Isbell's cover of 'Driver 8' features The Civil Wars alum John Paul White
"Now that I’ve done what I can to protect myself and those around me, well, I feel fine"
The release, arriving as part of the band's 40th anniversary year, is being previewed by a new mix of 'Leave'
The cover features on the soundtrack of Sean Penn's new film, 'Flag Day'
"‘I almost lost my religion’ – that’s what people would say. I changed it forever"
The bassist was previously slammed for his 1993 comments about Stipe
"In some ways, that session feels like it was the earliest days of electricity," producer Mitch Easter says of the Hib-Tone version of the classic
Others have been less lucky
The single was one of the band’s earliest recordings and their first official release
The new ant species has been named after Stipe's late friend Charles 'Jeremy' Ayers