It's pretty much been Jason Isbell month around here and, look — we'd apologize, but honestly there are much worse Jasons who could be getting all this attention.

After releasing The Nashville Sound — his stellar new record, which he kindly discussed with the Scene — Isbell kicked off his summer tour with an album release show at Grimey's. This week, in between shows, he's been hitting the late-night television circuit. Isbell and the 400 Unit rocked out on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Tuesday night and on Wednesday night, Isbell headed over to Comedy Central by himself for a sit-down with Daily Show host Trevor Noah and a solo performance.

At the desk, Isbell discussed folk music, why Alabama hates The Daily Show and the morning after the election of Donald Trump.

"A couple days before that election, I thought, well, I come from the country, I come from the South and they're good people at heart," Isbell said. "They got some problems, but they're good people. They won't do a bad thing. They won't overlook bad behavior. They won't reward bad behavior, even if they do feel displaced or afraid or under-represented. They're not gonna let this guy in there because they know he's not a good guy."

You know what did happen, of course, and on The Nashville Sound Isbell reckons with it from a variety of angles. It wasn't all politics on the show, though, just as it isn't on the album. After his chat with Noah, which you can see above, Isbell performed a solo version of "If We Were Vampires," a sequel of sorts to "Cover Me Up," the opening track of Isbell's breakthrough record Southeastern and one of the few other love songs in recent memory that rivals it. You can watch that performance below.



