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Sirens of the Ditch - Jason Isbell
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78 out of 100

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9.5 out of 10

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

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  • Summary: Jason Isbell's first solo album since he left the Drive By Truckers.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. The A.V. Club
    91
    Sirens is the sound of a freshly liberated songwriter scouring his soul - and coming up full-handed.
  2. Uncut
    80
    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.
  3. NOW Magazine
    40
    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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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. MarcosM
    10
    Amazing songwriting.
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  2. Tg
    10
    If you can't find a few cuts on this cd that you really like, you just don't like music. Highly versatile w/ rock, country,folk, blues, ballads. It's done masterfully instrumentally as well as lyrically(is that a word?)great wk from a hometown guy. NOTE: He's not ryan adams and it's not a truckers album!… Expand
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  3. GaryM
    10
    "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" Are you F'n kidding me??? This is the best ANTI WAR, ANTI RACIST songs since Vietnam.… Expand
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