An acoustic version of Jason Isbell performing If We Were Vampires with Chris Thile and Chris Eldridge. “If we were vampires and death was a joke We’d go out on the sidewalk and smoke And laugh at all the lovers and their plans I wouldn’t feel the need to hold your hand Maybe time running …
All Some Kind Of Dream by Josh Ritter (with Jason Isbell on guitar) from the soon to be released Fever Breaks. A contemporary expression of an old-fashioned social justice folk song. Some lament, some hope, pointed yet irenic.
What could improve on a new album from Josh Ritter? Having the album produced by Jason Isbell, with Isbell’s band The 400 Unit providing instrumental support. That’s what. This is I Still Love You (Now And Then), showcasing Ritter’s lyrical skill with an assured and expansive melodic backing. Maybe a little more country/rock than Ritter’s …
Jason Isbell sings about life situations in an interesting way, and his life experience has certainly traversed some very rough and dark places. These are not Christian reflections, but they come from a culture that is steeped in Christian concepts. He and his band have just released a live album featuring songs from his last …
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