Jason Isbell is your classic Americana folk storyteller. Throughout his latest album, Isbell takes his listeners on intimate stories, with soothing melodies accompanying his storybook.

The introduction to Foxes In The Snow is a cappella, where Isbell gives the illusion that he is screaming in a valley echoing for no one to hear. “Bury Me” pays homage to all the places he has been and things he has seen.

A high-tempo banjo leads the way for “Ride To Robert’s” lifted spirit. Depicting Tennessee with bright colors, celebratory tourists and a perfect woman, this song is nostalgic, showing gratefulness for life and what it has led to. “You can dream all day / find some peace that way / I don’t say things I don’t mean / you’re the best thing I’ve ever seen.”

Finding a softer spot in Isbell’s heart, “Eileen” is a quaint and sorrowful heartbreak track. “Started out like it always starts / you don’t anticipate a broken heart / ended like it always ends / my own behavior was a shock to me.” As his voice cries out for forgiveness, this story’s production is soft and close to the heart.

The title track “Foxes in the Snow” has a jumpy tune with angry guitar picks thrown in to match the song’s message. As a thread holds the strings on, so is Isbell, who is completely taken with love and can’t contain it.

Going along with the theme of change throughout this album, the closer “Wind Behind The Rain” expresses that all the change is not over and there is still so much that he and the subject of this song have yet to discover about each other. Isbell is showing determination and trust yearning to get a chance.

Foxes In The Snow is packed with love, loss, life discovery and adventure. With scenes set and raw emotions shared, Jason Isbell curated a true-to-himself album with soothing production.