Founded: 2000
Location: United States
The Avett Brothers are an American folk rock band from Concord, North Carolina. The band is made up of two brothers, Scott Avett (banjo, lead vocals, guitar, piano, kick-drum) and Seth Avett (guitar, lead vocals, piano, hi-hat) along with Bob Crawford (double bass, electric bass, violin, backing vocals) and Joe Kwon (cello, backing vocals). Mike Marsh (drums), Tania Elizabeth (fiddle) and Bonnie Avett-Rini (piano) are touring members of the band.
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"'True Sadness' is more a true frustration."
The Avett Brothers are steadfastly clinging to the traits which made albums like 2007’s Emotionalism so special, but as they quest for mainstream acceptance you get the feeling that their grip may be slowly slipping.
It’s all reflections of the closing summing-up of Life, and the living of it. The Avett Brothers again have made very pure, very human, music.