The Unraveling
by Drive-By Truckers
  • Record Label: ATO
  • Release Date: Jan 31, 2020
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 17 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 17
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 17
  3. Negative: 2 out of 17
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  1. Kebber10
    Feb 1, 2020
    4
    Stopped listening to album mid way through second track - ‚make money‘.. although the 15 minute repetition of 4 chords in ‚shopify’ was tolerable the second track with its variable presentation of a simple melody took the biscuit
  2. farmer11
    Feb 19, 2020
    4
    They used to tell stories with their songs. It wasn't preachy, but gave you a window into a different point of view. It's what made them one of my favorite bands since the early 2000s...even since Southern Rock Opera.

    New stuff just kind of repeats well-worn media talking points and protest sign slogans. Just kind of a boring album both lyrically and musically. It bores me in the    They used to tell stories with their songs. It wasn't preachy, but gave you a window into a different point of view. It's what made them one of my favorite bands since the early 2000s...even since Southern Rock Opera.

    New stuff just kind of repeats well-worn media talking points and protest sign slogans. Just kind of a boring album both lyrically and musically. It bores me in the same way that simplistic, jingoistic country music bores me. The other side of the same coin. I'm personally bummed about the new direction, but doesn't change how much I love the old stuff. Hope they keep doing what makes them happy.    … Expand

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 16 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 16
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 16
  3. Negative: 0 out of 16
  1. Punknews.org (Staff)
    Sep 17, 2020
    70
    This is a good album, but it’s one of those albums that either has too much or too little of something.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Feb 11, 2020
    71
    The Unraveling takes meticulous care with each mix.
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  3. Classic Rock Magazine
    Feb 6, 2020
    80
    Drive-By Truckers have never been angrier, but, just as crucially, they've never been more musically eloquent. [Mar 2020, p.86]
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