Jason Isbell's new album Something More Than Free is a little over a week away from its official release date, but fans anxious to hear the follow-up to 2013's critically acclaimed LP Southeastern have an early gift. Today (July 9), Isbell's latest solo effort is available to stream for free via NPR's First Listen.
Produced by Dave Cobb, who has also crafted masterful country albums for the likes of Sturgill Simpson and Chris Stapleton, Something More Than Free builds upon Isbell's award-winning Southeastern with the same amount of lyrical detail. With songs such as opening song "If It Takes a Lifetime" and the album's title track, Isbell manages to take portions of his life that are clearly deeply personal and make them applicable to any listener.
Something More Than Free was led by the release of single "24 Frames," which Isbell released in May. The album will officially be released on Friday, July 17.
Something More Than Free tracklist:
01. If It Takes a Lifetime
02. 24 Frames
03. Flagship
04. How to Forget
05. Children of Children
06. The Life You Chose
07. Something More Than Free
08. Speed Trap Town
09. Hudson Commodore
10. Palmetto Rose
11. To a Band That I Loved
Isbell will follow the release of Something More Than Free with an extensive North American tour. Check out his full list of live dates below:
07/10: Winnipeg, MB @ Winnipeg Folk Festival
07/11: Minneapolis, MN @ Basilica Block Party
07/12: Layfayette, IN @ Lafayette Theater
07/22: New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall
07/25: Brooklyn, NY @ Celebrate Brooklyn
07/25: Newport, RI @ Newport Folk Festival
07/26: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
07/28: Stroudsburg, PA @ Sherman Theater
07/29: Philadelphia, PA @ Skyline Stage at the Mann Center
07/31: Fort Smith, AR @ Peacemaker Music & Arts Festival
08/01: Dallas TX @ Gexa Energy Center
08/02: Wichita, KS @ Orpheum Theatre
08/04: Boise, ID @ The Morrison Center
08/05: Missoula, MT @ University Theatre
08/07: Seattle, WA @ Moore Theatre
08/08: Portland, OR @ Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
08/09: Reno, NV @ Grand Sierra Theatre
08/11: Oakland, CA @ Fox Theater
08/12: Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern
08/14: Salt Lake City, UT @ The Depot
08/15: Lyons, CO @ Folks Festival
10/02: Huntsville, AL @ Von Braun Concert Hall
10/03: Memphis, TN @ Orpheum Theatre
10/16-17: Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall
10/18: Atlanta, GA @ Parklife at Piedmont Park
10/23-26: Nashville, TN @ Ryman Auditorium
10/30: New Orleans, LA @ Voodoo Music & Arts Experience
11/12: Madison, WI @ Capitol Theater
11/14: Green Bay, WI @ Meyer Theatre
