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Jason Isbell

After spending six years with Southern rock outfit Drive-By Truckers, singer/guitarist Jason Isbell left the group in 2007 to pursue a solo career. Isbell had already honed his songwriting skills during his tenure with the Truckers, and he funneled those talents into Sirens of the Ditch, a bluesy, punk-infused lesson in guitar tones and Southern swagger that marked his solo debut in summer 2007. Backed by a new band dubbed the 400 Unit, Isbell to ... ok his songs on the road and soon began penning another album, which he recorded with the 400 Unit in 2008. Released the following year, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit was another step away from his work with Drive-By Truckers, relying as much on sad, melancholic country ballads as the familiar Muscle Shoals sound. After performing more than 200 shows annually for several years running, Isbell took a breather in 2010 and returned home to northern Alabama. The area had been hit hard by the recent economic downturn, prompting Isbell to write a new batch of songs about the war vets, barflies, and out-of-luck characters who populated the area. The result was Here We Rest, which was released in spring 2011 to critical acclaim. Isbell followed it a year later in 2012 with a live set, Live from Alabama, recorded at the WorkPlay Theater in Birmingham, Alabama and at the Crossroads in Huntsville, Alabama. Embracing his newfound sobriety, Isbell next produced an album of haunting atonement and redemption, the sparse and impressive Southeastern, which appeared in 2013. See more [+]

Cover Me Up |||||

A heart on the run, keeps a hand on a gun, it can’t tr...

Elephant |||||

She said Andy you're better than your past, winked at me and...

Last Of My Kind |||||

I couldn't be happy in the city at night You can't see the s...

24 Frames |||||

This is how you make yourself vanish into nothing And this i...

Traveling Alone |||||

Mountain's rough this time of year They close the highway do...

Tupelo |||||

Haven't been wasted in a long time But tonight it feels jus...

Different Days |||||

Staring at the pictures of the runaways on the wall Seems li...

Decoration Day |||||

verse 1 . It's Decoration Day . . . And I've a mind to roll ...

If We Were Vampires |||||

It's not the long, flowing dress That you're in Or the light...

Alabama Pines |||||

Well I moved into this room if you can call it that a week a...

Children Of Children |||||

Pictures of the farm before us Old men in a gospel Chorus Se...

Codeine |||||

If there's one thing I can't stand it's this bar and this co...

Danko Manuel |||||

Let the night air cool you off. Tilt your head back and try...

Go It Alone |||||

Are you lonely tonight? Are you out on the road? I'm headed ...

How To Forget |||||

Give her space, give her speed, give her anything she needs,...

Live Oak |||||

Could it be the man who did the things I'm living down I was...

Relatively Easy |||||

Are you having a long day Everyone you meet rubs you the wro...

Something More Than Free |||||

When I get home from work I'll call up all my friends And we...

Songs That She Sang In The Shower |||||

I was not a music major and have probably mislabled some of ...

Speed Trap Town |||||

verse 1 She said "it's none of my business but it breaks my ...

Stockholm |||||

I've heard love songs, make a Georgia man cry On the shoulde...

The Devil Is My Running Mate |||||

The devil is my running mate And this here is his favourite ...

Stopping By |||||

Driving to a baseball game, on a Friday afternoon Hotter tha...

Old Flame |||||

verse 1 I saw you staring at each other I saw your eyes begi...

Palmetto Rose |||||

Palmetto rose in the AC vent Cross stitched pillow where the...

The Life You Chose |||||

Who are you if not the one I met One July night before the t...

Save It For Sunday |||||

She loves me, she loves me not I don't bring it up, 'cause ...

Soldiers Get Strange |||||

e--7--7--7--3----5-- B--8--7--8--5----7-- You want her to tr...

The Pilgrim |||||

See him wasted on the sidewalk in his jacket and his jeans, ...

Tour Of Duty |||||

I'm arriving on the day's last train Stepping on the platfor...

Mutineer |||||

Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Hoist the main sails, here I co...

Daisy Mae |||||

Lay down beside me Close your eyes and feel the noon day sun...

Flying Over Water |||||

From the sky we look so organized and brave Walls that make ...

Super 8 |||||

Don't wanna die in a Super 8 Motel Just because somebody's e...

God Is A Working Man |||||

I need a whole new set of problems Said the preacher to the ...

Good |||||

You better watch yourself this time Or you're waiting in a l...

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