Sirens Of The Ditch
by Jason Isbell

Sirens Of The Ditch by Jason Isbell
Year: 2007
Release date: 2007-07-10
Overall rank: 14,516th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
72/100 (from 36 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 2007 (278th)
Award Top albums of of the 2000s (2,578th)
Award Best albums of all time (14,516th)

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Jason Isbell bestography

Sirens Of The Ditch is ranked 8th best out of 15 albums by Jason Isbell on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Jason Isbell is Southeastern which is ranked number 1142 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 1,531.

Jason Isbell album bestography « Higher ranked (6,008th)
Here We Rest
This album (14,516th)
Sirens Of The Ditch
Lower ranked (20,799th) »
Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit

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Overall rank: 14,516th | 2000s rank: 2,578th | 2007 rank: 278th  Overall chart history
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From 05/05/2015 15:15 | #140903
This is easily one of the best debuts ever, even if it's a little scattered in its vision. Like most Drive-By Truckers fans, I was bummed to hear Isbell was leaving. But I was also excited to see what he would do, since his contributions to the band had been so spectacular. What we got was a lot of different kinds of songs, all roughly alt-country. There are some moments that are more straight-ahead rock, and I personally find those to be the weakest tracks. But there are also some tracks that showcase his skill as a narrative songwriter. As Isbell continues his meteoric rise as a solo artist, I think new fans will be surprised when they go back to his first record and discover it's this good.
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