album fourth studio album musical album feature new bass player replaced previous member recorded live easy eye sound studio nashville tennessee brief period rehearsal guitarist favored location cheaper studio costs allowed longer periods song writing album released january record label release preceded single stone letter released november black friday event reviews positive presence seen critics positive addition album reached chart positions countries including united_kingdom australia belgium united_states production following departure previous bass player features new band member bass previously worked singer bands album recorded days easy eye sound studios nashville tennessee produced band previously worked band black keys singer owns cartoonist provided album cover artwork described band absolute simplest professional ensemble involved far band planned meet week recording album getting experienced death family resulted leaving days band eventually recalls day half felt positively process recording nashville finding cheaper studio costs meant allow compositions longer writing process tracks recorded album thirteen included release spin magazine described record featuring mix genres including jazz types epic majestic choruses remember final faith album year described album sound rock band adding think clever intense sort dangerous rock band rock band release released january label owned album completed months point release date moved band members time promote earlier release support album release band played experience music festival new_orleans louisiana october austin tour dates united_states october november band initially announced release seven inch record black friday event november eventually releasing stone letter instead single featured illustrations released digital download december accompanying music video directed concert footage concerts music video title track debuted number sixteen rock chart album countdown february spending week chart united_states recorded positions billboard magazine charts reaching peak position billboard alternative albums listings second place hard rock albums chart ninth chart reached chart positions australia belgium finland album reached number countdown reception received positive reviews release review website metacritic lists album having average rating based reviews writing rated album stars praised bass playing vocals felt album welcome return form similar sound debut album awarded album felt featured songs structures band previous work considered comparable jam band drowned sound scored comparing favorably work earlier band faith felt album experimental previous records restraint positive accessible magazine scored album calling surprising thoroughly consistent return form considered stone letter album highlights contender hard rock album year spin magazine rated seven finding presents tide ideas information intrigue felt album attempted blend art rock mainstream rock sounds successful aiming solely experimentation finding thousand eyes examples consequence sound writer awarded stars finding bass playing improves band sound altering radically felt album rewarded patient listeners provide memorable hooks melodies compared laid sound bad seeds popmatters awarded album score finding record group accessible far described album composition catchy finding appropriate response band previous album anonymous highlighted tone record lyrics pointing south particular examples pitchfork_media scored considering straightforward stripped release date thompson considered group main dynamic consist compositions vocals finding bass player hangs holding low end thompson debated effect album short period overall composition believing brief recording time lent record feeling guys room music comes tearing track listing chart performance
Oddfellows (album)