Often regarded as The Drive-By Truckers’ most talented member, only to leave and find his belatedly acclaimed colleagues surpass him, Jason Isbell might appear to be Alt Country’s Robbie Williams.
The eleven tracks on his perfectly paced third solo collection politely play out just as one might expect, from dainty fiddle driven numbers to lightly gnarled roots rockers, each domestic vignette as clearly drawn as the last, but with few surprises.
Perhaps Isbell benefitted as much from the Truckers’ melodrama and mess as they did from his cool head and professional precision.
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Brighton Argus
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Idrie, Youtube
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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World Without End, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter