Jason Isbell Here We Rest Vinyl LP Indies Blue 2019

A1 Alabama Pines
A2 Go It Alone
A3 We've Met
A4 Codeine
A5 Stopping By
B1 Daisy Mae
B2 The Ballad Of Nobeard
B3 Never Could Believe
B4 Heart On A String
B5 Save It For Sunday
B6 Tour Of Duty

Originally released in 2011. Remixed and remastered in 2019. The third album from ex-Drive by Trucker Jason Isbell and his second with the 400 unit, the writing and recording of Here We Rest followed a period of recuperation in his home state of Alabama. indeed, the album's title is the old state motto, before they changed it a century ago to something fancy and latin. Much of the material on the record reflects southern life, some of it peculiar to the region (Alabama Pines), but many of the songs touch universal themes - the economy, marital strife, and war, though seen through a southern perspective. The best songs here, the fore-mentioned Alabama Pines, the loping Codeine and the gentle Daisy Mae all demonstrate a warmth, intimacy and authenticity that can't help but draw the listener in.