Isbell discusses his latest album 'Foxes in the Snow,' getting his first gold certification and why he cancelled a slate of intimate shows.

"All your girlfriends say I broke your fucking heart," the songwriter howls in the track off new album Foxes in the Snow

Isbell is releasing his first album since the split. Foxes in the Snow, his 10th album, an unplugged record that’s just vocals and acoustic guitar, comes out this spring. Is

We knew each other since I was 19 but hadn't met in person. After losing my job I made a point to reconnect with her.

SPEND time in Jason Isbell’s company and one thing becomes abundantly clear — comfort zones are NOT for him. It helps explain why this driven soul has become one of the most respected songwriters

His split from Amanda Shires marked the end of a potent redemption arc. Foxes in the Snow imagines a new path.

After that they discuss the recent album announcement from Car Seat Headrest, their first in five years, and assess the current state of this late-2010s favorite. They also review the new Jason Isbell album out today,

An excellent bandleader, guitarist and singer, Isbell is first and foremost a songwriter, and that skill takes center stage on his new album, “Foxes in the Snow,” which will be released Friday. It’s Isbell’s first solo acoustic album, and his first album since 2013 without his band, the 400 Unit.

On countless nights, Isbell performed the song with his wife and bandmate, Amanda Shires, and it naturally was interpreted as a public expression of their till-death-do-us-part commitment to one another. “It’s knowing that this can’t go on forever,” goes one especially potent cry-line. “Likely one of us will have to spend some time alone.”

In the title track, Isbell goes full Elizabeth Barrett Browning, all but asking “How do I love thee?” He counts the ways by declaring love for “my love,” “her mouth,” “the way she turns the lights off in her house,” “her golden hair,” “her bite,” and “the way she disassembles me at night.”

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Now he releases his second new album since returning (and his 11th overall), and it finds him doing what he’s always done best. From the revved-up rock of opener “Television, A Ghost In My Head” to the twitchy “I’m A Little At A Loss” to the whimsical balladry of “I See the Same Things” to the towering mini-epic “Trash Crab,