Something More Than Free
| Something More Than Free | ||||
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| Studio album by Jason Isbell | ||||
| Released | July 17, 2015 | |||
| Genre | Alternative country | |||
| Length | 43:55 | |||
| Label | Southeastern Records | |||
| Producer | Dave Cobb | |||
| Jason Isbell chronology | ||||
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Something More Than Free is the fifth studio album by Jason Isbell. It was produced by Dave Cobb, who also produced Isbell's last record, Southeastern.[1] The album received the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards.[2]
Contents
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The A.V. Club | A-[4] |
| AbsolutePunk | 9.5/10[5] |
| Country Weekly | A[6] |
| Entertainment Weekly | A[7] |
| Pitchfork | 5.8/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[9] |
| Slant Magazine |    [10] |
Something More Than Free received mostly positive reviews. On Metacritic, the album has a score of 87 out of 100 based on 25 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim."[3]
The A.V. Club's Eric Swedlund praised the album, writing "though Something More Than Free may not repeat Isbell’s album-of-the-year accolades, it continues the magic of that breakthrough LP."[4] In another positive review, Craig Manning of AbsolutePunk wrote "Like Southeastern, Something More Than Free is a masterwork, and while I'm not sure if I quite agree with Isbell that it's better than Southeastern, it certainly offers a different (but equally satisfying) experience."[5] Jon Freeman of Nash Country Weekly gave the album a grade of A, writing "Jason Isbell has a reporter’s eye for detail and a poet’s gift for a beautifully crafted turn of phrase." Freeman continued, "Jason’s throaty rasp, not unlike Tyler Farr’s, is the ideal vehicle for those stories [..] It may not be all pretty, but Something More Than Free is as real as it gets."[6]
In a mixed review, Pitchfork Media's Stephen Deusner described Something More Than Free as " an album that contains too few surprises," writing that " the music does little to distinguish these characters or enliven the lyrics."[8] In an otherwise positive review, Jeremy Winograd of Slant Magazine wrote that Something More Than Free "retains Southeastern's intimate acoustic-based feel and heavyhearted lyrical matter, but it's even more smooth-edged and lacks the emotional gut-punches of its predecessor."[10]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stereogum | The 50 Best Albums of 2015 | 2015 | #31[11] |
Commercial performance
The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 6, and on the Top Country Albums as well as the Top Rock Albums charts at No. 1 upon its release in the United States, with 46,000 units sold.[12] As of February 2016, the album has sold 128,800 copies in the US.[13]
Something More Than Free debuted at number 1 on Billboard Magazine's rock, folk and country record charts.[14][15] Although he had had critical success in the Americana genre, this was the first time Isbell received such high ranking across genres.[16] The album was well received.[17]
The single '24 Frames' peaked at No. 8 on the Billboard Triple A chart[18] and at No. 42 on Rock Airplay.[19]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "If It Takes a Lifetime" | 3:43 |
| 2. | "24 Frames" | 3:16 |
| 3. | "Flagship" | 3:52 |
| 4. | "How to Forget" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "Children of Children" | 5:52 |
| 6. | "The Life You Chose" | 4:05 |
| 7. | "Something More Than Free" | 3:33 |
| 8. | "Speed Trap Town" | 4:04 |
| 9. | "Hudson Commodore" | 3:26 |
| 10. | "Palmetto Rose" | 4:06 |
| 11. | "To a Band That I Loved" | 3:52 |
Personnel
- Dave Cobb - acoustic guitar, percussion
- Derry Deborja - mellotron, organ, piano, synthesizer, Wurlitzer
- Chad Gamble - drums
- Jimbo Hart - bass guitar
- Jason Isbell - amplifiers, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, nylon string guitar, resonator guitar, hi-string acoustic guitar, microphone, slide guitar, lead vocals, background vocals
- Amanda Shires - fiddle, strings, background vocals
- Sadler Vaden - electric guitar, background vocals
Charts
| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[20] | 32 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 83 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[22] | 48 |
| Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23] | 33 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[24] | 17 |
| US Billboard 200[25] | 6 |
| US Top Country Albums (Billboard)[26] | 1 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard)[27] | 1 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[28] | 2 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[29] | 1 |
| Preceded by | Billboard Top Country Albums number-one album August 8, 2015 |
Succeeded by Angels and Alcohol by Alan Jackson |
References
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- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Freeman, Jon. Something More Than Free - Jason Isbell. countryweekly.com. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Winograd, Jeremy. Jason Isbell: Something More Than Free. Slant. 8 July 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
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- ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
- ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 30, 2015". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jason Isbell – Something More Than Free". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 24, 2015.
- ↑ Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=305 "Jason Isbell – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Jason Isbell. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=320 Jason Isbell – Chart history" Billboard Top Country Albums for Jason Isbell. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=1071 Jason Isbell – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for Jason Isbell. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=326 Jason Isbell – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Jason Isbell. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Template:BillboardEncode/J/chart?f=408 Jason Isbell – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Jason Isbell. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
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