Reunions
by Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
User Score
8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 18 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
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  1. pruimtime11
    May 15, 2020
    9
    This is a very well written collection of songs. The highlights for me are Overseas(that riff), Letting You Go and Only Children. Like any Isbell album the songs didn't grab me on the first listen. I don't really want any albums to do that because usually that means you're sick of them very quickly. Jason Isbell is a grower. His songs inhabit your brain and take their time to simmer aThis is a very well written collection of songs. The highlights for me are Overseas(that riff), Letting You Go and Only Children. Like any Isbell album the songs didn't grab me on the first listen. I don't really want any albums to do that because usually that means you're sick of them very quickly. Jason Isbell is a grower. His songs inhabit your brain and take their time to simmer a while before they're ready. I'd put this album right there next to Southeastern and SMTF as some of his best albums.… Expand
  2. jstar1980
    May 19, 2020
    10
    This is the most complete, thematically consistent, well-organized, and honest album Jason Isbell has ever made. A masterwork.
  3. a_sebastian
    May 20, 2020
    6
    ah if only the record was as good as the first song, that would have been something. but there, we end up with an hour or so of skipping back to the first track.
  4. keysor12
    May 29, 2020
    9
    Great follow up to The Nashville Sound. What's been great about this album is that I find new things to like with each listen. One of the best alt-country albums of the year thus far.
  5. Lajaleaa
    Jul 3, 2020
    8
    ( 80/100 )

    Hay suficiente energía en "Reunions" para rockear a un corazón melancolico, nublado y solitorio. Jason Isbell dejó en el 2007 a Drive-By Truckers para perseguir una carrera como solista, y en el 2009 se fucionó con The 400 Unit para lograr expresar el poder de su propia voz. "Reunions" es el segundo álbum despues de "Here We Rest" (2011), el exito del año y la banda se    ( 80/100 )

    Hay suficiente energía en "Reunions" para rockear a un corazón melancolico, nublado y solitorio. Jason Isbell dejó en el 2007 a Drive-By Truckers para perseguir una carrera como solista, y en el 2009 se fucionó con The 400 Unit para lograr expresar el poder de su propia voz. "Reunions" es el segundo álbum despues de "Here We Rest" (2011), el exito del año y la banda se demuestra con ganas de continuar tocando. "Reunions" tiene una extención musical que se aprecia mucho, hay una buena porción de sensibilidad romantica y emocional a la que se le añaden importantes toques de intencidad. Y aunque la creatividad sea escasa, es la misma extención y energía en la música lo que empatiza y sostiene al público. Con letras sobre la lejanía, la memoria y el romance, Isbell canta con encanto y toca con el amor y anhelo de un vaquero complicado y liberado. Producido por Dave Cobb, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit presentan "Reunions".
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    There's enough energy in "Reunions" to rock a melancholic, cloudy and lonely heart. Jason Isbell left Drive-By Truckers in 2007 to pursue a solo career, and in 2009 he merged with The 400 Unit to achieve expressing the power of his voice. "Reunions" is the second album after the year's success "Here We Rest" of 2011, and the band shows will to keep playing. "Reunions" has a musical extension that can be well appreciated, there's a good portion of romantic and emotional sensibility with and an important touch of intensity added. And even if the creativity is few, is the same extension and energy in the music which empathizes and holds the attention of the public. With lyrics of remoteness, memory, and romance, Isbell sings with allure and plays his guitar with the love and desire of a complicated and freed cowboy. Produced by Dave Cobb, Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit presents "Reunions".    … Expand
  6. 21MJB24
    Jun 10, 2020
    9
    8.5

    This man does not miss. Consistent with his prior albums. This goes on the rotation easily.

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Classic Rock Magazine
    Jun 17, 2020
    80
    Whether he's musing insightfully over alcoholism or parenthood, his band are blazing and Isbell takes a tired format and charges it up with passion and perceptiveness. [Jul 2020, p.88]
  2. Under The Radar
    Jun 3, 2020
    80
    The 10-track record, which is slickly produced and pleasant on the ears. ... His latest batch of terrific songs
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  3. No Ripcord
    May 20, 2020
    80
    At 41 minutes, this album covers every type of song Isbell does best; from tight rockers to disappointed country tunes, Reunions hits the spot.
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