What the Brothers Sang explained

What the Brothers Sang
Type:studio
Artist:Dawn McCarthy and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy
Cover:What the Brothers Sang.jpg
Released:February 18, 2013
Recorded:Butcher Shoppe (Nashville, Tennessee)
Length:39:45
Label: Drag City
Domino
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Prev Year:2012
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Next Year:2013

What the Brothers Sang is an album by Dawn McCarthy (of Faun Fables) and Bonnie 'Prince' Billy. The album was released on February 19, 2013. The album features covers of songs that appeared on albums by The Everly Brothers. The duo preceded this album with the "Christmas Eve Can Kill You" 7" single in late 2012, also featuring two covers of songs earlier performed by the Everlys. What the Brothers Sang was the first of three major albums released in 2013 to feature Everly Brothers covers in their entirety, the second being A Date with the Everly Brothers by the Chapin Sisters and the third being Foreverly by Billie Joe Armstrong and Norah Jones.

Critical reception

The album received generally favorable reviews, with a cumulative score of 77/100 based on 16 reviews on the Metacritic review aggregator website.

Personnel