Acclaimed, award-winning artist Jason Isbell releases Something More Than Free, his highly anticipated fifth album. Something More Than Free features Isbell’s Southern-inspired vignettes of working class men, women and traditions that permeate these 11 new songs. The pure honesty and authenticity of Isbell’s poetic lyrics and soulful vocals have connected deeply with so many, and they shine as brightly as ever on Something More Than Free.
Something More Than Free is Isbell’s most sonically diverse album to date. The opening track, ‘If It Takes A Lifetime’ exudes a classic country tone, while ‘24 Frames’ flows effortlessly with its easy, Laurel Canyon vibe. The wistful folk balladry of ‘Flagship’, along with the bluesy Southern rock timbre of ‘Palmetto Rose’ and epic ‘Children Of Children’ prove that Jason Isbell is an artist whose creative pinnacle has yet to be within sight.
Something More Than Free is the follow up to Isbell’s 2013 celebrated breakthrough album Southeastern, which received overwhelming support from the press internationally. Isbell was subject of stories in outlets ranging from The New York Times Magazine, Wall Street Journal and NPR’s All Things Considered. Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit made multiple television appearances, including The Late Show with David Letterman, Conan and Austin City Limits. Isbell won Artist of the Year, Song of the Year (‘Cover Me Up’) and Album of the Year at the 2014 Americana Music Awards.