Album · Avett Brothers
The Carpenter by Avett Brothers
The Carpenter is an album by Avett Brothers, released in 2012. 3 songs from it have charted on rock radio countdowns, with 17 countdown appearances in total. The biggest is “Live and Die”, on 13 lists with a best position of #4.
The Carpenter, the Avett Brothers' seventh album, came out on American Recordings in 2012, with Rick Rubin back in the producer's chair after helming I and Love and You. The Concord, North Carolina band sound like a front porch wired for a much bigger room: Scott Avett's banjo and Seth Avett's guitar, the brothers swapping lead vocals and piano, Bob Crawford on bass and Joe Kwon's cello adding a dark, woody hum.
Their stew of bluegrass, country, punk and pop melody is intact, and "Live and Die" is the sprightly charmer radio grabbed, with "I Never Knew You" and "The Once And Future Carpenter" close behind. Rubin keeps it clean and close, letting the harmonies carry the weight.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs from The Carpenter on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Live and Die | 13 | #4 | – | 2012–2025 | |
| 2 | The Once And Future Carpenter | 2 | #105 | – | 2012–2013 | |
| 3 | I Never Knew You | 2 | #59 | – | 2012 |
Only songs that appear on at least one countdown are listed. Release data from MusicBrainz.