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“When We Were Close” by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
From the album Weathervanes (2023)
“When We Were Close” by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit appears on 15 radio countdowns from 12 stations between 2023 and 2026. It was first released in 2023 on the album Weathervanes. Its best result is #4 on the WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2023. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #3 indie & aaa song of 2023, #1,937 indie & aaa song of all time and #18 of the '20s.
"When We Were Close" comes from Weathervanes, the 2023 album by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. Isbell wrote it alone and produced it himself, with Matt Pence credited for additional production. It's a full-band affair: Isbell on acoustic, electric, baritone and slide guitars, Sadler Vaden adding electric, acoustic and 12-string, Jimbo Hart on bass, Chad Gamble on drums and congas, and Derry deBorja spreading piano, organ, synthesizer and accordion through the arrangement. Amanda Shires plays fiddle and joins the harmony vocals.
The result is warm, rolling roots rock, Isbell's voice plainspoken and a little worn, the band giving him plenty of room to tell it. Sylvia Massy and Ian Rickard mixed it.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 48 | WXPN Philadelphia, PA | WXPN Top 100 Most Played Songs of 2023 | 100 |
| 2023 | 26 | WYEP Pittsburgh, PA | WYEP Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 28 | Indie 102.3 Denver, CO | Indie 102.3 Top 102.3 Songs of 2023 | 98 |
| 2023 | 5 | KXT Dallas–Fort Worth, TX | KXT Top 91 Songs of 2023 | 91 |
| 2023 | 4 | 90.9 The Bridge Kansas City, MO | 90.9 The Bridge Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 93 | Lightning 100 Nashville, TN | Lightning 100 Top 200 Songs of 2023 | 200 |
| 2023 | 22 | The Current Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN | The Current Top 89 Songs of 2023 | 89 |
| 2023 | 4 | WERS 88.9 Boston, MA | WERS Top 88 Songs of 2023 | 88 |
| 2023 | 16 | Exit 97.7 Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | WEXT Top 106 of 2023 | 106 |
| 2023 | 8 | WFUV New York, NY | WFUV Top 90 Songs of 2023 | 90 |
| 2023 | 4 | 107.1 The Peak Westchester County, NY | WXPK Top 107 Songs of 2023 | 107 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 935 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs of the 21st Century | 1055 |
| 2025 | 370 | The Current | 893 Essential Songs of The Current: 2005 to Now | 893 |
| 2026 | 218 | KXT | KXT 917 Song Countdown | 917 |
| 2026 | 935 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 1055 Songs You Discovered on The Colorado Sound | 1055 |
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