Jason Isbell Hits A Career-Defining Groove

You'd be hard-pressed to find a musician more at the top of his game right now than Jason Isbell. Coming off the successes of his last two albums, Southeastern and Something More Than Free, the former Drive-By Truckers frontman has produced another rock/country gem with his latest record, The Nashville Sound, continuing his hot streak of albums layered with songs about dead-end towns and the people who live in them, people our Steven Hyden describes as "the sort of forgotten middle-American nobodies that normally never wind up in songs." That said, today [we published an interview Hyden did with Isbell]( a long, frank conversation the two had about family and politics and music, among other things. They also discussed love and relationships, or, more specifically, how it seems to be so much harder to find and sustain love in modern times than it ever was previously. Isbell shared his thoughts: I think the real question, for me, after all this time, is why are we getting worse at love? Why are we getting worse at keeping our families together, after all these years, and all these generations? I’m starting to think maybe that experiment was one that was meant to keep us alive when we needed it. Maybe we’re evolving out of that kind of thing. It’s always the very last of an era that the really good stories come out of. Maybe this is the end of all that. Maybe we’re not going know each other in that way anymore. Our relationships will be more passing. But I think there’s probably something very interesting about documenting the rare relationship that attempts to go the distance these days. You can read Hyden's full interview with Isbell [here]( and below are a few other things we made for you that we didn't want you to miss. -- Alan Sepinwall [shared some thoughts on last night's episode of Fargo]( and he [reviewed the new Showtime series, I'm Dying Up Here](. -- Today in Trump: he's [pulling the U.S. out of the Paris climate agreement]( and is [getting trolled by the Weather Channel]( and the[mayor of Pittsburgh for it (among others)]( his [attorney general may have perjured himself (again)]( he [refused to declare June to be Pride Month]( and Morning Joe [compared him to a child who has pooped his pants]( and is in denial about it. -- Our [sports staffers made their predictions for the NBA Finals]( which kick off tonight. -- Chloe Grace Moretz is not happy [about the body-shaming poster for her new film](. -- Robby Kalland [chatted with the guys from The Starters]( and charted their trajectory from podcast to TV, and he talked to [Mike Breen about calling the NBA Finals for ESPN](. -- The Preacher [season two trailer was dropped by AMC](. -- Alex Macpherson explored the [rise, fall and resurgence of British grime](. -- Brandon Stroud had [a conversation with WWE susperstar Chris Jericho]( about wrestling, his band and his work as an actor and comedian, among other things. -- A [fifth Sharknado movie is in the works](. -- Konata Edwards lamented that [even Lebron James can't escape racism in America](. -- Even [Elizabeth Warren gets harassed by debt collectors.]( -- Steve Bramucci detailed how Eli Gesner [transformed from NYC skate punk to streetwear icon](. -- Putin insists that the Russian government did not do any hacking, [but that "patriotic" Russian hackers might have](. -- Brian Grubb [is back with his weekly Fargo Frozen Five]( which is a must read for all fans of Sy. -- Trump [refused to participate in an SNL sketch]( that would see him portraying a tree. -- The Uproxx staff [reflected on their favorite moments from The Leftovers](. -- Our video squad helped you get ready for Wonder Woman with [a series of facts everyone should know about the character]( and also took at look at [climate change's effect on the island of Palau](. -- Eminem [helped to get the word "Stan" into the dictionary](. -- Jonathan Rhys Meyers [participated in our 20 questions questionnaire series](. -- Andrew Husband chatted [with Erik Griffin of Showtime's I'm Dying Up Here](. -- Inmates in North Carolina [claim they were tortured with hot sauce](. Thanks for being an Uproxx reader and (obviously) feel free to share our work with your friends. You can download the Uproxx app [here.]( And here's a song of the day for you: ["Runaway" by Allison Weiss]( You are receiving this email because you subscribed to UPROXX You can [update your preferences here]( or [unsubscribe from the UPROXX Daily Newsletter list]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright © 2017 UPROXX MEDIA GROUP INC., All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: UPROXX MEDIA GROUP INC. 10381 Jefferson Blvd Culver City, CA 90232 [Add us to your address book](