Save this article to read it later.
Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection.
For the last decade, Jason Isbell appeared to be bulletproof.
The album kicked off a string of increasingly acclaimed releases as his star steadily rose.
Everyone loves a redemption arc, and Isbells was potent.
During his time in the Truckers, he would consume a fifth of Jack Daniels every night.
His ascension was unwavering, right up until he and Shiresannounced a divorcein February 2024.
Yet at face value,Foxesis not a simple divorce record.
Emerging from personal turmoil, the album is another deft narrative turn for Isbell.
Equally populated by grief and new beginnings, it instead captures the messiness in moving on.
Foxes in the Snowarrives with heavy context though little explanation.
But Isbell has been far less gregarious in detailing his divorce as he was his marriage.
The spare arrangements ofFoxes in the Snowleave Isbells lyrics no room to hide.
InFoxessmost transfixing moments, Isbell manages to blur the lines.
These arent the only moments when Isbell approaches loss and change from multiple angles at once.
In Gravelweed, he seems to address Shires directly.
In Gravelweed, he is contrite, almost as much to his fans as to Shires.
There has been no shortage of dark moments across Isbells albums.
True Believer underlines the unique quality that hangs overFoxes in the Snow.
Pop-music history is filled to the brim with breakups endless tales of heartbreak, vengeance, and despair.
The stakes are higher when a would-be forever sputters out.
