Bury me where the wind don't blow
Where the dust won't cover me
Where the tall grass grows
Or bury me right where I fall
Tokyo to Tennessee
I loved them all
See the windmills turn up 55
Still got so much to learn
Still feel alive
And one lonely girl is all I need
To tie me to this world
Make be believe
Well, I ain't no cowboy but I can ride
And I ain't no outlaw but I've been inside
And there were bars of steel, boys, and there were bars to sing
And there were bars with swinging doors
For all the time between
Bury me in the last few lines
Of an obituary for these trying times
Find an old live oak to carve my name
Hard liquor and dirty jokes
Cheap picture frames
Well, I ain't no cowboy but I can ride
And I ain't no outlaw but I've been inside
And there were men of stone, boys, and there were men of sand
Long nights alone, boys
Head in my hands
Well, I ain't no cowboy but I can ride
And I ain't no outlaw but I've been inside
And there were bars of steel, boys, and there were bars to sing
And there were bars with swinging doors for all the time between
There were bars with swinging doors for all the time between
Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow Album Lyrics
Jason Isbell - Foxes In The Snow Lyrics
Writer: Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Ride to Robert's
Everything's green right now
Tennessee at the end of June
You get a day to come down
We'll ride to Robert's in the afternoon
Before the room gets packed
We'll claim a table at the upstairs bar
Count the cowboy hats
Bachelorettes that don't know where they are
And I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my money if you spend your own
Well, I'm still running, but I'm not alone
We all get lost out here
The deepest ditches line the righteous path
God said, "Hold my beer"
And he made a man so He could watch and laugh
Everything's good these days
We'll ride to Robert's on a Friday night
And hear Don Kelley play
And I'll catch you dreaming in the neon light
'Cause I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my closet and my herringbone
Well, I ain't lost yet, I'm headed home
Everything's green right now
Tennessee is looking after you
You get a year to come down
I'll put an easel in the empty room
You can dream all day
Ride to Robert's when we crave a steel
Find some peace that way
And give your heart a little time to heal
And I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my closet for your fancy shoes
Well, I ain't lost yet, so much to lose
Tennessee at the end of June
You get a day to come down
We'll ride to Robert's in the afternoon
Before the room gets packed
We'll claim a table at the upstairs bar
Count the cowboy hats
Bachelorettes that don't know where they are
And I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my money if you spend your own
Well, I'm still running, but I'm not alone
We all get lost out here
The deepest ditches line the righteous path
God said, "Hold my beer"
And he made a man so He could watch and laugh
Everything's good these days
We'll ride to Robert's on a Friday night
And hear Don Kelley play
And I'll catch you dreaming in the neon light
'Cause I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my closet and my herringbone
Well, I ain't lost yet, I'm headed home
Everything's green right now
Tennessee is looking after you
You get a year to come down
I'll put an easel in the empty room
You can dream all day
Ride to Robert's when we crave a steel
Find some peace that way
And give your heart a little time to heal
And I don't say things that I don't mean
You're the best thing I've ever seen
You can have my closet for your fancy shoes
Well, I ain't lost yet, so much to lose
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Eileen
Started out like it always starts
Try to hold the hunger back
You don't anticipate a broken heart
Can't see nothing but the track
A diamond earring in a Bowery bed
You kicked your shoes across the floor
You regret the things that went unsaid
Or have you heard it all before?
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
It ended like it always ends
Somebody crying on the phone
You tell each other you can still be friends
You both know you're on your own
My own behavior was a shock to me
I never thought I'd have the nerve
I hope you're sleeping through the night, Eileen
I hope they're grading on the curve
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way
Somebody broke my heart once
And I was useless for a week
I didn't leave my apartment
I didn't eat, I didn't speak
But then I found the letter she wrote
Against the wall behind the bed
It said, "Forever is a dead man's joke"
And that's the only thing it said
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way
Try to hold the hunger back
You don't anticipate a broken heart
Can't see nothing but the track
A diamond earring in a Bowery bed
You kicked your shoes across the floor
You regret the things that went unsaid
Or have you heard it all before?
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
It ended like it always ends
Somebody crying on the phone
You tell each other you can still be friends
You both know you're on your own
My own behavior was a shock to me
I never thought I'd have the nerve
I hope you're sleeping through the night, Eileen
I hope they're grading on the curve
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way
Somebody broke my heart once
And I was useless for a week
I didn't leave my apartment
I didn't eat, I didn't speak
But then I found the letter she wrote
Against the wall behind the bed
It said, "Forever is a dead man's joke"
And that's the only thing it said
Eileen, you should've seen this coming sooner
Do I mean to be alone for all my days?
Eileen, you thought the truth was just a rumor
But that's your way
That's your way
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Gravelweed
I wish that I could be angry
Punch a hole in the wall
Drink a fifth of cheap whiskey
And call and call and call
But that ain't me anymore, baby
It never was, to tell the truth
I just saw it in a movie and thought
That's what I was supposed to do
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
I'm sorry the day came when I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
I wish that I could be angry
I wish I didn't understand
I said your skin was like water
And let you flow right through my hands
Is there a love that's not crazy?
Is there a life that's not a lie?
All I know is that I had to go
You know why, why, why
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
You couldn't reach me once I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
You couldn't reach me once I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
Punch a hole in the wall
Drink a fifth of cheap whiskey
And call and call and call
But that ain't me anymore, baby
It never was, to tell the truth
I just saw it in a movie and thought
That's what I was supposed to do
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
I'm sorry the day came when I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
I wish that I could be angry
I wish I didn't understand
I said your skin was like water
And let you flow right through my hands
Is there a love that's not crazy?
Is there a life that's not a lie?
All I know is that I had to go
You know why, why, why
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
You couldn't reach me once I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
I was a gravelweed and I needed you to raise me
You couldn't reach me once I felt like I was raised
And now that I live to see my melodies betray me
I'm sorry the love songs all mean different things today
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Don't Be Tough
Don't be tough until you have to
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Don't be shitty to the waiter
He's had a harder day than you
Don't make babies stay up later
Just because they're so damn cute
Don't say love unless you mean it
But don't say sorry 'less you're wrong
Tell a story like you seen it
Tell yourself that you belong
Don't be tough until you have to
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
And if you get to feeling lonely
Read out loud if you can read
Take a nap if you get sleepy
If you're hungry, try to eat
And if you want it, go and get it
Don't just pray and wait around
Life will kill you if you let it
So when you're down, then say you're down
Don't be tough until you have to
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Don't be shitty to the waiter
He's had a harder day than you
Don't make babies stay up later
Just because they're so damn cute
Don't say love unless you mean it
But don't say sorry 'less you're wrong
Tell a story like you seen it
Tell yourself that you belong
Don't be tough until you have to
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
And if you get to feeling lonely
Read out loud if you can read
Take a nap if you get sleepy
If you're hungry, try to eat
And if you want it, go and get it
Don't just pray and wait around
Life will kill you if you let it
So when you're down, then say you're down
Don't be tough until you have to
Take your heartbreak on the chin
Don't forget the shit you went through
But throw your caution to the wind
Tighten up your belt and laces
Feel the pain and feel it pass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Don't be tough until you have to
Let love knock you on your ass
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Open and Close
The fireplace isn't real
It's some sort of LED light and a mirror
But I like that better tonight
Sitting here with a woman I don't know at all
She's so small
And I'm mad at the sidewalk
I'm mad at the rain
I'm mad at the band that played Kid Charlemagne in a bar in the village
And the solo was f*cked all to hell
And you could tell
I'm dressed up and waiting for something to change
The overhead lighting makes faces so strange
But there's something about her that's breaking my heart and my fast
How long could it last?
And day after day after day after day passes
Day after day after day after day passes
Day after day after day after day passes by
The doorman's asleep
I don't think I'll wake him
He's always so sweet
He's here really late every night of the week
Letting the right people in
The real friends
And there's tea on the table
A dog in my lap
And I might be capable of taking a nap in this New York apartment
Peace in the eye of the storm
It's so warm
Well, I'm open and close now to minding the flame
She speaks in a whisper and calls me by name
And she says I remind her of Calgary, where she was raised
It's time to be brave
It's time to be brave
It's time to be brave
It's some sort of LED light and a mirror
But I like that better tonight
Sitting here with a woman I don't know at all
She's so small
And I'm mad at the sidewalk
I'm mad at the rain
I'm mad at the band that played Kid Charlemagne in a bar in the village
And the solo was f*cked all to hell
And you could tell
I'm dressed up and waiting for something to change
The overhead lighting makes faces so strange
But there's something about her that's breaking my heart and my fast
How long could it last?
And day after day after day after day passes
Day after day after day after day passes
Day after day after day after day passes by
The doorman's asleep
I don't think I'll wake him
He's always so sweet
He's here really late every night of the week
Letting the right people in
The real friends
And there's tea on the table
A dog in my lap
And I might be capable of taking a nap in this New York apartment
Peace in the eye of the storm
It's so warm
Well, I'm open and close now to minding the flame
She speaks in a whisper and calls me by name
And she says I remind her of Calgary, where she was raised
It's time to be brave
It's time to be brave
It's time to be brave
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Foxes In The Snow
I love my love, I love her mouth
I love the way she turns the lights off in her house
And I love my love in her velvet bed
Where she's heard me sing the words that can't be said
And all the dreams that die unseen
All the diphenhydramine it took to put my soul to sleep
Now it's easy
I love my love, her golden hair
I like to picture her alone when I'm not there
And I like her friends, the ones I know
And they leave drops of blood like foxes in the snow
And all the beasts beneath her bed
She defeats and leaves for dead
And falls asleep inside my head
Seems so easy
I love my love, I love her bite
I like the way she disassembles me at night
I love her well, and I love her sick
I love the carrot, but I really like the stick
Of all the boys I could have been
All the fights I didn't win
They put me here against her skin
She can see me
I love my love, I love her hands
I love the way she sees the child inside the man
I love my love
I love my love
I love my love
I love the way she turns the lights off in her house
And I love my love in her velvet bed
Where she's heard me sing the words that can't be said
And all the dreams that die unseen
All the diphenhydramine it took to put my soul to sleep
Now it's easy
I love my love, her golden hair
I like to picture her alone when I'm not there
And I like her friends, the ones I know
And they leave drops of blood like foxes in the snow
And all the beasts beneath her bed
She defeats and leaves for dead
And falls asleep inside my head
Seems so easy
I love my love, I love her bite
I like the way she disassembles me at night
I love her well, and I love her sick
I love the carrot, but I really like the stick
Of all the boys I could have been
All the fights I didn't win
They put me here against her skin
She can see me
I love my love, I love her hands
I love the way she sees the child inside the man
I love my love
I love my love
I love my love
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Crimson and Clay
I had it with me everywhere I've been
Red clay under my nails, deep crimson on my skin
You could strip me of everything I own
And just leave me with the memories of my Alabama home
I guess the highway didn't kill me after all
But I thought I was a goner in that trailer fire in Arkansas
But I just let it burn and walked away
Crawled back to the crimson and the clay
I got a little bolt action for my ninth birthday
And I can flip a silver dollar from a hundred yards away
1911 under my floor mat
Then one day it just occurred to me, I've got no use for that
Guess the city didn't kill me after all
The thing that nearly took me out was loneliness and alcohol
And I just put it down and walked away
And crawled back to the crimson and the clay
See the moon in the morning, I anticipate the night
Licked the spoon in the kitchen, we prayed to Martha White
A little noose in a locker, brown eyes crying in a hall
Rebel flags on the highway, wooden crosses on the wall
Guess the small town didn't suit me after all
There's still so many lonely kids surrounded by the rest of y'all
And I can't seem to keep myself away
So I head back to the crimson and the clay
Red clay under my nails, deep crimson on my skin
You could strip me of everything I own
And just leave me with the memories of my Alabama home
I guess the highway didn't kill me after all
But I thought I was a goner in that trailer fire in Arkansas
But I just let it burn and walked away
Crawled back to the crimson and the clay
I got a little bolt action for my ninth birthday
And I can flip a silver dollar from a hundred yards away
1911 under my floor mat
Then one day it just occurred to me, I've got no use for that
Guess the city didn't kill me after all
The thing that nearly took me out was loneliness and alcohol
And I just put it down and walked away
And crawled back to the crimson and the clay
See the moon in the morning, I anticipate the night
Licked the spoon in the kitchen, we prayed to Martha White
A little noose in a locker, brown eyes crying in a hall
Rebel flags on the highway, wooden crosses on the wall
Guess the small town didn't suit me after all
There's still so many lonely kids surrounded by the rest of y'all
And I can't seem to keep myself away
So I head back to the crimson and the clay
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Good While It Lasted
You're like sleep, take what I can get
But I've gotta make some sense of this, so here the f*ck I sit
At 3AM trying way too hard
To find the words to slow my sweet, addicted heart
You're like sleep, I can't get near enough
And I pretend that I don't need you when I'm out doing stuff
Went so deep, a lucky young man's dream
And last time I tried this sober, I was seventeen
And all that I needed was all that I had
And it was good while it lasted
You let me kiss you on Broadway in a black Cadillac
And it was good while it lasted
Last night I didn't sleep at all, I found another empty wall
And I couldn't get past it
And for a minute in the afternoon, I almost didn't think of you
It was good while it lasted
It's more than real, a plastic universe
And I wanna know your secrets, even when it hurts
You speak so soft, but there's something dark in there
And I think I'll ask for more than just a love affair
You're like sleep and the nights are adding up
Well, I wish I still smoked cigarettes and acted tough
And all that I had was all that I needed
It was good while it lasted
With your head on my shoulder, my soldiers retreated
It was good while it lasted
A mattress on the palace floor and a light I'd never seen before
And I couldn't get past it
And for a little while this afternoon, I dreamed that I was in your room
And it was good while it lasted
Baby, let me learn from you
How'd you get that shade of blue?
What's it like from where you stand
To let me hold your steady hand?
And all that I wanted was all that I had
And it was good while it lasted
Now I feel like a boy who got caught being bad
And it was good while it lasted
That night you came and stayed with me, painted on my memory
I'll never get past it
Well, I got to hold a piece of you in the evening on the avenue
And it was good while it lasted
But I've gotta make some sense of this, so here the f*ck I sit
At 3AM trying way too hard
To find the words to slow my sweet, addicted heart
You're like sleep, I can't get near enough
And I pretend that I don't need you when I'm out doing stuff
Went so deep, a lucky young man's dream
And last time I tried this sober, I was seventeen
And all that I needed was all that I had
And it was good while it lasted
You let me kiss you on Broadway in a black Cadillac
And it was good while it lasted
Last night I didn't sleep at all, I found another empty wall
And I couldn't get past it
And for a minute in the afternoon, I almost didn't think of you
It was good while it lasted
It's more than real, a plastic universe
And I wanna know your secrets, even when it hurts
You speak so soft, but there's something dark in there
And I think I'll ask for more than just a love affair
You're like sleep and the nights are adding up
Well, I wish I still smoked cigarettes and acted tough
And all that I had was all that I needed
It was good while it lasted
With your head on my shoulder, my soldiers retreated
It was good while it lasted
A mattress on the palace floor and a light I'd never seen before
And I couldn't get past it
And for a little while this afternoon, I dreamed that I was in your room
And it was good while it lasted
Baby, let me learn from you
How'd you get that shade of blue?
What's it like from where you stand
To let me hold your steady hand?
And all that I wanted was all that I had
And it was good while it lasted
Now I feel like a boy who got caught being bad
And it was good while it lasted
That night you came and stayed with me, painted on my memory
I'll never get past it
Well, I got to hold a piece of you in the evening on the avenue
And it was good while it lasted
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
True Believer
Take your hand off my knee, take your foot off my neck
Why are y'all examining me like I'm a murder suspect?
If I got a little loose, I just forgot to be afraid
But I started out a true believer, babe
A lot of dangerous memories, a lot of bars in this town
But oh, to have loved and lost and then still stuck around
But I heard God in the Ryman, I crawled out of the grave
And I guess I'm still a true believer, babe
All your girlfriends say I broke your f*cking heart and I don't like it
There's a letter on the nightstand I don't think I'll ever read
Well, I finally found a match and you kept daring me to strike it
And now I have to let it burn to let it be
I can't remember my dreams, I guess it could be the meds
But the sound of you screaming won't get out of my head
I still remember the fever 'fore it started to fade
I really was a true believer, babe
All your girlfriends say I broke your f*cking heart and I don't like it
There's a letter on the nightstand I don't think I'll ever read
Well, I finally found a match, and you kept daring me to strike it
And now I have to let it burn to let it be
Like the stain on your teeth, I'm as stubborn as wine
Just when you think that I'm beaten, I get up every time
So when we pass on the highway, I'll smile and I'll wave
And I'll always be a true believer, babe
I'll always be a true believer, babe
I'll always be a true believer, babe
Why are y'all examining me like I'm a murder suspect?
If I got a little loose, I just forgot to be afraid
But I started out a true believer, babe
A lot of dangerous memories, a lot of bars in this town
But oh, to have loved and lost and then still stuck around
But I heard God in the Ryman, I crawled out of the grave
And I guess I'm still a true believer, babe
All your girlfriends say I broke your f*cking heart and I don't like it
There's a letter on the nightstand I don't think I'll ever read
Well, I finally found a match and you kept daring me to strike it
And now I have to let it burn to let it be
I can't remember my dreams, I guess it could be the meds
But the sound of you screaming won't get out of my head
I still remember the fever 'fore it started to fade
I really was a true believer, babe
All your girlfriends say I broke your f*cking heart and I don't like it
There's a letter on the nightstand I don't think I'll ever read
Well, I finally found a match, and you kept daring me to strike it
And now I have to let it burn to let it be
Like the stain on your teeth, I'm as stubborn as wine
Just when you think that I'm beaten, I get up every time
So when we pass on the highway, I'll smile and I'll wave
And I'll always be a true believer, babe
I'll always be a true believer, babe
I'll always be a true believer, babe
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Wind Behind the Rain
I knew you before we met
We don't need all the answers yet
And I'm sure time will change me some
You see what I could become
So much left to figure out
I never took the easy route
I was born with my boots on
Will you take 'em off me when I'm gone?
I love you like the morning loves the afternoon
Like the prairies love the plains
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
I wanna see you smiling when you're ninety
And I'll always see you like you are right now
All my wild beginnings are behind me
And I know that we can stick it out somehow
Oh, I wanted you the first time that I saw you
In that bar where all my friends left me behind
I wasn't even fishing when I caught you
But I always had your picture in my mind
I love you like the morning loves the afternoon
Like the prairies love the plains
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
I love you like the ocean loves the silver moon
Like Frank and Jesse loved the train
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
We don't need all the answers yet
And I'm sure time will change me some
You see what I could become
So much left to figure out
I never took the easy route
I was born with my boots on
Will you take 'em off me when I'm gone?
I love you like the morning loves the afternoon
Like the prairies love the plains
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
I wanna see you smiling when you're ninety
And I'll always see you like you are right now
All my wild beginnings are behind me
And I know that we can stick it out somehow
Oh, I wanted you the first time that I saw you
In that bar where all my friends left me behind
I wasn't even fishing when I caught you
But I always had your picture in my mind
I love you like the morning loves the afternoon
Like the prairies love the plains
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
I love you like the ocean loves the silver moon
Like Frank and Jesse loved the train
If you leave me now, I'll just come running after you
I'll be the wind behind the rain
Writer: Michael Jason Isbell
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Copyright: Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing
Foxes in the Snow is the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Isbell, released on March 7, 2025 on Southeastern. Produced by Isbell and Gena Johnson, the album was recorded in five days at Electric Lady Studios in New York, and is Isbell's first solo acoustic album. The album is also Isbell's first since his debut, Sirens of the Ditch (2007), not to feature any members of his backing band, The 400 Unit.
Preceded by the singles, "Bury Me" and "Foxes in the Snow", the album's lyrics are partly influenced by Isbell's divorce from Amanda Shires, his wife of eleven years and former bandmate, while also taking inspiration from a new relationship with artist Anna Weyant, who created the album's artwork.
Regarding his decision to record Foxes in the Snow on his own, without the participation of his backing band The 400 Unit, Isbell noted: "I don't want to keep doing stuff that's easy. A lot of the stories on this record, a lot of these details and a lot of these songs are very personal. I didn't want to force anybody else to be in the room with that. When you're being this open and this vulnerable, there's something about doing it alone. Even though you know that the results are going to get broadcast to everybody, there's something about sitting with a guitar and singing a song that makes sense to me when it's this personal."
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Jason IsbellPreceded by the singles, "Bury Me" and "Foxes in the Snow", the album's lyrics are partly influenced by Isbell's divorce from Amanda Shires, his wife of eleven years and former bandmate, while also taking inspiration from a new relationship with artist Anna Weyant, who created the album's artwork.
Regarding his decision to record Foxes in the Snow on his own, without the participation of his backing band The 400 Unit, Isbell noted: "I don't want to keep doing stuff that's easy. A lot of the stories on this record, a lot of these details and a lot of these songs are very personal. I didn't want to force anybody else to be in the room with that. When you're being this open and this vulnerable, there's something about doing it alone. Even though you know that the results are going to get broadcast to everybody, there's something about sitting with a guitar and singing a song that makes sense to me when it's this personal."
-Wikipedia
Genre(s): Emo, Folk Rock, Acoustic
Producer(s): Jason Isbell, Gena Johnson
Released: March 7th, 2025
Year: 2025
