Isbell in a 2020 interview said great songwriting required the ability to build a song that goes beyond personal experience into the realm of emotional storytelling. Storytelling about a perception of the world rather than one’s role or experiences in it.
His 2023 album release of ‘Weathervane’ delves predominately into the personal with a nod towards the worldly distractions, more Springsteen than Dylan but it is all a master class in songwriting. Great songwriting is the man not the subject.
Isbell provides 13 tracks of mostly Americana and roots ballads, providing his enchanted interpretations of love, longing, and regret.
The album won the 66th Annual Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.
Source: Apple Music. AllMusic. Graphic: Weathervane album cover, copyright Southeastern Records. The album cover has only two directions S and E.
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