Ahead of the arrival of their new album Weathervanes, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit today released “Cast Iron Skillet,” the third single from the project. Weathervanes, which drops on June 9 via Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers.

Isbell returns to a common theme with “Cast Iron Skillet.” He explores his relationship with the life lessons he learned growing up in the south, from the extremely mundane to life’s most complex truths. He is southern in accent, and family tree, and in musical ancestors, but he uses his art to tear down the worst of the south and try to build a new, better, more loving region in its place. Isbell breaks open the myths and legends he learned, from the small and insignificant to the large and deadly – and reflects on how the idea of the past is very rarely accurate.

“If we romanticize the past, we can’t really learn from it,” says Isbell.

Don’t wash the cast iron skillet
Don’t drink and drive, you’ll spill it
Don’t ask too many questions or you’ll never get to sleep
There’s a hole inside you, fill it

“Cast Iron Skillet” marks the third track released from Weathervanes following the first two offerings, “Death Wish” and “Middle of the Morning,” which were welcomed with rave reviews. Earning praise from fellow artists as well, legendary musician, songwriter and producer Jack White released his own take on “Death Wish” last Friday (4/21).

Weathervanes was recorded at Nashville’s Blackbird Studio and features Isbell’s band, the 400 Unit: Derry deBorja (Acoustic Piano, Electric Piano, Organ, Accordion, Synthesizers, Therevox, TackPiano, Background Vocals), Chad Gamble (Drums, Percussion, Congas), Jimbo Hart (Electric Bass, Bass), and Sadler Vaden (Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Electric 12 String, Acoustic 12 String, Background Vocals). Special guests include Amanda Shires (Fiddle, Background Vocals) harmonicist Mickey Raphael (Harmonica on “Strawberry Woman”) with Background Vocals on “If You Insist“ by renowned producer and engineer Sylvia Massy & Ian Rickard and Strings on “Death Wish” by Morgan O’Shaughnessey.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Weathervanes
Track Listing
Thirty Tigers

“Death Wish”
“King of Oklahoma”
“Strawberry Woman”
“Middle Of The Morning”
“Save The World”
“If You Insist”
“Cast Iron Skillet”
“When We Were Close”
“Volunteer”
“Vestavia Hills”
“White Beretta”
“This Ain’t It”
“Miles”

*All songs written and produced by Jason Isbell. Additional production by Matt Pence on tracks 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10.

Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit 2023 tour dates

4/28 – Cincinnati, OH / Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
4/29 – Cincinnati, OH / Andrew J Brady Music Center ^
4/30 – Scaly Mountain, NC / Bear Shadow Music Festival **
5/2 – Omaha, NE / Orpheum Theater ^
5/3 – Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
5/4 – Morrison, CO / Red Rocks Amphitheatre #
5/6 – Salina, KS / Stiefel Theatre ^
5/7 – Lubbock, TX / Helen DeVitt Jones Theater at The Buddy Holly Hall ^
5/9 – Dallas, TX / The Factory in Deep Ellum ^
5/11 – Austin, TX / Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
5/12 – Austin, TX / Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
5/13 – Austin, TX / Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater ^
5/14 – Little Rock, AR / The Hall ^
6/15 – Fayetteville, AR / JJ’s Live (with Adeem The Artist)
6/16 – Kansas City, MO / Boulevardia **
6/17 – St. Louis, MO / Open Highway Music Festival **
6/18 – Indianapolis, IN / WonderRoad Festival **
6/22 – LaGrange, GA / Sweetland Amphitheatre ~
6/23 – Birmingham, AL / Avondale Brewing Company ~
6/24 – Birmingham, AL / Avondale Brewing Company ~
6/25 – Ann Arbor, MI / A2SF **
6/29 – Palo Alto, CA / Frost Amphitheater %
6/30 – Quincy, CA / High Sierra Music Festival **
7/1 – Bend, OR / Hayden Homes Amphitheater %
7/2 – Canby, OR / Clackamas County Fairgrounds %
7/4 – Bonner, MT / KettleHouse Amphitheater %
7/5 – Seattle, WA / Woodland Park Zoo %
7/6 – Spokane, WA / Martin Woldson Theater at The Fox %
7/9 – Dillon, CO / Dillon Amphitheater %
7/11 – Tempe, AZ / Marquee Theatre %
7/12 – San Diego, CA / Humphreys Concerts by the Bay %
7/14 – Los Angeles, CA / Greek Theatre %
7/15 – Paso Robles, CA / Vina Robles Amphitheatre %
7/16 – Las Vegas, NV / Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas %
7/26 – Harrisburg, PA / Riverfront Park ~
7/27 – Boston, MA / Roadrunner ~
7/28 – Port Chester, NY / The Capitol Theatre ~
7/31 – Huntington, NY / The Paramount ~
8/1 – New Brunswick, NJ / State Theatre New Jersey ~
8/2 – Washington, D.C. / Wolf Trap ~
8/4 – Toronto, ON / Massey Hall ~
8/5 – Lewiston, NY / Artpark Mainstage Theater ~
8/8 – Richmond, VA / Brown’s Island ~
8/9 – Salem, VA / Salem Civic Center ~
8/11 – Asheville, NC / Rabbit Rabbit %
8/12 – St Augustine, FL / The St. Augustine Amphitheatre &
8/13 – North Myrtle Beach, SC / House of Blues &
9/8 – Iowa City, IA / Hancher Auditorium – Hadley Stage @
9/9 – Grand Rapids, MN / Grand Rapids Riverfest
9/10 – Moorhead, MN / Bluestem Center for the Arts @
9/12 – Milwaukee, WI / The Riverside Theater @
9/14 – Shreveport, LA / Shreveport Municipal Auditorium =
9/15 – New Orleans, LA / Orpheum Theater =
9/16 – Memphis, TN / Radians Amphitheater =
10/7 – Raleigh, NC / Red Hat Amphitheater

^w/ Amythyst Kiah
#w/ Angel Olsen
% w/ Deer Tick
~ w/ S.G. Goodman
& ​​w/ The Baseball Project
@ w/ Wednesday
= w/ Lonnie Holley
**Festival date

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