Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s new album, The Nashville Sound, is a call, and the songs on it send sparks flying into a culture that’s already running so hot the needle on the temperature gauge is bouncing erratically in the red. This finely calibrated set of songs is aimed right between the clear eyes of people who prefer to stay present and awake. It’s a call to those who won’t cower no matter how erratically the world turns, and who aren’t afraid of what looks back when they look in the mirror.