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.

Chains Are Broken
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 24, 2018 (2018-08-24)
StudioSonic Ranch Studios, Tornillo
GenreBluegrass music, Country music, Folk Punk, Punk music
Length37:41
LabelNew West
The Devil Makes Three chronology
Redemption & Ruin
(2016)
Chains Are Broken
(2018)
Live at Red Rocks
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
American Songwriter[3]
Exclaim8/10[4]
Paste6.6/10[5]
PopMatters8/10[6]

Track listing edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

  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.