fire die fire die major album release fifth album overall progressive acoustic trio album released august united_states august united_kingdom fire die album feature string bassist album peaked billboard making highest charting album chart date fire die topped magazine internet albums albums charts november album sold copies album earned creek grammy award nominations award best contemporary folk album award previously won award best country instrumental performance chocolate fire die praised contemporary music critics primarily creativity instrumental quality critic complimenting album sheer musical brilliance conception production time spent writing songs fire die numerous songs cut fourteen final draft album discussing album said band writing mean like songs didn writing songs said online journal trio spent days going details arrangements seventeen songs seriously considering record making good demos band started recording album november album completed mixed mastered april recording fire die took place los_angeles california interview rolling_stone said studio needs dark don want reminded surroundings singing isn happening right like dissolve story use keeping vocal relaxed clear release fire die marked major release absent producer album producing duties carried producer stated interview producer change project overall band attributed credit sound new producers album recorded digitally old fashioned way special effects track reel tape delay songs rome opening track fire die chosen lead single song title alludes american rome romans song author said idea song love better worth leaning little bit great time regardless critics commented song favorably saying rome rock energy level sonic manipulation hints old time music lyrics definitely rock mode second track somebody like written guitarist break song written perspective described scathing like modern pop lyrics like hope meet height eye eye small said song wasn written particular said clever line decided build song jealous moon track written fame song released promotional single united_states fourth track instrumental fire die earned creek grammy award nomination song lost trio record producer band branch band twelfth album lonely runs ways songs album critics responded favorably rolling_stone considered song celtic infused slant_magazine named best song album called lively instrumental said song bit physically exciting big rich complain chris composed piece fifth track fire die according song written point view friend unlike songs album song received mixed reviews called generic ballad little merit popmatters said tune relationships critics found amazing village_voice called song ballad sixth track bob_dylan cover tomorrow long time track album composed partially members track previously covered family hour duo consists home base los_angeles album version live family hour version feature lead vocalist heavily praised graceful beautifully sung rendition song tribute short story seventh track album composed piece said feature irregular vocal similar computer allmusic cited track brooding centerpiece album eighth song second instrumental fire die written song written tribute favorite coffee house world album shortest song minute seconds anthony ninth track song recorded written solely anthony features melody described critics old composed pieces album best luck tenth track fire die lead vocal best luck complimented critics vocal prefix magazine song formula makes album trio eleventh track thomas written named biblical term members came devout christian families song questioning faith final instrumental fire die twelfth track songs written members comes penultimate track concerts song played album recording called effects piece use sound effects penultimate track written producer provided drumming duties song described track considered ultimate climax fire die contemporary critics found song highlight album final song fire die title track slow popmatters described song sung odd choice conclude record bidding true fun pop music critical reception majority fire die received positive reviews united_states contemporary music critics popmatters said album hardly stuff mountain music village_voice described carefully assembled work competition review houston_chronicle stated fire die like country rock guitar riff rock trio successfully proved creative critics went far album musical genre grass album received critical praise instrumental strength bbc stating shines immediately sheer musical brilliance magazine said like good band proves capable playing bbc discussed difference featured album stating smooth merry little chocolate reel sic good reviews fire die included praise album vocals particularly beautifully sung vocals tracks trio vocal complimented track listing rome somebody like jealous moon instrumental complain tomorrow long time bob_dylan instrumental anthony best luck thomas instrumental fire die chart performance personnel chris vocals tenor guitar 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