The GRAMMYs

2026

Foxes In The Snow

Dec 1st, 2025

Best Folk Album

Best Folk Album

Nomination

Foxes In The Snow (Jason Isbell) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Folk Album

Foxes In The Snow (Jason Isbell) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Folk Album

Foxes In The Snow (Jason Isbell) is nominated for The GRAMMYs 2026 Best Folk Album

Jason Isbell's tenth studio album, Foxes In The Snow, marks his first entirely solo acoustic project since 2015, recorded with no overdubs at Electric Lady Studios.

Cultural impact

  • Foxes In The Snow has been recognized as a defining moment in Isbell's career, highlighting his transition to a more intimate, solo acoustic sound.

  • The album's deeply personal songwriting, inspired by major life changes and Isbell's time living part-time in New York, has sparked conversations about vulnerability and authenticity in modern folk music.

Critical response

  • Rolling Stone noted that "a few lyrics on the album are so unguarded, so vulnerable, and so candid that they reinforce Isbell’s songwriting bravery." Read full review

  • Paste Magazine described the album as "roots music at its purest: nothing but the sound of his voice, memories, melodies and guitar, all captured over the course of a five-day wake at Electric Lady Studios in New York." Read full review

  • Slant Magazine characterized the album as "Earnest and quietly distraught," calling it the musician’s "most starkly realized effort." Read full review

Jason Isbell's tenth studio album, Foxes In The Snow, marks his first entirely solo acoustic project since 2015, recorded with no overdubs at Electric Lady Studios.

Cultural impact

  • Foxes In The Snow has been recognized as a defining moment in Isbell's career, highlighting his transition to a more intimate, solo acoustic sound.

  • The album's deeply personal songwriting, inspired by major life changes and Isbell's time living part-time in New York, has sparked conversations about vulnerability and authenticity in modern folk music.

Critical response

  • Rolling Stone noted that "a few lyrics on the album are so unguarded, so vulnerable, and so candid that they reinforce Isbell’s songwriting bravery." Read full review

  • Paste Magazine described the album as "roots music at its purest: nothing but the sound of his voice, memories, melodies and guitar, all captured over the course of a five-day wake at Electric Lady Studios in New York." Read full review

  • Slant Magazine characterized the album as "Earnest and quietly distraught," calling it the musician’s "most starkly realized effort." Read full review

Jason Isbell's tenth studio album, Foxes In The Snow, marks his first entirely solo acoustic project since 2015, recorded with no overdubs at Electric Lady Studios.

Cultural impact

  • Foxes In The Snow has been recognized as a defining moment in Isbell's career, highlighting his transition to a more intimate, solo acoustic sound.

  • The album's deeply personal songwriting, inspired by major life changes and Isbell's time living part-time in New York, has sparked conversations about vulnerability and authenticity in modern folk music.

Critical response

  • Rolling Stone noted that "a few lyrics on the album are so unguarded, so vulnerable, and so candid that they reinforce Isbell’s songwriting bravery." Read full review

  • Paste Magazine described the album as "roots music at its purest: nothing but the sound of his voice, memories, melodies and guitar, all captured over the course of a five-day wake at Electric Lady Studios in New York." Read full review

  • Slant Magazine characterized the album as "Earnest and quietly distraught," calling it the musician’s "most starkly realized effort." Read full review