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The Carpenter
Folk · 2012 · 12 tracks · 46m

The Carpenter

The Avett Brothers

Polished Americana that trades punk-folk stomps for a heavy, beautiful meditation on mortality. Rick Rubin's production adds a shimmering, cinematic depth.

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It's the record where the Avetts stop being kids and start singing about what we leave behind.

A reflective and deeply human meditation on the passing of time, balanced by brotherly warmth.

The Carpenter · vs · The Avett Brothers
Death Mortality+2.6σ

The writing leans far further into death mortality than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 46m
01
The Once and Future Carpenter
4:52
02
Live and Die
4:31
03
Winter in My Heart
4:55
04
Pretty Girl From Michigan
2:47
05
I Never Knew You
2:56
06
February Seven
4:15
07
Through My Prayers
4:11
08
Down With the Shine
4:04
09
A Father’s First Spring
4:06
10
Geraldine
1:37
11
Paul Newman vs. The Demons
4:42
12
Life
3:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, jarring shift into distorted electric guitars and grunge-inflected vocals on Paul Newman vs. The Demons.
The delicate, weeping cello melody that anchors the melancholic winter imagery of February Seven.
The way the banjo and kick drum lock into a driving, celebratory gallop during the chorus of Live and Die.
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