Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit

Jason Isbell, late of the Drive-by Truckers comes up with his first album in his new incarnation, the 400 Unit. It's a fine set of country-soul tinged rock, helped by Isbell's sweet southern tones. Try this:

mp3 Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit: Cigarettes & Wine

Or, from his first solo outing, Sirens in the Ditch:

mp3 Jason Isbell: Dress Blues

The band, doing an old Truckers' great live:

mp3 Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit: Danko/Manuel

An acoustic version of another:

mp3 Drive-by Truckers: Decoration Day

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The Damnwells One Last Century

That fine rock band The Damnwells are back with a new album. Amazingly, you can download the entire thing for free courtesy of Paste magazine here or from their own site here. Or, you can try:

mp3 The Damnwells: 55 Pictures

Here's an old KEXP show:

Sleepsinging
Electric Harmony
I Will Keep the Bad Things from You
Sleepsinging 2
Texas

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Back with Vetiver's Tight Knit

Been away again, back now. Looking to Vetiver, whose newie has a lovely '70s feel and some damn fine tunes. Try this:

mp3 Vetiver: Rolling Sea

And here's a rarer old one:

mp3 Vetiver: Angel's Shame

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