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The Avett Brothers (album)

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The Avett Brothers
The cover art, designed by Scott Avett.
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 17, 2024
Studio
  • Shangri-La, Malibu, California
  • Blackbird Studio, Nashville, Tennessee
Genre
Length39:27
LabelAmerican, Ramseur Records, Thirty Tigers
ProducerRick Rubin
The Avett Brothers chronology
The Third Gleam
(2020)
The Avett Brothers
(2024)

The Avett Brothers is the self-titled eleventh studio album by American folk rock band the Avett Brothers. The album was released on May 17, 2024, by American Recordings, Ramseur Records, and Thirty Tigers.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic68/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
PopMatters6/10[4]
Paste7.2/10[5]

The Avett Brothers received generally positive reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 68, which indicates "generally favorable reviews," based on 9 reviews.[3]

Critics called the album a return to form after their last full-length album Closer Than Together was poorly received upon its release in 2019. In a positive review, Timothy Monger of AllMusic wrote, "some of the songs, especially the energetic 'Love of a Girl' and 'Orion's Belt,' hark back to that heyday, but the earnest folk-pop of their later years still dominates the set."[1] Chris Conaton of PopMatters opined that the album represented a shift into "long-term career mode" for the band, arguing that the record is "solid but not spectacular," and that, "there is enough strong material here to satisfy longtime fans."[4]

Promotion

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Following the release of the album, the band promoted the record by performing "Forever Now" on Jimmy Kimmel Live and CBS Saturday Morning, as well as "Love Of A Girl" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.[6][7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Never Apart"5:23
2."Love of a Girl"3:16
3."Cheap Coffee"7:08
4."Forever Now"4:25
5."Country Kid"3:33
6."Orion's Belt"3:07
7."2020 Regret"4:30
8."Same Broken Bones"3:09
9."We Are Loved"4:56
Total length:39:27

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 134
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[9] 13

Personnel

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The Avett Brothers[10]

Additional musicians

  • Paul Defiglia – Hammond B-3 organ
  • Bonnie Avett Rini – piano, Wurlitzer
  • Kristin Wilkinson – string arrangements, viola

Production personnel

  • Sean R. Badum – assistant
  • Rob Bisel – assistant
  • Jonny Black – design, layout
  • Stephen Marcussen – mastering
  • Dana Nielsen – engineer, mixing
  • Dolphus Ramseur – management
  • Rick Rubin – producer
  • Giorgia Sage – design, layout

References

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  1. ^ a b c Monger, Timothy. "The Avett Brothers — The Avett Brothers". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "The Avett Brothers by The Avett Brothers on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "The Avett Brothers by The Avett Brothers". Metacritic. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Mullin, Kyle (May 22, 2024). "The Avett Brothers Are in Long-Term Career Mode". PopMatters. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  5. ^ Johnson, Ellen (May 16, 2024). "The Avett Brothers Bring Spirituality Down to Earth on Self-Titled Album". Paste. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "The Avett Brothers – Forever Now". ABC.com. June 13, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  7. ^ "Saturday Sessions: The Avett Brothers perform "Forever Now"". CBSNews.com. July 13, 2024. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 17, 2024.
  10. ^ "The Avett Brothers - The Avett Brothers - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 17, 2024.