 | Emotionalism [Read More ...]
Description: Though the banjo might seem to relegate this decidedly non-bluegrass trio to the alt-country fringes, the buoyant melodies and heart-tugging harmonies on the album-opening "Die Die Die" and "Will You Return?" owe more to the early Beatles. Despite the stripped-down, largely acou... |
 | Second Gleam (Dig) [Read More ...]
Description: The Avett Brothers release The Second Gleam; six new songs offered with the natural lyrical clarity and honest delivery that has become synonymous with their name. With this addition to their growing body of work, Scott and Seth Avett establish a series, while further separating ... |
 | Mignonette [Read More ...]
Review: skip it:Wow. Emotionalism is such a beautifully sad album. Four Thieves Gone is raw and urgent. This one is kind of bland. No songs really stand out. Some of the lyrics are a bit trite. Sounds like a bunch of leftovers. The other albums are so great that this one just doesn't ev... |
 | Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions [Read More ...]
Review: Famous Flower of Manhattan:Famous Flower of Manhattan is one of the most beautiful songs ever written. It brings tears to my eyes (especially after a couple of glasses of wine). I just bought this cd the other day just because of that one song...This weekend I'm going to absorb t... |
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| The Gleam II [Vinyl] [Read More ...]
Review: Pure heartfelt genious:What else can I say? This is the soft side of Scott and Seth Avett stripped down to beautiful fingerpicking and harmonies. A lyrical masterpiece from 2 guys not afaid to bare their souls. A refreshing contrast to some of the junk out there today. If the... |
