If youre just joining us, my guest is Amanda Shires, and her latest album is called Take It Like A Man. This is FRESH AIR. Since writing that op-ed, I have had reproductive healthcare that some might call an abortion when I was hospitalized in Texas on August 9, 2021, with a ruptured fallopian tube caused by an ectopic pregnancy. SHIRES: I dont know that well, I dont know that I was going to leave or that Jason was going to leave. And Tommy said, if you can hold down that lower third harmony and Id love to, you know, have that spot filled. Jason Isbell performs in Gulf Shores, Alabama. SHIRES: I just I have never been a fan of the way my voice sounds. And I save them all and I return to them often I own one of his guitars My whole left arm is tattoos of Leonard Cohen I really do feel like he did a lot of work for me that I dont have to do. GROSS: This is FRESH AIR. It was it took Dave Cobb and it took Brandi, and then it took Natalie and Maren Morris. A moonlit pass that only she would know still hears my broken song of love. And I was reading mine. Then I told my friend Dave Cobb about my idea and he really liked it, and he said, Im going to have you meet Brandi Carlile. Jason Isbell Releases Death Wish' From New Album I just fell in love with the music, is what happened. Its all control.. She makes the decision before it gets to the point where she makes a mistake, and I like that. And while I I know the voice that I have is what I have. Some of the reason [The Problem] is only coming out now is fear on my part, and Ill admit that. When her distinctive vibrato appears on To the Sunset, as a subtle emotive tool or punctuation in her storytelling, it feels like an electrical charge shuddering through the live wire of her voice. You can keep the car and the house. It makes it feel like youre tough enough for the fight, all the way down to your bones. I am your man. photos by @alyssegafkjen Musician Adia Victoria also tweeted at Isbell and praised the artist for continuing to put the health and safety ofhis crew, my band, venue employees and fans first and foremost, to which he replied with three heart emojis. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time And one day we wound up in the studio and we cut the song. But one time, you know, not everybody could make a show. I mean, only just now nine months later, interestingly enough have I returned to having normal periods. Which brings up the question, why were Jason and I, and Margo Price, the biggest celebrities quasi-celebrities at the march in Nashville? I was learning orchestra and classical music in school and privately. After recording and touring for several years with the Drive-By Truckers, for whom he wrote standouts including Decoration Day, Outfit and Danko/Manuel, Isbell launched his solo career in 2007. The Grammy-winning singer, songwriter and guitarist from Green Hill, Ala., made headlines in 2021 for requiring proof of vaccination or proof of a recent negative COVID test to attend his concerts. He asserted that the band would cancel the concert if any venue refused to agree to their requirements. So one of the things you learned, like, I think in the past few years is that your grandfather had spent years in prison. He could still leave it dish in the sink, you know? And then in my mind I thought, well, if he couldnt hear the frequency of my voice before, maybe he could hear it through music, you know? Oh, I could have crowed. And then I thought about Waylon [Jennings] and Kris [Kristofferson] and them of The Highwaymen, and I was like, They were kind of speaking about ageism. I said, Itd be cool if I had a band, The Highwomen. Then I told my friend Dave Cobb about my idea and he really liked it and he said, Im going to have you meet Brandi Carlile. And we met. It was love at first listen. Trump Melts Down Over Murdoch Admitting Fox Lied About Election Fraud, If you say those things out loud, it makes a difference. Which would I rather have? And then she wanted to know if it was real, so she hired a private investigator and all this. You can say its all my fault. The Mandalorian Season Three Gets Off to a Disappointing Start Subscribe: http://bit.ly/1lq9aEQTour the Ryman: http://bit.ly/tourtherymanVisit the Ryman Calendar: http://bit.ly/rymanconcertsAbout the Ryman Auditorium:Established in 1982 as the Union Gospel Tabernacle and renamed for the visionary who constructed it, Captain Tom G. Ryman, the Ryman Auditorium is a National Historic Landmark and cultural epicenter of Nashville, TN. (Playing guitar, singing) Like a common loon, I started hearing birds, birdsong everywhere. And I know that he feels the same way I do. These really arent personal. Video Playlist: Drive-By Truckers Play Pared-Down Southern Rock, You can still find those adventures if you surround yourself with the right people, Isbell tells Rolling Stone, sitting at a picnic table on the roof of the Port City Music Hall in Portland, Maine, where hell perform in a couple of hours, a few days after his Newport set. You know, its Jimmy Webbs song originally, but. And I really liked it. Isbells grandfather and uncle were both musicians, says Tompkins on the phone from Nashville. 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SHIRES: When I write songs, I go into it either with an idea to explore something, make sense of the world or my feelings, you know, all that. So thanks to them as well. GROSS: The bail bondsmen are often their offices are often located in a very low-rent part of town. I like the way these lines kind of happened in our lives and like tributaries in a way that we dont realize are happening. Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell depict a couple having an honest, difficult conversation about abortion in the new song The Problem.. JASON ISBELL: (Singing) What do you want to do? Well definitely get to your verse, which is the second one. Her new album is called Take It Like A Man.. Because once you have a baby, theres no social programming to help. But I just got up on a stage and took the fiddle and started playing it. You used to lean in like I was whispering, any excuse to get near again. Some people are upset at the way iPhones charge. Wills was the father of western swing. Its a lot like writing a song about it. I own one of his guitars and. Soon after a Supreme Court draft ruling that would overturn Roe v. Wade was leaked last month, Amanda Shires shared some personal news on social media. So I dont have to go trying to learn all these other things. Its pretty obvious.. Then Im like, This is coming out now., Jason Isbell on the Art of the Livestream, Supporting Indie Record Stores, and That Feral Hogs Meme, Devon Gilfillian to Cover Marvin Gaye's 'What's Going On' With Jason Isbell, Grace Potter, Jason Isbell Blasts Van Morrison, Covers 'Into the Mystic'. People forget, Shires says. GROSS: And me of you, so thank you. So since they are personal songs, you had to decide to say that. Where does that get us with our Fourth and Fifth Amendment rights? Isbells first show after finishing rehab was opening solo for Ryan Adams in Perth, Australia, three days after he got out (two, if you count the international dateline, the day that goes into the vortex). GROSS: Was this your mothers father or your fathers father? I dont have certain kinds of fatigue. The next time Jason Isbell told Amanda Shires he wanted to quit, she began talking with his manager about facilitating a trip to rehab. However, the "night-before bender" nearly broke them. Shires told WNYC Studios, "He wanted to do every drug, drink every thing, drink the moonshine, all the late night stuff, it was crazy. And then, we did it, sing the song. Opening with solemn piano chords, The Problem features Isbells voice first, then Shires joins, and the pair trade lines as they move the story along. Its just like you would expect, but theres real, scientific proof for it now. Thats the song Faultlines, performed by Amanda Shires with Zach Setchfield on guitar in Amandas home studio outside of Nashville, Tenn. Thats one of the songs on her new album, Take It Like a Man. So lets talk about that song a little bit. Trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble, trouble. And I know I can take it like a man. Moon, in all your splendor. Hearing Shires spell that out is invigorating. Shires new album, Take it Like a Man, includes several songs she wrote during a rough period in her marriage to musician Jason Isbell. And there was a guy that also played the guitar, like a multi-instrumentalist side person. But finding a voice now and sharing their stories now is as good as any time. And Zachs going to play guitar. GROSS: Lets take another break here. In the decade-plus that Shires has been making solo albums in addition to working as a side person with Billy Joe Shaver, Justin Townes Earle and, eventually, her husband and fellow singer-songwriter Jason Isbell she's expressed self-consciousness about the shivers and tremors in her singing voice, tried to smooth them out of her delivery and ultimately embraced its untameness. SHIRES: I really do feel like he did a lot of work for me that I dont have to do. 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