Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. Blender
    60
    Isbell’s recitation--defiantly unexciting in its averageness--doesn’t help. But the thing is, the guy can really write.
  2. Rolling Stone
    60
    With his latest band, the 400 Unit, the former Drive-By Truckers guitarist brings new textures to tracks like the percussion-heavy swamp rock of 'Seven-Mile Island' and vintage-sounding Southern soul of 'No Choice in the Matter.'
  3. The Guardian
    60
    There's no shortage of variety, but there's a slight feeling of colourlessness about it, a sense that none of the 11 tracks quite have the bit of magic that lifts a good album to dizzy heights.
  5. Billboard
    60
    The Americana is first-class, be it on crunchy, boozy romps with stinging solos or the slow-burning acoustic fare, but this batch of tunes proves far less memorable.
  6. PopMatters
    50
    On this new self-titled record, Jason Isbell and his band the 400 Unit sound like they’re still finding their legs.
  7. The A.V. Club
    58
    It’s just that, based on Isbell’s track record, it’s hard not to have an empty, unsatisfied feeling when listening to the rote Americana-lite he’s now turning out.

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#42 Most Shared Album of 2009

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