A couple weeks ago we traversed Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit’s “Seven-Mile Island” to hear the story of “a failed father, a birthing mother, [and] an island on which banished Native Americans congregated, a place where Jason and his dad used to go to collect arrowheads.” This time Isbell’s cutting to the chase and letting us know why he has a problem being “Good.” For starters, his conscious has turned into petrified wood. We also have the album art for Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. There’s something Strawberry Jam about its color palette.

• Jason Isbell – “Good”Download

Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit is out 2/17 via Lightning Rod. The live dates:

02/12 – Birmingham, AL @ Workplay #
02/14 – Florence, AL @ Shoals Theater #
02/17 – Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre %
02/18 – Atlanta, GA @ The Earl %
02/20 – Raleigh, NC @ Lincoln Theatre %
02/21 – Richmond, VA @ The National %
02/22 – Harrisonburg, VA @ The Pub %
02/24 – Boston, MA @ TT the Bears &
02/26 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
02/27 – Philadelphia, PA @ World Cafe Live &
02/28 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Club Cafe &
03/01 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club &
03/02 – Cleveland, OH @ Beachland Ballroom &
03/04 – Toronto, ONT @ Horseshoe Tavern &
03/05 – Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place &
03/06 – Columbus, OH @ The Rumba Cafe &
03/07 – Cincinnati, OH @ Southgate House &
03/08 – Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel % &
03/13 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s &
03/14 – Nashville, TN @ The Mercy Lounge &
03/21 – Baton Rouge, LA @ Chelsea’s
03/24 – Memphis, TN @ The Hi-Tone !!
03/25 – Little Rock, AR @ Sticky Fingerz !!
03/26 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Wormy Dog Saloon !!
03/28 – Telluride, CO @ Sheridan Opera House !!
03/30 – Flagstaff, AZ @ Green Room !!
03/31 – Tucson, AZ @ Club Congress !!
04/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ Spaceland !!
04/03 – San Francisco, CA @ The Independent !!
04/04 – Sacramento, CA @ Blue Lamp !!
04/05 – Portland, OR @ Doug Fir !!
04/06 – Seattle, WA @ Tractor Tavern !!
04/08 – Salt Lake City, UT @ The State Room !!
04/09 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up !!
04/10 – Vail, CO @ The Sand Bar !!
04/11 – Denver, CO @ The Bluebird !!
04/12 – Kansas City, MO @ Knuckleheads !!
04/14 – Lincoln, NE @ Knickerbockers !!
04/15 – St. Paul, MN @ The Turf Club !!
04/16 – Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon !!
04/17 – Chicago, IL @ Double Door !!
04/24 – Auburn, AL @ Strutting Duck (Outdoors)
04/25 – Oxford, MS @ Double Decker Arts Festival (3:30PM)
06/06 – Ozark, AR @ Wakarusa

# w/ Sons of Roswell
% w/ Benji Hughes
& w/ Deer Tick
!! w/ Justin Townes Earle

[Band photo by Allison V. Smith]