Isbell discusses his latest album 'Foxes in the Snow,' getting his first gold certification and why he cancelled a slate of intimate shows.

His split from Amanda Shires marked the end of a potent redemption arc. Foxes in the Snow imagines a new path.

Isbell is releasing his first album since the split. Foxes in the Snow, his 10th album, an unplugged record that’s just vocals and acoustic guitar, comes out this spring. Is

In the title track, Isbell goes full Elizabeth Barrett Browning, all but asking “How do I love thee?” He counts the ways by declaring love for “my love,” “her mouth,” “the way she turns the lights off in her house,” “her golden hair,” “her bite,” and “the way she disassembles me at night.”