Closer Than Together

Closer Than Together
Studio album by the Avett Brothers
Released	October 4, 2019
Recorded	2019
Length	55:24
Label	American, Republic
Producer	Rick Rubin
The Avett Brothers chronology
True Sadness (2016) Closer Than Together (2019) The Third Gleam (2020)

Closer Than Together is the tenth studio album by American folk rock band the Avett Brothers. The album was released on October 4, 2019, by American Recordings and Republic Records.[1][2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	52/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Exclaim!	4/10[5]
Paste	5.2/10[6]

Closer Than Together received generally mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 52, which indicates "mixed or average reviews", based on 4 reviews.[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Bleeding White"	3:36
2.	"Tell the Truth"	3:22
3.	"We Americans"	6:23
4.	"Long Story Short"	4:05
5.	"C Sections and Railway Trestles"	4:33
6.	"High Steppin'"	3:21
7.	"When You Learn"	4:06
8.	"Bang Bang"	4:12
9.	"Better Here"	3:50
10.	"New Woman's World"	4:04
11.	"Who Will I Hold"	4:22
12.	"Locked Up"	3:18
13.	"It's Raining Today"	6:10
Total length:		55:24

Charts

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	28
US Folk Albums (Billboard)[8]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9]	4

References

1. "Closer Than Together by The Avett Brothers on Apple Music". Apple Music. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
2. Beaugez, Jim (June 13, 2019). "The Avett Brothers' 'High Steppin' Video: Watch". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
3. "Closer Than Together by The Avett Brothers Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved October 21, 2019.
4. "The Avett Brothers — Closer Than Together". AllMusic. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
5. Mullin, Kyle (October 7, 2019). "The Avett Brothers Closer Than Together". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
6. Salmon, Ben (October 9, 2019). "The Avett Brothers Go (Sort of) Political on Closer Than Together". Paste. Retrieved October 12, 2019.
7. "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
8. "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
9. "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 15, 2019.