An early candidate for your Best CDs of 2011 list: Here We Rest, by Jason Isbell
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It doesn’t take much musical foresight to predict this: Lots of best-CDs-of 2011 lists are going to include Jason Isbell’s new one, Here We Rest.
Isbell, a former Drive-By Trucker, spans multiple genres to the point where his music can’t be pigeonholed: a little country, a little rock, a touch of bluegrass, a touch of blues. He and his band, The 400 Unit, carry it off with effortless flair, the variety latching onto listeners’ left ears.
Their right ears? They’re glued to the lyrics. Isbell’s storytelling is easily equal to that of John Hiatt or Lyle Lovett. He sings of women, childhood, failure, fear and love—often in the same song. Twinges of sadness, resignation and regret combine to wash the emotions in a universal hue, something everyone has seen and felt.
Isbell, a former Drive-By Trucker, spans multiple genres to the point where his music can’t be pigeonholed: a little country, a little rock, a touch of bluegrass, a touch of blues. He and his band, The 400 Unit, carry it off with effortless flair, the variety latching onto listeners’ left ears.
Their right ears? They’re glued to the lyrics. Isbell’s storytelling is easily equal to that of John Hiatt or Lyle Lovett. He sings of women, childhood, failure, fear and love—often in the same song. Twinges of sadness, resignation and regret combine to wash the emotions in a universal hue, something everyone has seen and felt.
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