I And Love And The Avett Brothers

Certain artists are able to define, with music, just what America is in a way that simple language cannot. Artists like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash, Bruce Springsteen, and The Avett Brothers. If you're not yet familiar with the latter, don't worry, you will be. Their first major-label album was released about a month ago, and was produced by none other than Rick Rubin. Their talent is such that they've been hand-chosen as the opening act for the likes of Widespread Panic and the Dave Matthews Band. The brothers are Scott and Seth, and they are joined by bassist Bob Crawford and more recent recruit, cellist Joe Kwon. Their music has been tagged with terms like "indie roots" and "grunge-grass," but you kind of have to hear it to understand what all it encompasses. Certainly there's the country and bluegrass influences, and folk and rock 'n' roll too. There's the spirit of punk in an early R.E.M. kind of way in many of their tunes as well. In any case, just let the music describe itself to you... Here's the new album's title track "I And Love And You," a tune of magnificence, beauty and regret...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/67620357f858f659/

And to give you a taste of another side of the Brothers, here's the Hootenanny-style track "Talk On Indolence" from their 2006 album Four Thieves Gone: The Robbinsville Sessions...

http://www.zshare.net/audio/676205729e9c3beb/