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- Genre: Rock/Pop
- Style: Rock, Singer-Songwriter
- Label: New West Records
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Jason Isbell’s tenure in the Drive-By Truckers was probably destined to be limited; he wasn’t one of the original members who slugged it out in the dive bars, but he did play an important creative role during the band’s ascension to the semi-big-time. As more and more of his songs turned up on the Truckers’ records, it suggested a solo future. On Sirens Of The Ditch, Isbell sidesteps his old band’s sweeping southern-indie-rock grandeur for a more intimate sound. While he still cranks it up at times -- most notably on the Stonesy-swaggering opener “Brand New Kind Of Actress” and the more plodding, sludgy “Try” — the bulk of the record leans acoustic, though deeper and darker than simple country-folk. Many songs benefit from piano-bolstered arrangements, most notably “Chicago Promenade,” which highlights Isbell’s high tenor croon, and the more bluesy “Hurricanes And Hand Grenades.” Gentle, careful picking adorns “In A Razor Town,” arguably the album’s most poignant track.
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Brand New Kind Of Actress |
5:35 |
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| 02. | |
Down In A Hole |
4:22 |
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| 03. | |
Try |
4:52 |
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| 04. | |
Chicago Promenade |
3:23 |
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| 05. | |
Dress Blues |
4:11 |
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| 06. | |
Grown |
3:46 |
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| 07. | |
Hurricanes and Hand Grenades |
5:11 |
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| 08. | |
In A Razor Town |
3:19 |
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| 09. | |
Shotgun Wedding |
3:49 |
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| 10. | |
The Magician |
4:20 |
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| 11. | |
The Devil Is My Running Mate |
3:45 |
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11 Total Tracks, 46:33 Total Length
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