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| Released | May 17, 2024 | |||
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| Length | 39:27 | |||
| Label | American, Ramseur Records, Thirty Tigers | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
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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]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 68/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | 6/10 [4] |
| Paste | 7.2/10 [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]
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]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200 [8] | 134 |
| US Folk Albums (Billboard) [9] | 13 |
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