Covering Ground

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Covering Ground
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Genre Folk rock, indie folk
Length45:16
Label SideOneDummy
Producer Christopher Thorn
Chuck Ragan chronology
Gold Country
(2009)
Covering Ground
(2011)
Till Midnight
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [1]
Review scores
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Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B- [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Paste Magazine 7.4/10 [5]
Rock Sound 8/10 [6]
SputnikmusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Covering Ground is the third studio album by American musician Chuck Ragan, which was recorded in 2011 and produced by Christopher Thorn. The album was recorded during Hot Water Music's hiatus and features a strong folk influence with themes surrounding the life on the road away from loved ones. [8] Brian Fallon of The Gaslight Anthem and Frank Turner are both featured as guest vocalists on selected tracks. [9]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Nothing Left to Prove"3:27
2."Nomad by Fate"3:13
3."You Get What You Give"3:37
4."Wish on the Moon"3:32
5."Come Around"4:30
6."Seems We're OK"3:53
7."Valentine"3:31
8."Right as Rain"4:07
9."Meet You in the Middle"3:24
10."Lost and Found"12:02

"Lost and Found" concludes at 4:09; a hidden track called "Camaraderie of the Commons" starts at 9:04.

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