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Length
  
39:38

Release date
  
12 April 2011

Here We Rest(2011)
  
Southeastern(2013)

Label
  
Lightning Rod

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Released
  
April 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)

Artists
  
Jason Isbell, The 400 Unit

Genres
  
Alternative country, Southern rock, Soul music

Similar
  
Jason Isbell albums, Southern rock albums

Here We Rest is American musician Jason Isbell's third album, and second with his band The 400 Unit. It was released April, 12, 2011.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received a Metacritic score of 76 based on 15 reviews, indicating generally favorable reviews. Andrew Leahey of AllMusic found that the songs in the album had captured "archetypal characters that populate most struggling Southern towns" with a "sympathetic soundtrack of folk, country, and bar band rock & roll", one that is "bittersweet, but there’s an air of resilience". Zeth Lundy of Boston Phoenix thought that Isbell had settled into his "comfortable post-Truckers solo-artist groove," and that his voice "is now smoother, older yet less weathered." Nick Coleman of Independent on Sunday however felt that what kept the album from becoming an impressive album is "the slightness of [Isbell's] voice – and his band".

Track listing

  1. Alabama Pines - 3:49
  2. Go It Alone - 4:27
  3. We've Met - 3:08
  4. Codeine - 5:36
  5. Stopping By - 4:09
  6. Daisy Mae - 2:53
  7. The Ballad of Nobeard - 0:27
  8. Never Could Believe - 4:06
  9. Heart on a String - 3:49
  10. Save It For Sunday - 3:49
  11. Tour of Duty - 3:29

"Go It Alone" was used in Sons Of Anarchy season four episode "Booster." "Alabama Pines" won Song of the Year at the 2012 Americana Music Awards.

Personnel

  • Jason Isbell - lead vocal, lead and rhythm guitars, piano, organ
  • Jimbo Hart - electric bass, upright bass, backup vocals
  • Browan Lollar - lead and rhythm guitar, backup vocals
  • Derry deBorja - piano, organ, accordion, backup vocals
  • Chad Gamble - drums, percussion, backup vocals

    • Special Guests

  • Abby Owens - harmony vocals
  • Amanda Pearl Shires - harmony vocals, fiddle

    • Songs

    1Alabama Pines3:49
    2Go It Alone4:28
    3We've Met3:08

    References

    Here We Rest Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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