Jason Isbell’s highly acclaimed new album Something More Than Free (Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers) has debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, selling 45,785 copies following its July 17 release. Something More Than Free made its debut at #1 on the Rock, Country, Folk charts and #2 on the Independent chart. Since its release, the album has remained in the #1 position on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart.
Something More Than Free features Isbell’s poetic lyrics filled with honesty and authenticity that run throughout his observational vignettes of working class characters that reflect on all of us. Much like his award winning 2013 album Southeastern, Something More Than Free has received overwhelming media support, from The Wall Street Journal and New York Times to NPR’s Fresh Air and The Oxford American to Stereogum and Absolute Punk, the new album has garnered high praise from an even wider range of press than its predecessor. See highlights HERE and full reviews and features HERE. Catch Isbell on Conan and CBS Saturday Morning in August. See list of upcoming tour dates below.
“…he has developed into one of the great American songwriters…in a world where most pop songs are lies, Isbell is determined to find truth.” 4 STARS – USA Today
“This is a record designed for close listening and intense dissection, as Isbell casts himself as a woeful troubadour possessing an immeasurable level of depth.”
4 STARS – ABC News
“…another career definer from one of America’s most unsung voices”
Grade: A – Entertainment Weekly
“It’s not just a good album. It’s an album so good that I now have to rethink my opinion of an entire genre.” – Stereogum
“Isbell’s terrific new album is as solid as they come…as a lyricist, Isbell is in peak form here.” – Los Angeles Times
“Each song is chock-full of sharp lyrics, wry observations, and effortless turns of phrase, solidifying Isbell and one of today’s most gifted songwriters.” – Garden & Gun
“There’s no better songwriter on the planet at this moment, no one operating with the same depth, eloquence or feeling.” – American Songwriter
For press information about Jason Isbell please contact
Jim Flammia at All Eyes Media (615) 227-2770, jim@alleyesmedia.com
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Upcoming U.S. Tour Dates
July 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory **
July 31 – Fort Smith, AR – Peacemaker Music & Arts Festival
August 1 – Dallas, TX – Gexa Energy Center ^
August 2 – Wichita, KS – Orpheum Theatre ~
August 4 – Boise, ID – The Morrison Center #
August 5 – Missoula, MT – University Theatre #
August 7 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theatre #
August 8 – Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall #
August 9 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra Theatre @@
August 11 – Oakland, CA – Fox Theater #
August 12 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern #
August 14 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot #
August 15 – Lyons, CO – Folks Festival
October 2 – Huntsville, AL – Von Braun Concert Hall >>
October 3 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre >>
October 15 – Tuscaloosa, AL – Tuscaloosa Amphitheater !!
October 16 & 17 – Charleston SC – Charleston Music Hall \
October 18 – Atlanta, GA – Parklife Piedmont Park $
October 23-26 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium – SOLD OUT
October 30 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Music & Arts Experience
November 12 – Madison, WI – Capitol Theatre @
November 13 – Eau Claire, WI – State Theatre @
November 14 – Green Bay, WI – Meyer Theatre @
November 19 – Durham, NC – Durham Performing Arts Center <<
November 20 – Roanoke, VA – Berglund Center <<
November 21 – Savannah, GA – Lucas Theatre for the Arts <<
** = Blake Mills supporting
^ = Supporting Randy Rogers Band
# = Damien Jurado supporting
~ = John Moreland supporting
@@ = Dawes & Damien Juardo supporting
>> = Supporting John Prine
!! = Sturgill Simpson & Brandy Clarke supporting
\ = Hiss Golden Meddenger supporting
$ = Strand of Oaks & Natalie Prass supporting
@ = Elizabeth Cook supporting
<< = Anderson East supporting
Ryman Auditorium Special Guests:
October 23: Amanda Shires
October 24: Parker Millsap
October 25: Hurray for the Riff Raff
October 26: Chris Stapleton