The digital edition is available now, followed by physical versions this fall
Celebrating ten years of his critically acclaimed studio album Something More Than Free, six-time Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell has released a reissue of the project via his own Southeastern Records. The newly remastered edition comes replete with updated mixes and a previously unreleased B-side, “Should I Go Missing.” The reissued album is out now on all streaming services, with LP and CD versions available on Friday, October 3rd.
With songs like “24 Frames,” “Flagship,” and “Children of Children,” the 2015 album found Isbell tackling the subjects he knows best: the dignity of work, the difficulty of love, the friction between the present and the past. Something More Than Free further established the North Alabama native as a bona fide songwriter and also netted him his first two Grammy Awards.
Ten years later, Something More Than Free has been remixed by the legendary Sylvia Massy (Prince, Johnny Cash, Tom Petty), breathing new life into these now classic songs in the Isbell canon. The man has broken his normal rule and included a B-side. “Should I Go Missing,” a bluesy jammer highlighted by Isbell’s slide guitar playing. If we’re lucky, it will become a staple at his upcoming live shows.
Isbell is performing across the US with his band, the 400 Unit, on their An Evening with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit tour. Isbell will notably perform at the fourth edition of his ShoalsFest on October 11-12. The two-day festival boasts a lineup of Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jackson Browne, Waxahatchee, MJ Lenderman, Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, Garrison Starr, and Steve Trash. Isbell will then head from his home state to a six-night residency at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, marking the tenth anniversary of the band’s residency at the famed Music City theater. This year, Isbell has partnered with public schools and music programs throughout the southeast region for each night’s opening act to highlight some of the educators and students working to shape the next generation of live music.
