Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have detailed a new album. The singer-songwriter and his band will share Weathervanes on June 9 via Southeastern Records.
Following 2020's acclaimed Reunions, the 13-song Weathervanes was written and produced by Isbell. Along with the 400 Unit, the album also includes contributions from Amanda Shires (fiddle, vocals) Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Sylvia Massy and Ian Rickard (vocals), and Morgan O'Shaughnessey (strings).
An album trailer narrated by ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson describes Weathervanes as Isbell's "latest collection of grown-up songs: songs about adult love, about change, about the danger of nostalgia and the interrogation of myths, about cruelty and regret and redemption. Life and death songs, played for and by grown-ass people. Some will make you cry alone in your car, and others will make you sing along with thousands of strangers in a big summer pavilion or majestic old theatre, united in the great miracle of being alive."
Alongside the trailer below, you'll also find album opener "Death Wish," on which Isbell affirms, "Everybody dies, but you got to find a reason to carry on."
Isbell has also added shows to his slate of 2023 tour dates, some of which include support from Kathleen Edwards, Angel Olsen, Deer Tick, Amythyst Kiah, S.G. Goodman and the Baseball Project.
In March, Isbell has lined up Western Canadian performances in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria — all of which come ahead of an August performance at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets for all newly added dates go on sale February 24 at 10 a.m. local time, and you can find the complete itinerary below.
Pre-order Weathervanes.
Weathervanes:
1. Death Wish
2. King of Oklahoma
3. Strawberry Woman
4. Middle of the Morning
5. Save the World
6. If You Insist
7. Cast Iron Skillet
8. When We Were Close
9. Volunteer
10. Vestavia Hills
11. White Beretta
12. This Ain't It
13. Miles
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 2023 Tour Dates:
03/01 Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Concert Hall *
03/02 Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
03/04 Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre *
03/05 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
03/06 Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre *
03/08 Boise, ID - Morrison Center
03/09 Jackson Hole, WY - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
03/10 Bozeman, MT - The Elm
03/11 Billings, MT - Alberta Bair Theater
03/12 Rapid City, SD - The Monument - Fine Arts Theatre
03/14 Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
03/15 Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
04/05 Sydney, AUS - Enmore Theatre (with Allison Russell)
04/06 Melbourne, AUS - Palais Theatre (with Allison Russell)
04/08 Tyagarah, NSW - Bluesfest
04/22 Miramar Beach, FL - Moon Crush: Seascape Beach Resort
04/28 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
04/29 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
04/30 Scaly Mountain, NC - Bear Shadow Music Festival
05/02 Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater ^
05/03 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
05/04 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
05/06 Salina, KS - Stiefel Theatre ^
05/07 Lubbock, TX - Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly Hall ^
05/09 Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
05/11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/12 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/14 Little Rock, AR - The Hall ^
06/15 Fayetteville, AR - JJ's Live (with Adeem The Artist)
06/16 Kansas City, MO - Boulevardia
06/18 Indianapolis, IN - WonderRoad Festival
06/22 LaGrange, GA - Sweetland Amphitheatre ~
06/23 Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company ~
06/24 Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company ~
06/25 Ann Arbor, MI - A2SF
06/29 Palo Alto, CA - Frost Amphitheater %
06/30 Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival
07/01 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater %
07/02 Canby, OR - Clackamas County Fairgrounds %
07/04 Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater %
07/05 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo %
07/06 Spokane, WA - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox %
07/09 Dillon, CO - Dillon Amphitheater %
07/11 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre %
07/14 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre %
07/15 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre %
07/16 Las Vegas, NV - Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas %
07/26 Harrisburg, PA - Riverfront Park ~
07/27 Boston, MA - Roadrunner ~
07/28 Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre ~
07/31 Huntington, NY - The Paramount ~
08/01 New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre New Jersey ~
08/02 Washington, D.C. - Wolf Trap ~
08/04 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall ~
08/05 Lewiston, NY - Artpark Mainstage Theater ~
08/08 Richmond, VA - Brown's Island ~
08/09 Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center ~
08/12 St Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre &
08/13 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues &
* with Kathleen Edwards
^ with Amythyst Kiah
# with Angel Olsen
% with Deer Tick
~ with S.G. Goodman
& with The Baseball Project
Following 2020's acclaimed Reunions, the 13-song Weathervanes was written and produced by Isbell. Along with the 400 Unit, the album also includes contributions from Amanda Shires (fiddle, vocals) Mickey Raphael (harmonica), Sylvia Massy and Ian Rickard (vocals), and Morgan O'Shaughnessey (strings).
An album trailer narrated by ESPN senior writer Wright Thompson describes Weathervanes as Isbell's "latest collection of grown-up songs: songs about adult love, about change, about the danger of nostalgia and the interrogation of myths, about cruelty and regret and redemption. Life and death songs, played for and by grown-ass people. Some will make you cry alone in your car, and others will make you sing along with thousands of strangers in a big summer pavilion or majestic old theatre, united in the great miracle of being alive."
Alongside the trailer below, you'll also find album opener "Death Wish," on which Isbell affirms, "Everybody dies, but you got to find a reason to carry on."
Isbell has also added shows to his slate of 2023 tour dates, some of which include support from Kathleen Edwards, Angel Olsen, Deer Tick, Amythyst Kiah, S.G. Goodman and the Baseball Project.
In March, Isbell has lined up Western Canadian performances in Calgary, Edmonton, Kelowna, Vancouver and Victoria — all of which come ahead of an August performance at Toronto's Massey Hall. Tickets for all newly added dates go on sale February 24 at 10 a.m. local time, and you can find the complete itinerary below.
Pre-order Weathervanes.
Weathervanes:
1. Death Wish
2. King of Oklahoma
3. Strawberry Woman
4. Middle of the Morning
5. Save the World
6. If You Insist
7. Cast Iron Skillet
8. When We Were Close
9. Volunteer
10. Vestavia Hills
11. White Beretta
12. This Ain't It
13. Miles
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 2023 Tour Dates:
03/01 Calgary, AB - Jack Singer Concert Hall *
03/02 Edmonton, AB - Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium *
03/04 Kelowna, BC - Kelowna Community Theatre *
03/05 Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre *
03/06 Victoria, BC - Royal Theatre *
03/08 Boise, ID - Morrison Center
03/09 Jackson Hole, WY - Jackson Hole Center for the Arts
03/10 Bozeman, MT - The Elm
03/11 Billings, MT - Alberta Bair Theater
03/12 Rapid City, SD - The Monument - Fine Arts Theatre
03/14 Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
03/15 Joliet, IL - Rialto Square Theatre
04/05 Sydney, AUS - Enmore Theatre (with Allison Russell)
04/06 Melbourne, AUS - Palais Theatre (with Allison Russell)
04/08 Tyagarah, NSW - Bluesfest
04/22 Miramar Beach, FL - Moon Crush: Seascape Beach Resort
04/28 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
04/29 Cincinnati, OH - Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
04/30 Scaly Mountain, NC - Bear Shadow Music Festival
05/02 Omaha, NE - Orpheum Theater ^
05/03 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
05/04 Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
05/06 Salina, KS - Stiefel Theatre ^
05/07 Lubbock, TX - Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly Hall ^
05/09 Dallas, TX - The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
05/11 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/12 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/13 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
05/14 Little Rock, AR - The Hall ^
06/15 Fayetteville, AR - JJ's Live (with Adeem The Artist)
06/16 Kansas City, MO - Boulevardia
06/18 Indianapolis, IN - WonderRoad Festival
06/22 LaGrange, GA - Sweetland Amphitheatre ~
06/23 Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company ~
06/24 Birmingham, AL - Avondale Brewing Company ~
06/25 Ann Arbor, MI - A2SF
06/29 Palo Alto, CA - Frost Amphitheater %
06/30 Quincy, CA - High Sierra Music Festival
07/01 Bend, OR - Hayden Homes Amphitheater %
07/02 Canby, OR - Clackamas County Fairgrounds %
07/04 Bonner, MT - KettleHouse Amphitheater %
07/05 Seattle, WA - Woodland Park Zoo %
07/06 Spokane, WA - Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox %
07/09 Dillon, CO - Dillon Amphitheater %
07/11 Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre %
07/14 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre %
07/15 Paso Robles, CA - Vina Robles Amphitheatre %
07/16 Las Vegas, NV - Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas %
07/26 Harrisburg, PA - Riverfront Park ~
07/27 Boston, MA - Roadrunner ~
07/28 Port Chester, NY - The Capitol Theatre ~
07/31 Huntington, NY - The Paramount ~
08/01 New Brunswick, NJ - State Theatre New Jersey ~
08/02 Washington, D.C. - Wolf Trap ~
08/04 Toronto, ON - Massey Hall ~
08/05 Lewiston, NY - Artpark Mainstage Theater ~
08/08 Richmond, VA - Brown's Island ~
08/09 Salem, VA - Salem Civic Center ~
08/12 St Augustine, FL - The St. Augustine Amphitheatre &
08/13 North Myrtle Beach, SC - House of Blues &
* with Kathleen Edwards
^ with Amythyst Kiah
# with Angel Olsen
% with Deer Tick
~ with S.G. Goodman
& with The Baseball Project
