Devil Makes Three Announces New Album “Chains Are Broken”
One of the very first bands to mix punk and bluegrass way before mixing punk and bluegrass was cool will be back with a brand new record this August. Devil Makes Three has announced that their latest project Chains Are Broken will be arriving via New West Records on August 24th. Ahead of the new album they have released a new single called “Paint My Face” (listen below).
Recorded at the Sonic Ranch outside of El Paso, Texas (a favorite haunt of Cody Jinks, Whitey Morgan, and others), the 11-song album was produced by Ted Hutt, who has previously worked with Flogging Molly and Gaslight Anthem among others. Though Devil Makes Three is known for often bringing in collaborators on their albums, this one was cut with the core of the band—songwriter, singer, and guitar player Pete Bernhard, bass player and singer Lucia Turino, and banjo player and singer Cooper McBean. However they did bring in touring drummer Stefan Amidon to also participate in the sessions.
Chains Are Broken marks Devil Makes Three’s first record of original material in five years, since the Buddy Miller produced I’m A Stranger Here. They also released a covers record in 2016, Redemption & Ruin. Though Devil Makes Three is know mostly for a dark, acoustic sound, the first song from the new album called “Paint My Face” has a distinctly electric vibe.
While virtually unknown in certain circles, Devil Makes Three has been making incredible noise on the West Coast for many years, and has formulated a strong fan base that pack theaters whenever the trio comes to town. The Santa Cruz, CA-based band has been active for some 16 years, and has placed two #1 records on the Billboard bluegrass charts.
Chains Are Broken is now available for pre-order.
Track List:
1. Chains Are Broken
2. Pray For Rain
3. Paint My Face
4. Can’t Stop
5. Need To Lose
6. All Is Quiet
7. Bad Idea
8. Deep Down
9. Native Son
10. Castles
11. Curtains Rise
June 4, 2018 @ 7:07 pm
this single has me very concerned for the direction is the rest of this album. I love TDM3, but not digging how clean and polished this sounds.
June 4, 2018 @ 7:13 pm
This is a band I’ve always liked but never really loved. They have some great tunes though. Shades, Gracefully Facedown, Beneath the Piano, and Old Number 7 are almost always on my playlists.
June 5, 2018 @ 3:48 am
Looking forward to it – I was just wondering yesterday what they were up to these days.
June 5, 2018 @ 6:05 am
Great news! First time I saw DM3 was the last time I saw The .357 String Band (sans Jayke Orvis version). Retrospectively it seems like that was a passing of the torch kinda moment. A note about Cooper McBean, he also plays guitar and lots of leads.
June 5, 2018 @ 8:48 am
So, mixing punk with bluegrass is “cool” but mixing hip-hop with country is blasphemy. Interesting.
June 5, 2018 @ 10:42 am
If you study the two genres, punk and bluegrass actually have a curious amount of similarities, including but not limited to tempo and chord structure. The same goes for punk and reggae, which on the surface may not be similar at all. But as proven with ska, the bones of the music are very similar.
Country and hi-hop on the other hand are polar opposites on the music spectrum in every sense. Rural vs. urban, organic vs. electronic, rhythm vs. melody. That said, it doesn’t mean that country and hip-hop can’t collaborate on sheer principle. But this is often a commercial enterprise as opposed to a creative endeavor. Though it has been successful upon occasion. And when I’ve heard it done right, I’ve gone out of my way to highlight it.
June 5, 2018 @ 11:32 am
Fair enough. I honestly did learn something from your response – so I do appreciate that.
I personally very much enjoy TDM3.
June 5, 2018 @ 11:59 am
Gangstagrass comes to mind.
June 5, 2018 @ 12:07 pm
I just done like much (any) hip hop. But I can stand a small amount of punk.
August 24, 2018 @ 4:09 pm
I like what i have heard so far. Is that electric guitar i hear? i like that they are trying new things. AWESOME keep it up. still hoping i can make to the show in Seattle in November.