When The Drive By Truckers announced the departure of Jason Isbell in April, it was no surprise to hear news about a Solo release that might soon follow. Well on July 10th, 2007 "Sirens Of The Ditch" was released. It has slowly made its way into the top of the Alt-country charts.

Sirens Of The Ditch: Isbell uses friends and successful formula to mold album

This is obviously no Drive By Truckers CD. But rumors of an amicable split ring hollow when you read the liner notes on the CD Cover

*Patterson Hood (Founder of DBT) co-produced this effort
*Drive By Truckers Members Shonna Tucker (bass) and Brad Morgan (drums) play on the Album, and there are cameos from Patterson Hood, his father David Hood, Spooner Oldham, John Neff and more.

Sirens Of The Ditch: A Power Pop Album Four Years In the Making

“I think in a lot of ways these songs are different than the stuff I wrote for the Truckers,” Isbell explains. "Usually when I write, it’s pretty obvious if I’m writing a Truckers song or I’m writing a song for some other purpose, Sirens Of The Ditch is more of a power-pop record than what the Truckers would normally write. The songs are more hook-oriented and they’re not necessarily as story-driven.”

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