On February 17, 2009, “Lightning Rod” label released “Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit”, the second Jason Isbell album. It was recorded in 2008, at “Fame” in Muscle Shoals, “The Nutthouse” in Sheffield, “The Echo Lab” in Denton, and was produced by Matt Pence, Jason Isbell, Browan Lollar, Derry deBorja and Jimbo Hart.

Personnel:

• Jason Isbell – vocals, guitars
• Browan Lollar – guitars, cover, disc illustration
• Derry deBorja – keyboards
• Jimbo Hart – bass guitar
• Matt Pence – drums, mixing
• Harvey Thompson – horns
• Vinny Ciesielski – horns
• Charles Rose – horns, horns arrangements
• Jimmy Nutt – engineer
• Ben Tanner – engineer assistant
• Dixon Keel – engineer assistant
• Glenn Schick – mastering
• Marc Harkness – design
• Allison V. Smith – photography

Track listing:

1. Seven Mile Island
2. Sunstroke
3. Good
4. Cigarettes and Wine
5. However Long
6. Coda
7. The Blue
8. No Choice in the Matter
9. Soldiers Get Strange
10. Streetlights
11. The Last Song I Will Write