Chains Are Broken

Chains Are Broken
Studio album by The Devil Makes Three
Released	August 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
Studio	Sonic Ranch Studios, Tornillo
Genre	Bluegrass, country, folk punk, punk
Length	37:41
Label	New West
The Devil Makes Three chronology
Redemption & Ruin (2016) Chains Are Broken (2018) Live at Red Rocks (2019)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
American Songwriter	[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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

Chart	Peak 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

• Pete Bernhard – Composer, Fender Jazz Bass, Guitar, Lead Vocals
• Lucia Turino – Bass, Backing Vocals
• Cooper McBean – Fender Jazz Bass, Guitar, Guitar (Baritone), Backing Vocals

Additional musician

• Stefan Amidon – Drums, Harmonium, Mellotron, Percussion, Piano, Backing Vocals
• Ted Hutt – Mixing, Percussion, Producer
• Ryan Mall – Engineer, Mixing

References

1. "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
2. Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Chains Are Broken - The Devil Makes Three". AllMusic . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
3. Horowitz, Hal (August 19, 2018). "The Devil Makes Three: Chains Are Broken". American Songwriter . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
4. Ashley, Mario (August 27, 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
5. Zimmerman, Lee (August 21, 2019). "The Devil Makes Three: Chains Are Broken Review". Paste . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
6. Conation, Chris (August 20, 2018). "The Devil Makes Three Add a Drummer But Keep Their Bite". PopMatters . Retrieved March 21, 2019.
7. "The Devil Makes Three Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
8. "The Devil Makes Three Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.
9. "The Devil Makes Three Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 14, 2019.
10. "The Devil Makes Three Chart History (Top Bluegrass Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2019.