Album · 2012
The Carpenter
The Carpenter is a 2012 alternative folk album by The Avett Brothers. It runs 14 tracks across 56 minutes.
Alternative Folk · Alternative Rock · Folk
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- 69 /100
- 10 critics
- 14
- Tracks
- 56 min
- Runtime
- 139 bpm
- Tempo
- B major
- Key
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- MusicOMH4/5
- Christianity Today4/5
- About.com4/5
- The Austin Chronicle4/5
- Alternative Press3.5/5
- American Songwriter3.5/5
- AllMusic3.5/5
- Consequence of Sound3/5
- The Guardian3/5
- The Independent2/5
- Metacriticaggregate72/100
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The Carpenter album cover

The The Carpenter cover was designed by Martin Kvamme and photographed by Crackerfarm.
- Design
- Martin Kvamme
- Photography
- Crackerfarm
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14 tracks · 56 min
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The Carpenter is the seventh studio album by folk rock group The Avett Brothers. The album was produced by Rick Rubin who produced their previous full-length studio album, I and Love and You. The album was listed at #41 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, saying " The palette ranges from Nineties grunge to wintry front-porch lamentation to Beatles bounce, tied together by a sweet Southern-bro sentimentality."
In brief
- When was The Carpenter released?
- The Carpenter was released in 2012.
- How many tracks are on The Carpenter?
- The Carpenter has 14 tracks, with a runtime of 56 minutes.
- What genre is The Carpenter?
- The Carpenter is catalogued under Alternative Folk, Alternative Rock, Folk.
- What BPM is The Carpenter?
- The Carpenter runs at a median tempo of 139 BPM across its tracks, most often in B major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to The Carpenter?
- Listeners of The Carpenter also rate Wilder Mind by Mumford & Sons, For Emma, Forever Ago by Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes by Fleet Foxes.





