much bigger (and less interesting) than his Emperor X project who nonetheless recognize the debt they owe to Matheny’s long-running career. Matheny’s music is instantly recognizable–bits of “folk punk” and Mountain Goats-ish folk rock with very specific geopolitical, transportational, and interpersonal (always found in the midst of these heady subjects) concerns. It is tempting to frame Unified Field, the latest Emperor X album, as a “return to form” in some way–it finds him returning to Bar None Records (who released 2011’s Western Teleport, arguably his most beloved album) after…
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