''Warmer'' is the third solo studio album by American musician

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. It was initially released on April 13, 2019, via

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on vinyl as a

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exclusive, and saw wider digital release on July 12, 2019. It was recorded at The Loft in

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at the same time as his previous album, ''

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'', marking it his second solo album of entirely new material. Production was handled by Tweedy himself together with Tom Schick. The album peaked at No. 61 on the

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, No. 23 on the

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and No. 11 on the

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charts in the United States, and No. 11 on the Official Independent Album Breakers Chart in the UK. It was also met with universal acclaim from

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. At

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, which assigns a

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rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an

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score of 83 based on four reviews.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals, instruments, producer, engineering, mixing, design *

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– drums * Tom Schick – producer, engineering, mixing * Mark Greenberg – engineering assistant, design *

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– mastering * Sammy Tweedy – photography * Sheila Sachs – design

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2019 albums Jeff Tweedy albums DBpm Records albums Albums produced by Jeff Tweedy Albums produced by Tom Schick