The Carpenter (album)

The Carpenter
Studio album by The Avett Brothers
Released September 11, 2012
Recorded Asheville, Venice Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles
Genre Indie rock, Folk rock, folk punk, roots rock, Americana
Length 46:40 (iTunes Edition)
Label American
Producer Rick Rubin
The Avett Brothers chronology
Live, Volume 3
(2010)		 The Carpenter
(2012)		 Magpie and the Dandelion
(2013)

The Carpenter is the seventh studio album by folk rock group The Avett Brothers. The album was produced by Rick Rubin who produced their previous full-length studio album, I and Love and You.[1][2][3][4]

The album was listed at #41 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying " The palette ranges from Nineties grunge to wintry front-porch lamentation to Beatles bounce, tied together by a sweet Southern-bro sentimentality."[5]

Reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(72/100)[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[7]
AllMusic[8]
Alternative Press[9]
American Songwriter[10]
The Austin Chronicle[11]
Christianity Today[12]
Consequence of Sound[13]
The Guardian[14]
The Independent[15]
musicOMH[16]
Punknews.org[17]
Rolling Stone[18]
Taste of Country[19]

Upon its release, The Carpenter by The Avett Brothers received generally positive reviews from most music critics.[6] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72, based on 24 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[6] First and foremost, The Carpenter has received positive or favorable reviews from the following publications: About.com, AllMusic, Alt Rock Live, Alternative Press, American Songwriter, The Austin Chronicle, The A.V. Club, Christianity Today, diffuser.fm, Entertainment Weekly, The Lantern, musicOMH, Paste, PopMatters, Pitchfork, Punknews.org, Rolling Stone and Taste of Country. On the other hand, The Carpenter got mixed reviews from the following publications: Consequence of Sound, The Guardian, The Independent, The Milk Carton, NME, Pop 'stache and Thank Folk for That.

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "The Once and Future Carpenter"   4:53
2. "Live and Die"   4:32
3. "Winter in My Heart"   4:55
4. "Pretty Girl from Michigan"   2:47
5. "I Never Knew You"   2:57
6. "February Seven"   4:16
7. "Through My Prayers"   4:11
8. "Down With the Shine"   4:05
9. "A Father's First Spring"   4:06
10. "Geraldine"   1:38
11. "Paul Newman vs. The Demons"   4:43
12. "Life"   3:43

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2012) Peak position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[21] 8
US Billboard 200[22] 4
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[23] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[24] 3
US Digital Albums (Billboard)[25] 2
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[26] 4
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[27] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
US Billboard Top Billboard 200[28] 143
US Billboard Top Rock Albums[29] 40

Personnel

The Avett Brothers

Additional Musicians

Production

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Thompson, Stephen (2012-08-29). "First Listen: The Avett Brothers, 'The Carpenter'". NPR. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  2. ↑ "Stream: The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter « Consequence of Sound". Consequenceofsound.net. 2012-08-30. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  3. ↑ Robinson, Lisa (2012-03-21). "The Avett Brothers on Their New Album, The Carpenter". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  4. ↑ Conaton, Chris. "The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  5. ↑ http://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/50-best-albums-of-2012-20121205/the-avett-brothers-the-carpenter-19691231
  6. 1 2 3 "The Carpenter, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved February 23, 2013.
  7. ↑ Ruehl, Kim (September 25, 2012). "Avett Brothers - the Carpenter". About.com. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  8. ↑ Monger, James (September 11, 2012). "The Carpenter - The Avett Brothers : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  9. ↑ Lux, Rachel (September 11, 2012). "The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter". Alternative Press. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  10. ↑ Moss, Marissa R. (August 30, 2012). "The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter". American Songwriter. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  11. ↑ Caligiuri, Jim (October 12, 2012). "Review: Avett Brothers: The Carpenter (Universal Republic)". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  12. ↑ Jones, Jeremy V. (September 11, 2012). "The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter". Christianity Today. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  13. ↑ Caffrey, Dan (September 14, 2012). "Album Review: The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  14. ↑ Hann, Michael (November 8, 2012). "The Avett Brothers: The Carpenter – review". The Guardian. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  15. ↑ Gill, Andy (November 3, 2012). "Album: The Avett Brothers, The Carpenter (Universal Island) - Reviews - Music". The Independent. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  16. ↑ Baber, Andy (November 5, 2012). "The Avett Brothers – The Carpenter". musicOMH. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  17. ↑ thepopeofchili-town (January 31, 2013). "The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter". Punknews.org. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  18. ↑ Hermes, Will (September 11, 2012). "The Carpenter". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  19. ↑ Dukes, Billy (September 16, 2012). "The Avett Brothers, 'The Carpenter' – Album Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
  20. ↑ The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter - Only at Target. "The Avett Brothers - The Carpenter - Only at". Target. Retrieved 2012-09-12.
  21. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for The Avett Brothers.
  22. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard 200 for The Avett Brothers.
  23. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Folk Albums for The Avett Brothers.
  24. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for The Avett Brothers.
  25. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for The Avett Brothers.
  26. ↑ "The Avett Brothers – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for The Avett Brothers.
  27. ↑ "Vinyl Albums". billboard.
  28. ↑ "Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year-end 2012". billboard.
  29. ↑ "Top Rock Albums - Year-end 2012". billboard.
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