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Sirens of the Ditch
by Jason Isbell
Jason Isbell's first solo album since he left the Drive By Truckers.
| LABEL: |
New West |
| RELEASE DATE: |
10 July 2007 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Rock, Alternative |

All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
91
The Onion (A.V. Club)
Sirens is the sound of a freshly liberated songwriter scouring his soul - and coming up full-handed.

80
Village Voice
The record smoothly lures and detours familiar, '70s-based rock-blues-country sounds and expectations while highlighting Isbell's character-actor flair.

80
Uncut
Overall, Sirens… may be a bit of a stylistic scattershot, but the Muscle Shoals foundation and Isbell’s razor-sharp songwriting mark it as an auspicious debut.

80
All Music Guide
This is a remarkably mature and impressive debut from an artist who seems like he's just getting started and his best stuff lies ahead of him.

80
Amazon.com
Isbell's best songs will remind you of Richard Buckner, Raymond Carver, and Neil Young.

80
Hartford Courant
The simpler arrangements suit Isbell on songs with an understated but unmistakable Southern rock flair.

74
Pitchfork
"The Devil Is My Running Mate" a weak ending for a strong debut full of the kind of confident, charismatic songwriting that just can't be taught.

73
cokemachineglow
Sirens is no "Heartbreaker" - though the stylistic grab-bag is reminiscent of Adams’s debut - but it is a damn good start.

70
PopMatters
Sirens sounds deceptively ordinary - it could be a Springsteen or John Hiatt record, professionally performed and plainly captured, yet executed with masterful effortlessness.

70
Blender
It's all top-shelf alt-country: road-hardened, literate and dark as ever. [August 2007, p.114]
70
Hot Press
Jason Isbell, formerly of the Drive By Truckers, releases a solid, sad, gritty new album as a solo artist.

70
Spin
Given time, Isbell could be roots rock's Flannery O'Connor. [Aug 2007, p.102]
70
Paste Magazine
Isbell shines most when he’s not channeling; tracks like 'Chicago Promenade,' 'Shotgun Wedding' and tasteful protest ballad 'Dress Blues' (which smartly chooses empathy over proselytizing) find his sound evolving into an alternately rocked-up and quietly satisfying maturity.

67
Austin Chronicle
Isbell has pulled together another gritty Southern Siren song.

40
NOW Magazine
Isbell shows us his sensitive side in a collection of lightly strummed breakup ballads and weepy slow-dancers you'd expect to get from Ryan Adams. That's not an endorsement.


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