NASHVILLE, TN – Jason Isbell’s highly acclaimed new album Something More Than Free (Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers) has debuted at #6 on the Billboard Top 200 album chart, selling 45,785 copies following its July 17 release. Something More Than Free made its debut at #1 on the Rock, Country, Folk charts and #2 on the Independent chart. Since its release, the album has remained in the #1 position on the iTunes Singer/Songwriter chart. Something More Than Free features Isbell’s poetic lyrics filled with honesty and authenticity that run throughout his observational vignettes of working class characters that reflect on all of us. Much like his award winning 2013 album Southeastern, Something More Than Free has received overwhelming media support, from The Wall Street Journal and New York Times to NPR’s Fresh Air and The Oxford American to Stereogum and Absolute Punk, the new album has garnered high praise from an even wider range of press than its predecessor. See highlights HERE and full reviews and features HERE. Catch Isbell on Conan and CBS Saturday Morning in August. "...he has developed into one of the great American songwriters...in a world where most pop songs are lies, Isbell is determined to find truth." 4 STARS - USA Today "This is a record designed for close listening and intense dissection, as Isbell casts himself as a woeful troubadour possessing an immeasurable level of depth.” 4 STARS - ABC News "...another career definer from one of America's most unsung voices" Grade: A - Entertainment Weekly "Each song is chock-full of sharp lyrics, wry observations, and effortless turns of phrase, solidifying Isbell and one of today's most gifted songwriters." - Garden & Gun “There's no better songwriter on the planet at this moment, no one operating with the same depth, eloquence or feeling." - American Songwriter
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