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Though in some ways, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit is the second solo album from the former Drive-By Trucker-- the follow-up to last year's Sirens of the Ditch, as it were-- in one pretty significant way, it's not that at all. The disc is the very first album from Jason Isbell and his new band, the 400 Unit, which doesn't quite make it a solo LP (and, therefore, a second solo LP), you know? You're with me, right?

Anyhow, Jason and the Unit were working very much in unison in crafting the 11-song set, put to tape at Muscle Shoals, Alabama's Fame Studios and due February 17 from Lightning Rod Records. And they'll be with Jason as he embarks on a bit of a tour over the next couple months.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit:

01 Seven-Mile Island                        
02 Sunstroke
03 Good
04 Cigarettes and Wine
05 However Long
06 Coda
07 The Blue
08 No Choice in the Matter
09 Soldiers Get Strange
10 Streetlights
11 The Last Song I Will Write

Isbell:

12-12 New Orleans, LA - The Circle Bar (acoustic)
12-26 Huntsville, AL - Crossroads
12-27 Chattanooga, TN - Rhythm and Brews
12-31 Charleston, SC - The Music Farm *
01-02 Augusta, GA - Sky City
01-03 Macon, GA - The Hummingbird
01-04 Auburn, AL - Strutting Duck
01-16 Whitesburg, KY - Summit City
01-17 Morgantown, WV - 123 Pleasant Street

* with the Explorers Club