Chains Are Broken

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Chains Are Broken
Chains Are Broken.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
StudioSonic Ranch Studios, Tornillo
Genre Bluegrass music, Country music, Folk Punk, Punk music
Length37:41
Label New West
The Devil Makes Three chronology
Redemption & Ruin
(2016)
Chains Are Broken
(2018)
Live at Red Rocks
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
American Songwriter Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim 8/10 [4]
Paste 6.6/10 [5]
PopMatters 8/10 [6]

Chains Are Broken is the sixth studio album by American band The Devil Makes Three. It was released on August 24, 2018, through New West Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Chains Are Broken"3:18
2."Pray for Rain"3:46
3."Paint My Face"3:23
4."Can't Stop"3:33
5."Need to Lose"2:50
6."All Is Quiet"5:04
7."Bad Idea"2:58
8."Deep Down"2:40
9."Native Son"3:10
10."Castles"3:17
11."Curtains Rise"3:37

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Folk Albums (Billboard) [7] 19
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [8] 11
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard) [9] 8
US Top Bluegrass Albums (Billboard) [10] 1

Personnel

The Devil Makes Three

Additional musician

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