Southeastern will be released June 11th! Pre-order now!
10 May 2013
Hello Friends!
We are excited to announce the upcoming release of Jason Isbell's new solo album
Southeastern on June 11th via
Southeastern Records.
Southeastern contains 12 new Isbell compositions and the most personal songs of self-reflection and discovery he has written to date. Pre-order it today on
www.jasonisbell.com and receive a free download of an un-released and exclusive demo of "Traveling Alone".
Southeastern track listing includes:
“Cover Me Up”
“Stockholm”
“Traveling Alone”
“Elephant”
“Flying Over Water”
“Different Days”
“Live Oak”
“Songs That She Sang In The Shower”
“New South Wales”
“Super 8”
“Yvette”
“Relatively Easy”
Jason will be hitting the road this summer with long time members of the 400 unit Derry deBorja, Chad Gamble, Jimbo Hart, and new comer Sadler Vaden. Tour dates have been announced in support of Southeastern. Festival stops will include, Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, Stones Fest in NYC, FloydFest in Floyd, VA and Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI.
SEE FULL LIST OF TOUR DATES BELOW
Jason Isbell - Tour Dates
May 4 - Huntsville, AL - Crossroads Café
May 17 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Mayfest
May 19 - Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Festival
May 22 - New York, NY - Stones Fest at Bowery Ballroom
May 23 - New York, NY - Stones Fest at Bowery Ballroom
June 6 - Bowling Green, KY - The Warehouse at Mt. Victor
June 7 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheater
June 14 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 16 - Croton-On-Hudson, NY - Clearwater Festival
June 19 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
June 20 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
June 22 – Monterey, CA - Monterey Americana Music Fest
June 25 - Akron, OH - Musica
June 26 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s
June 27 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
June 30 - Charleston, WV - Culture Center Theater
July 1 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
July 2 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
July 3 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
July 5 - Charleston, SC - Pour House
July 6 - Chattanooga, TN - Track 29
July 26 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest
July 27 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
Aug 9 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Kirby Center
Nov 1-5 - Miami to Great Stirrup Cay - Rombello Cruise
Southeastern Summer Tour Announcement 2013
29 Apr 2013
TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED FOR JASON ISBELL
IN SUPPORT OF UPCOMING JUNE 11
SOLO ALBUM SOUTHEASTERN
FESTIVALS INCLUDE BONNAROO, HANGOUT AND NEWPORT FOLK
“Few songwriters today write with Isbell's combination of lyrical economy, deep-seated empathy, and masterstroke axe melodies.” – Austin Chronicle
Nashville, TN – Tour dates have been announced for Jason Isbell, who will be out in support of his much anticipated solo album Southeastern, releasing June 11 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. Festival stops will include, Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, AL, Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN, Stones Fest in NYC and Newport Folk Festival in Newport, RI. Isbell will be performing with a full band that will include mainstays Derry deBorja (keyboards), Chad Gamble (drums) and Jimbo Hart (bass), along with new guitarist Sadler Vaden.
Southeastern features the most personal songs Isbell has written to date. The 12 tracks emanate self-reflection, repentance and personal growth, while simultaneously making the statement that Jason Isbell has fully arrived as an artist. The striking vocals and compelling lyrics of the haunting opening track “Cover Me Up”, make it immediately apparent that this is coming from some place much deeper. Isbell’s fight for sobriety, life lessons and newfound happiness inspires the music on Southeastern.
Southeastern was recorded in Nashville and produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, The Secret Sisters). Special guests include Kim Richey and Amanda Shires, Isbell’s new bride.
Southeastern is the follow up to Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit’s 2011 critically acclaimed release, Here We Rest, which cracked the top 100 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart. The album received high praise from NPR, Associated Press,Esquire, GQ, SPIN, USA Today, Blurt, My Old Kentucky Blog and many more. Isbell made two appearances with the 400 Unit on The Late Show with David Lettermanand his song “Alabama Pines” won SONG OF THE YEAR at the 2012 Americana Music Awards & Honors.
SEE FULL LIST OF TOUR DATES BELOW
Follow Jason on Twitter @jasonisbell
Jason Isbell - Tour Dates
May 4 - Huntsville, AL - Crossroads Café
May 17 - Tulsa, OK - Tulsa Mayfest
May 19 - Gulf Shores, AL - Hangout Festival
May 22 - New York, NY - Stones Fest at Bowery Ballroom
May 23 - New York, NY - Stones Fest at Bowery Ballroom
June 6 - Bowling Green, KY - The Warehouse at Mt. Victor
June 7 - Louisville, KY - Iroquois Amphitheatre
June 13 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 14 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 15 - Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
June 16 - Croton-On-Hudson, NY - Clearwater Festival
June 19 - St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
June 20 - Kansas City, MO - Crossroads
June 22 – Monterey, CA - Monterey Americana Music Fest
June 25 - Akron, OH - Musica
June 26 - Columbus, OH - Skully’s
June 27 - Ann Arbor, MI - The Ark
June 30 - Charleston, WV - Culture Center Theater
July 1 - Alexandria, VA - The Birchmere
July 2 - Raleigh, NC - Lincoln Theatre
July 3 - Charlotte, NC - Visulite Theatre
July 5 - Charleston, SC - Pour House
July 26 - Floyd, VA - Floydfest
July 27 - Newport, RI - Newport Folk Festival
Aug 9 - Wilkes-Barre, PA - Kirby Center
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Southeastern to be released on June 11th
21 Mar 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 2013
JASON ISBELL TO RELEASE SOLO ALBUM
SOUTHEASTERN ON JUNE 11
ISBELL STEPS OUT WITH HIS MOST PERSONAL ALBUM TO DATE
Nashville, TN – Southeastern, the new solo album from Jason Isbell, will be released on June 11 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers. Southeastern contains 12 new Isbell compositions and the most personal songs of self-reflection and discovery he has written to date.
The lyrics of the beautiful and haunting opening track “Cover Me Up”, make it immediately apparent that Isbell is speaking from an entirely new viewpoint. The song features his strongest vocals to date, but also kicks the door to his soul wide open for all to see. Isbell struggled, fought his demons and has remained sober for over a year now. Also, he was recently married and has entered the next chapter of his life. However, Southeastern is not an album preaching sobriety, but a work of repentance, self-realization and most importantly, personal growth.
By no means is Southeastern a wholly solemn offering. Tracks such as “Stockholm” (with Kim Richey) and “Traveling Alone” (with Amanda Shires) offer laid back tempos and memorable choruses, while “Flying Over Water” and “Super 8” are strong reminders of Isbell’s deep roots in rock. The poetic and deeply intimate lyrics are the common thread that runs throughout the album, perhaps no better illustrated than on “Live Oak”. “There’s a man who walks beside me, he is who I used to be / and I wonder if she sees him and confuses him with me / and I wonder who she’s pining for on nights I’m not around / could it be the man who did the things I’m living down.”
Southeastern features 400 Unit members Derry deBorja (keyboards) and Chad Gamble (drums). Along with Richey and Shires. The album was produced by Dave Cobb (Jamey Johnson, The Secret Sisters).
Southeastern is Isbell’s first solo album since his 2007 debut Sirens of the Ditch.
Since then he has recorded three acclaimed albums (two studio, one live) with his band The 400 Unit. 2011’s Here We Rest became Isbell’s most celebrated effort to date, cracking the top 100 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart for the first time. Here We Rest received high praise from a wide range of media, including NPR, Associated Press, Esquire, GQ, SPIN, USA Today, Blurt, My Old Kentucky Blog and many more. Since the release, Isbell has made two appearances with the 400 Unit on The Late Show with David Letterman and his song “Alabama Pines” won SONG OF THE YEAR at the 2012 Americana Music Awards & Honors.
Boston show moves to 12/11 @ Royale
05 Dec 2012
From the entire team at The Bowery Presents: Boston, we are very sorry to report that due to unexpected construction delays, the Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit show will be rescheduled. We are excited to welcome him on December 11 at Royale. All tickets to the show will be honored. If you would like a refund those can be obtained at the point of purchase. Thank you and look forward to seeing you on
Tuesday!
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit Stop F'in Around and Play "Outfit"
16 Nov 2012
“People always like it if you write a song about them,” says Jason Isbell. “Especially if nobody’s written a song about them before; it doesn’t matter if it’s positive or negative.” Fortunately, the song he wrote about his father, “Outfit,” was full of warmth. “He loved it,” Isbell remembers. “I came across with some humor, and I think that impressed Dad, because he likes to laugh.”
Isbell wrote the song back in 2001, when he was a member of the Drive-By Truckers. “I guess probably the conception of the thing was the last conversation I had with him before I left to go on that first tour with the Truckers,” he recalls. “ I would say I captured my dad’s tone pretty well. Most of those things [in the lyrics] are things that he told me either in jest or in all seriousness – my dad’s the kind of guy you can’t really tell if he’s being serious or not sometimes. I remember him specifying that he wanted me to have a good time…he wasn’t gonna tell me, ‘Just don’t do any drugs, don’t drink, don’t have any fun,’ because he was sort of a kid of the ‘70s, and I think he knew a lot about going to big rock & roll shows and getting fucked up with his buddies. When we had that initial conversation it probably occurred to met that that’d be a good idea for a song.”
It turned out to be a damn good idea — since leaving the Truckers in ’07, Isbell has released more albums with his current group, the 400 Unit, than he did with his old band, but “Outfit” remains among his most-requested tunes. Not only did it seem an obvious choice for inclusion on his new record, Live In Alabama — which mixes some of Isbell’s older material with his more recent repertoire — it ended up giving a name to his latest tour. “One particular night,” he explains, “there was one guy in the crowd, he was three quarters of the way back. I could hear him yelling, ‘Play “Outfit!”’ He eventually wiggled his way up right in front of me … he got really frustrated and he wouldn’t even wait until a song was over, every time I took a breath he would yell right in my face, ‘Play “Outfit!”’ I was about to play something else, and I look down and he’s about to cry. He said, ‘Man, stop fuckin’ around and play “Outfit!”’ We figured we’d call this tour the Stop Fucking Around and Play ‘Outfit’ Tour for that guy.” This live video of the “Outfit” performance captured for the live album ought to make it clear exactly why the song inspires such monomania.
Live in Alabama is out November 20 on Lightning Rod Records.
