Foxes in the Snow

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  • Genre: Folk / Americana / Singer-songwriter / American Roots.
  • Influenced by: John Prine, Townes Van Zandt, Steve Earle, Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, Bruce Springsteen, Kris Kristofferson.
  • Similar artists: Patterson Hood, Chris Stapleton, Sturgill Simpson, James McMurtry, Drive-By Truckers.
  • About this album: In 2023, Jason Isbell famously divorced his wife and musical collaborator Amanda Shires. Both of them released post-split albums in 2025, and it’s Isbell’s that takes the top album spot this year, and little doubt that it would. Foxes in the Snow is Isbell’s tenth studio album, released March 7 on Southeastern Records. Recorded in five days at Electric Lady Studios in New York, it features an entirely solo Isbell, performing on a vintage 1940 Martin acoustic guitar. With no members of The 400 Unit appearing on the record, it marks Isbell’s first fully solo acoustic project in almost two decades. Raw, intimate, and focused on themes of heartbreak, loss, self-examination, and personal change, Foxes channels the style of folk predecessors like Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, and Joni Mitchell.
  • Metacritic Score: 84 (universal acclaim).
  • Awards / Nominations: Nominated for three 2026 Grammy awards: Best Folk Album; Best American Roots Performance (“Crimson and Clay”); Best American Roots Song (“Foxes in the Snow”). Also nominated by the Americana Music Association for Album of the Year.
  • Song To Sample: “Crimson and Clay," a somber, roots-driven ode to Isbell's native Alabama that showcases the album’s emotional gravity and earned one of its Grammy nods.
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