Jason Isbell is one of the best songwriters currently going and I’ve only recently gotten into him thanks to my dad who adores him. Me and my dad watched this and it’s a lovely documentary that delves deep into the recording process of his 2020 album reunions while also exploring the home/family life of the former Drive-By-Trucker. It aged really sad though because Jason and Amanda Shires divorced about a year ago but I can’t say you don’t see signs of a strained marriage here. I do think they loved and cared for eachother a massive amount but it’s their extremely similar personalities drove them apart in the end in my opinion. The whole cover me up scene was heartwarming as well

Jason Isbell is one of the best songwriters currently going and I’ve only recently gotten into him thanks to my dad who adores him. Me and my dad watched this and it’s a lovely documentary that delves deep into the recording process of his 2020 album reunions while also exploring the home/family life of the former Drive-By-Trucker. It aged really sad though because Jason and Amanda Shires divorced about a year ago but I can’t say you don’t see signs of a strained marriage here. I do think they loved and cared for eachother a massive amount but it’s their extremely similar personalities drove them apart in the end in my opinion. The whole cover me up scene was heartwarming as well

“Heart’s breaking through the springtime”

Well. This hit far harder this time around. I first watched this when I discovered Isbell and was not familiar with his body of work. Since then a lot has changed. 

I had a springtime heartbreak ironically around the time I discovered Isbell and since then some of the people who I associated Isbell’s music with are no longer in my life which makes his songs really fucking hit. 

Despite that I still love this doc. It’s a beautifully intimate portrait of an artist which doesn’t hold back in showing either his or his now ex wife’s flaws. It’s interesting watching this in retrospect but that’s not for me to comment on. I love how honestly raw it is, Isbell is far from a perfect person with a perfect past and this highlights this yet it also highlights how he put this behind him and how his music expresses this. I may be biased but this doc proves that Isbell is the greatest songwriter of our time. 

To say I love this beautiful portrait is an understatement and that sentiment still carries over to his music. I will always love these songs and Reunions will always be one of my favourite all time albums.

“Heart’s breaking through the springtime”

Well. This hit far harder this time around. I first watched this when I discovered Isbell and was not familiar with his body of work. Since then a lot has changed. 

I had a springtime heartbreak ironically around the time I discovered Isbell and since then some of the people who I associated Isbell’s music with are no longer in my life which makes his songs really fucking hit. 

Despite that I still love this doc. It’s a beautifully intimate portrait of an artist which doesn’t hold back in showing either his or his now ex wife’s flaws. It’s interesting watching this in retrospect but that’s not for me to comment on. I love how honestly raw it is, Isbell is far from a perfect person with a perfect past and this highlights this yet it also highlights how he put this behind him and how his music expresses this. I may be biased but this doc proves that Isbell is the greatest songwriter of our time. 

To say I love this beautiful portrait is an understatement and that sentiment still carries over to his music. I will always love these songs and Reunions will always be one of my favourite all time albums.

**“All the years I took from her, just by being born” 
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I stumbled on to Jason Isbell’s music recently and since then I’ve not been able to stop listening to him. When I first heard his songs I thought he was a genius and in a short amount of time he’s become one of my favourite songwriters and this documentary shed a lot of light into his process and where his songs come from. I knew he had struggles but I had no idea as to the extent and after watching this, every lyric becomes so much deeper than it already was and this Documentary, like his music shows this in such a meaningful way.

**“All the years I took from her, just by being born” 
**
I stumbled on to Jason Isbell’s music recently and since then I’ve not been able to stop listening to him. When I first heard his songs I thought he was a genius and in a short amount of time he’s become one of my favourite songwriters and this documentary shed a lot of light into his process and where his songs come from. I knew he had struggles but I had no idea as to the extent and after watching this, every lyric becomes so much deeper than it already was and this Documentary, like his music shows this in such a meaningful way.

Talvez uma das poucas produções que se passam durante a pandemia (pelo menos do meio pro final) que tem uma aura positiva, ressignificativa. Claustrofóbica sim, mas que evidencia as partes boas do convívio forçado daquela rotina. De um lado enlouquecedor, mas que enriqueceu o lado humano em cada um. 

o filme se baseia muito na relação íntima do casal de músicos, e realmente o que há de mais interessante ali é a resolução dos conflitos interpessoais - e nada muito de necessariamente musical - apesar das belíssimas canções expostas no documentário

Talvez uma das poucas produções que se passam durante a pandemia (pelo menos do meio pro final) que tem uma aura positiva, ressignificativa. Claustrofóbica sim, mas que evidencia as partes boas do convívio forçado daquela rotina. De um lado enlouquecedor, mas que enriqueceu o lado humano em cada um. 

o filme se baseia muito na relação íntima do casal de músicos, e realmente o que há de mais interessante ali é a resolução dos conflitos interpessoais - e nada muito de necessariamente musical - apesar das belíssimas canções expostas no documentário

The realest voice in country and southern rock today. Takes a lot to admit when you’re wrong. I’m sobbing!

The realest voice in country and southern rock today. Takes a lot to admit when you’re wrong. I’m sobbing!