"Bury me where the wind don't blow, where the dust won't cover me, where the tall grass grows,” implores Isbell before his acoustic guitar kicks in.
It's bare-bones country blues yet it's immediately effective, with a chorus that hooks straight in, “Well, I ain't no cowboy but I can ride/ And I ain't no outlaw, but I've been inside..."
Grammy-winner Isbell, 46, found fame in southern rockers Drive-By Truckers but his first solo album in a decade feels closer to old-school country than modern crossover acts.
He's been through addiction and a 2023 divorce and comes over as open, honest and raw. These heartfelt, straight-talking songs capture the strains and sadness of lost love while celebrating the hope of new beginnings.
Eileen is a break-up ballad, played over gentle finger-picking.
“Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner,” he sings on the chorus, revealing, “someone broke my heart once and I was useless for a week". Her parting message was a letter saying simply, “Forever i...
It's bare-bones country blues yet it's immediately effective, with a chorus that hooks straight in, “Well, I ain't no cowboy but I can ride/ And I ain't no outlaw, but I've been inside..."
Grammy-winner Isbell, 46, found fame in southern rockers Drive-By Truckers but his first solo album in a decade feels closer to old-school country than modern crossover acts.
He's been through addiction and a 2023 divorce and comes over as open, honest and raw. These heartfelt, straight-talking songs capture the strains and sadness of lost love while celebrating the hope of new beginnings.
Eileen is a break-up ballad, played over gentle finger-picking.
“Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner,” he sings on the chorus, revealing, “someone broke my heart once and I was useless for a week". Her parting message was a letter saying simply, “Forever i...
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