The Unraveling is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Drive-By Truckers, released on January 31, 2020 on ATO Records. It was produced by long-time collaborator David Barbe, and recorded between 2017 and 2019.[1]
"Armageddon's Back in Town" Released: November 20, 2019
The album continues the themes of political angst from their previous album, American Band. In the album's liner notes, songwriter Patterson Hood summarized the album's inspiration, writing "21st Century USA, tanks rolling through the streets of Washington DC as our utopian dreams give way to a dystopian now. Nearly a generation since the towers fell and the shit came down. William Gibson's dark visions have come to pass, everyone is connected and more disconnected than ever. Our children have lock-down drills." Hood's songs "Thoughts and Prayers" and "Babies in Cages" take on the issues of gun violence and the Trump administration family separation policy directly, and rank among the most political the band has ever written.[2]
The Unraveling received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album holds an average score of 80, based on 18 reviews, which indicates "generally positive reviews".[3] In a mostly positive review, Pitchfork wrote that "the new songs move like anguished monologues" and that the album "takes meticulous care with each mix" while criticizing some of the "hollowed out language" Hood leans on in the more political songs.[8] In a very positive review, the Chicago Tribune opined that "the songs brim with nuances as they merge acoustic and electric textures, somber piano and distorted washboard, melancholy string accompaniment and feedback-streaked guitars." While discussing the overarching themes of the album, they added that "if there's a thread that links the piano-led "Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun", the surging "Armageddon's Back in Town" and the hard-riffing "Slow Ride Argument", it's a sense of personal disconnection."[6]
^"The Unraveling: Liner Notes". www.drivebytruckers.com. January 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
^Hudak, Joseph (January 14, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers Call Out Unchecked Gun Violence in New Song, 'Thoughts and Prayers'". Rolling Stone: Country.
^ ab"The Unraveling by Drive-By Truckers". Metacritic. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^Deming, Mark. "The Unraveling – Drive-By Truckers". AllMusic. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^Sodomsky, Sam (January 31, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers Release Best Yet With 'The Unraveling'". American Songwriter. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
^ abKot, Greg (January 31, 2021). "Drive By Truckers review: A chronicle of personal and political 'Unraveling'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^Sylvester, Daniel (January 28, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers: The Unraveling". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^ abRandle, Chris (February 10, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers:The Unraveling". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^Bernstein, Jonathan (January 31, 2020). "Drive-By Truckers Channel Their Disgust With Trump's America on 'The Unraveling'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^Winograd, Jeremy (January 28, 2020). "Music Review: Drive-By Truckers's The Unraveling Is a Bleak Reflection of the Times". Slant Magazine. Retrieved January 2, 2021.
^"Ultratop.be – Drive-By Truckers – The Unraveling" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^"Ultratop.be – Drive-By Truckers – The Unraveling" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^"Spanishcharts.com – Drive-By Truckers – The Unraveling". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^"Drive-By Truckers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
^"Drive-By Truckers Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^"Drive-By Truckers Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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The Unraveling is the twelfth studio album by American rock band Drive By Truckers released on January 31 2020 on ATO Records It was produced by long time collaborator David Barbe and recorded between 2017 and 2019 1 The UnravelingStudio album by Drive By TruckersReleasedJanuary 31 2020 2020 01 31 Length42 24LabelATOProducerDavid BarbeDrive By Truckers chronologyAmerican Band 2016 The Unraveling 2020 The New OK 2020 Singles from The Unraveling Armageddon s Back in Town Released November 20 2019The album continues the themes of political angst from their previous album American Band In the album s liner notes songwriter Patterson Hood summarized the album s inspiration writing 21st Century USA tanks rolling through the streets of Washington DC as our utopian dreams give way to a dystopian now Nearly a generation since the towers fell and the shit came down William Gibson s dark visions have come to pass everyone is connected and more disconnected than ever Our children have lock down drills Hood s songs Thoughts and Prayers and Babies in Cages take on the issues of gun violence and the Trump administration family separation policy directly and rank among the most political the band has ever written 2 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Charts 5 References 6 External linksReception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic80 100 3 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 American Songwriter nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 Chicago Tribune nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Exclaim 7 10 7 Pitchfork7 1 10 8 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 Slant Magazine nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 The Unraveling received positive reviews from music critics At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics the album holds an average score of 80 based on 18 reviews which indicates generally positive reviews 3 In a mostly positive review Pitchfork wrote that the new songs move like anguished monologues and that the album takes meticulous care with each mix while criticizing some of the hollowed out language Hood leans on in the more political songs 8 In a very positive review the Chicago Tribune opined that the songs brim with nuances as they merge acoustic and electric textures somber piano and distorted washboard melancholy string accompaniment and feedback streaked guitars While discussing the overarching themes of the album they added that if there s a thread that links the piano led Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun the surging Armageddon s Back in Town and the hard riffing Slow Ride Argument it s a sense of personal disconnection 6 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun Hood3 302 Armageddon s Back in Town Hood3 483 Slow Ride Argument Cooley3 204 Thoughts and Prayers Hood5 225 21st Century USA Hood4 156 Heroin Again Hood3 557 Babies in Cages Hood5 348 Grievance Merchants Cooley4 089 Awaiting Resurrection Hood8 38Total length 42 24Personnel editPatterson Hood vocals guitar mandocello Mike Cooley vocals guitar Brad Morgan drums Jay Gonzalez keyboards guitars and vocals Matt Patton bass bass 6 and vocals Kyleen King viola and string arrangement on Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun and 21st Century USA Patti King violin on Rosemary with a Bible and a Gun and 21st Century USA Cody Dickinson electric washboard on Babies in Cages Charts editChart performance for The Unraveling Chart 2020 PeakpositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 11 81Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 12 182Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 13 26UK Albums OCC 14 36US Billboard 200 15 65US Independent Albums Billboard 16 6US Top Rock Albums Billboard 17 4References edit The Unraveling Liner Notes www drivebytruckers com January 2020 Retrieved January 4 2021 Hudak Joseph January 14 2020 Drive By Truckers Call Out Unchecked Gun Violence in New Song Thoughts and Prayers Rolling Stone Country a b The Unraveling by Drive By Truckers Metacritic Retrieved January 1 2021 Deming Mark The Unraveling Drive By Truckers AllMusic Retrieved January 1 2021 Sodomsky Sam January 31 2020 Drive By Truckers Release Best Yet With The Unraveling American Songwriter Retrieved January 2 2020 a b Kot Greg January 31 2021 Drive By Truckers review A chronicle of personal and political Unraveling Chicago Tribune Retrieved January 2 2021 Sylvester Daniel January 28 2020 Drive By Truckers The Unraveling Exclaim Retrieved January 1 2021 a b Randle Chris February 10 2020 Drive By Truckers The Unraveling Pitchfork Retrieved January 2 2021 Bernstein Jonathan January 31 2020 Drive By Truckers Channel Their Disgust With Trump s America on The Unraveling Rolling Stone Retrieved January 1 2021 Winograd Jeremy January 28 2020 Music Review Drive By Truckers s The Unraveling Is a Bleak Reflection of the Times Slant Magazine Retrieved January 2 2021 Ultratop be Drive By Truckers The Unraveling in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved February 6 2021 Ultratop be Drive By Truckers The Unraveling in French Hung Medien Retrieved February 6 2021 Spanishcharts com Drive By Truckers The Unraveling Hung Medien Retrieved February 6 2021 Official Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved February 6 2021 Drive By Truckers Chart History Billboard 200 Billboard Retrieved January 1 2021 Drive By Truckers Chart History Independent Albums Billboard Retrieved February 6 2021 Drive By Truckers Chart History Top Rock Albums Billboard Retrieved February 6 2021 External links editOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Unraveling Drive By Truckers album amp oldid 1161970288, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
