Exploding trees are more common in regions with extreme winter conditions. Areas in the northern United States, Canada, and parts of Northern Europe experience this phenomenon more frequently.

Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams is also Hood’s most cinematic sounding record. Hood worked with the Decemberists’ Chris Funk, who challenged him to play more piano on “Exploding Trees ...

The result is Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, his first solo album in 13 years. Today, Hood unpacks the record, featuring collaborations with Lydia Loveless, Waxahatchee and Wednesday.

Patterson Hood of Athens, Georgia-based Drive-By Truckers is on tour behind a solo album, “Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams,” which brings him to Terminal West on March 26.

When lighting gets into a tree, essentially what it’s doing is electrifying, cooking, and even exploding plant cells in those areas that have a lot of moisture,” Ovelgonne said.

Patterson Hood’s last solo album Heat Lightning Rumbles In The Distance arrived way back in 2012. Today, the Drive-By Truckers co-founder has announced its follow-up Exploding Trees & Airplane ...

Patterson Hood of Drive-By Truckers has announced Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, as his first solo album in 12 years. The album sees Hood supported by a stellar cast of friends and fellow ...