Albums of the Year 2025: #8

Jason Isbell, a Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter, is one of the most respected and celebrated artists of his generation. The North Alabama native possesses an incredible penchant for identifying and articulating some of the deepest, yet simplest, human emotions, and turning them into beautiful poetry through song.

Isbell sings of the everyday human condition with thoughtful, heartfelt, and sometimes brutal honesty. After releasing multiple albums and touring the world with his band, the 400 Unit, Isbell will begin 2025 with a change of pace: a new album featuring only his voice and an acoustic guitar, an all-mahogany 1940 Martin 0-17. These recordings further demonstrate his pure talent as a songwriter and musician.

Produced by Gena Johnson and Jason Isbell, and recorded at Electric Lady Studios in NYC, Foxes in the Snow is an absolute masterpiece.