Hear Two Unreleased Jason Isbell Tracks from Sirens of the Ditch (Deluxe Edition)
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Jason Isbell left the Drive-By Truckers in 2007, much to the disappointment of DBT fans everywhere. That same year, he released his debut album Sirens of the Ditch, proving to everyone that he’d do just fine as a solo artist. Now, Sirens of the Ditch (Deluxe Edition) is set to release July 13 via New West Records.
The original album features cameos from veteran session players at FAME Studios in Isbell’s hometown of Muscle Shoals, Ala. Drive-by Truckers’ Patterson Hood joins the four-time Grammy winner as a co-producer on the re-release of the album. DBT member Brad Morgan and former DBT member Shonna Tucker are also featured on the deluxe edition, contributing drums and bass, respectively.
Sirens’ forthcoming reissue will premiere four previously unreleased Isbell tracks;
“Racetrack Romeo”, “Crystal Clear”, “The Assassin” and “Whisper.” You can listen to two of the tracks, “The Assassin” and “Whisper,” down below.
“The Assassin” is a Hood composition that Isbell performs in concert to this day, while “Whisper” is a spent roots-rock ballad dedicated to the woman he should have “cried for.” Both tracks fit into the original soul-searching tale of struggling and finding redemption from Isbell’s original release of Sirens.
Listen to those songs and see a 2011 Isbell performance from the Paste archives below, find the Sirens of the Ditch (Deluxe Edition) tracklist further down and revisit our review of the original album here. You can preorder the reissue here.
Sirens Of The Ditch (Deluxe Reissue) Tracklist:
01. Brand New Kind Of Actress
02. Down In A Hole
03. Try
04. Chicago Promenade
05. Dress Blues
06. Grown
07. Hurricanes and Hand Grenades
08. In A Razor Town
09. Shotgun Wedding
10. The Magician
11. The Devil Is My Running Mate
12. Whisper (Previously Unreleased)
13. Crystal Clear (Previously Unreleased)
14. The Assassin (Previously Unreleased)
15. Racetrack Romeo (Previously Unreleased)
Sirens Of The Ditch (Deluxe Reissue) Album Art:
