While Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires gear up for a March recording session with producer Dave Cobb — whose Nashville studio has helped spawn some of the decade's best roots albums, including Isbell's Southeastern and Sturgill Simpson's Metamodern Sounds in Country Music — the Americana power couple is tossing a bone to fans who've waited nearly two years for follow-ups to Southeastern and Shires' last solo effort, Down Fell the Doves. This week, they're releasing a digital EP, Sea Songs, whose two tracks splash the duo's harmonies against a backdrop of acoustic guitar, fiddle and maritime themes.
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