''Here We Rest'' is the third studio album by American musician
Jason Isbell
Michael Jason Isbell (; born February 1, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is known for his solo career, his work with the band The 400 Unit, and as a member of Drive-By Truckers for six years, from 2001 to 2007. Isbell h ...
, and the second credited to "Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit". It was released on April 12, 2011. On October 18, 2019, the album was re-released with remixing done by
Dave Cobb
Dave Cobb (born July 9, 1974) is an American record producer based in Nashville, Tennessee, best known for producing the work of Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile, John Prine, Sturgill Simpson, Jason Isbell, The Highwomen and Rival Sons .
Cobb i ...
and remastering done by
Pete Lyman
Pete Lyman is a mastering engineer, and owner of Infrasonic Mastering, an audio and vinyl mastering studio with locations in Nashville, Tennessee, Los Angeles, California, and Oakland, California. He has mastered Grammy-award-winning and Grammy-no ...
.
Critical reception
The album received a
Metacritic
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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
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'' 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
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'' however felt that what kept the album from becoming an impressive album is "the slightness of
sbell'svoice – and his band".
Track listing
"Go It Alone" was used in ''
Sons of Anarchy
''Sons of Anarchy'' is an American action crime drama television series created by Kurt Sutter for FX. Originally aired from September 3, 2008 to December 9, 2014, ''Sons of Anarchy'' follows the lives of a close-knit outlaw motorcycle club ope ...
''
Season 4 Season 4 may refer to:
* "Season 4" (''30 Rock'' episode), an episode of ''30 Rock''
See also
*
* Season One (disambiguation)
* Season 2 (disambiguation) Season 2 may refer to:
* ''Season 2'' (Infinite album)
* '' 2econd Season''
See also
*
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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 Shires - harmony vocals, fiddle
Cover art
*Browan Lollar
References
External links
Jason Isbell website
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2011 albums
Jason Isbell albums
Lightning Rod Records albums