Wits

“Every afternoon for the past three weeks, Jason Isbell has been showing up to the Sound Emporium around 1 p.m. The routine is usually the same: He'll park in the Nashville building's back lot, walk past the bowls of complimentary Cheez-Its and biscuits and greet his bandmates inside Studio A. Then, once everyone's ready to work, he'll sit down on the couch and debut a new song. Producer Dave Cobb, back in the saddle after overseeing 2013's Southeastern, will suggest a chord change or two, the others will offer some arrangement ideas and 30 minutes later, the entire band will be inside the tracking room, nailing down a live take of a tune just heard for the first time.”

Hear a song from Rhett Miller’s new album, The Traveler.