Willow Avalon snagged none other than Jason Isbell for her new duet. "Cardinal Sin," from the Georgia-born country singer's forthcoming Pink Pocket Pistol, is about a marriage falling apart due to infidelity. They sought a '60s country feel for the album, and in pursuit of that vision here they deployed a string section and an intensely quivering vocal take from Avalon.
A note from Avalon on "Cardinal Sin" and working with Isbell:
It’s one of my favorite songs on the record and it’s one of my favorites that I’ve ever written. Having Jason on it was icing on the cake; I’ve loved him for forever. I have four Jason Isbell CDs in my car, another 400 in my house, and I have driven around for the last five years harmonizing with his voice and thinking how insane it would be to sing with him. I'm still so honored that it happened.
The video captures Avalon and Isbell performing "Cardinal Sin" with band and orchestral players in tow at RCA Studio A. It sounds like what you hear in the peformance footage might be what they used for the album version, but you can compare the two of them below and decide for yourself.
Pink Pocket Pistol is out 6/26 via Atlantic Outpost/Assemble Sound.
