The Avett Brothers Discography, live show diary, and repository of paternity-test results.

I kind of find Will you return? to be v stupid. But v fun. Don't hate me.

There are five or six absolutely amazing tracks on Emotionalism and another eight or nine I could do without.

I just listened. Terrible.

so i like these guys. i realize it's kind of like emo-grass, but what the fuck, guess i'm a sucker for sad folky harmony ridden stuff. get "shame" or "die die die" from "emotionalism" and see if you can deal with it.

every fucking indie kid i know loves this group

i want to fit in kinda but i just don't get it

I really liked Mignonette (and still do) a few years ago, but everything since has been super boring.

i guess i like the folkier / bluegrassier early stuff better

the latest LP sounded more Ben Folds-y iirc

Don't remember it too well to be honest. Sort of generic heartfelt acoustic stuff, I guess. I'm surprised it hasn't been more discussed around here though, as big as it's been on some year end lists. I thought there was a constituency for this sort of thing around here.

haven't heard avett before i and love and you - but have to say it really is quite good - seems like a lot of hipster backlash going on - really good songs, musicianship and vocals - wife and friends even think it's pretty striking - just listen and judge outside of the context --

i only know who this band is because their cd was in starbucks. this says more about me than them.

i reckon im part of the "hpister backlash"

i just dont get it

haha hipster*

according to the san francisco chronicle (via wikipedia)
the avetts sounds like the

"heavy sadness of Townes Van Zandt, the light pop concision of Buddy Holly, the tuneful jangle of the Beatles, the raw energy of the Ramones."

if the group actually sounded like that, it would be one of all time favorites

but it just sounds kinda maudlin "heartfelt" acoustic music for post-emo indie kids

some of the songs on "Emotionalism" were v. catchy but still somehow annoying

lol it's like ben folds five!

the latest LP sounded more Ben Folds-y iirc

― lukevalentine, Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:40 AM (2 weeks ago)

oops, someone beat me to it. but did people get this excited about ben folds five? i'm genuinely confused why i overhear old people talking about the avett brothers.

Went to see em in London last night. Great live performers, but there's some really ropey songwriting in there.

just started to check out their crap. and yep, craptastic.

ILM in roots-rock hating shocka!!!!!!!!!

sounds like emo kids listened to too much m. ward

― cutty, Tuesday, May 15, 2007 12:41 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark

Spot on. Lock thread.

>>ILM in roots-rock hating shocka!!!!!!!!!

Not so much. There was no enthusiasm for 'em over in Rolling Country 2010.

I saw them at a festival this summer, and while I wouldn't go out of my way to see them again or listen to them on my own time, for that hour I liked them just fine. Really good singers and performers.

heard the i and love and you album in a record store a few weeks ago. thought it was pretty good for what it was. catchy tunes, energetic delivery and a distinctive sound. kinda surprised there aren't more defenders hereabouts. on the other hand, i didn't like their music enough to buy the record or even steal it from internet piracy sites which i have heard about. or, probably, ever listen to it again.

isn't this just starbucks music essentially?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE7rkSELM3I

I don't know much about them, but "Murder In The City" is excellent

didn't like the last full-length much.

isn't this just starbucks music essentially?

― call all destroyer, Thursday, October 14, 2010 1:03 PM (43 minutes ago) Bookmark

what does this mean?

If only their seemingly perpetually regenerating follicles could make biomass diesel... .. .

While their last album was littered with throw-aways-a-plenty, I cannot argue anything that might question the integrity of these guys. If a listening of "Sixteen (16) in July" or "Pretend Love" or "When I Drink" doesn't abide their altruism, nothing can.

These guys deserve your witness; true Troubadours.

P.S. fuck those that compare "Avett's" with Mumford & Sons; ...don't know shit!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqJKyyI64MM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DEmv5C4Qphk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYerGCsv5kw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfyIKTYECeA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abQRt6p8T7g

the documentary on HBO is excellent

threads where the OP sounds like it was probably written by a pr agent for the band

i didn't realize this band had been around for that long. yeah that first post has to be PR.

Here’s a fairly odd new release:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3ioT1xcIOE

In one of the year’s most surprising and electrifying collaborations, Scott and Seth Avett of The Avett Brothers have teamed up with Mike Patton, legendary frontman of Faith No More and Mr. Bungle, to form AVTT/PTTN. Their new album of original songs, written by the three artists together and produced by Patton, Scott Avett, and Grammy-winning engineer Dana Nielsen (Metallica, Rihanna), is set for release on November 14th via Thirty Tigers in association with Ramseur Records and Ipecac Recordings, with the first single “Eternal Love” available now.

What began as a casual exchange of admiration soon grew into a genuine creative partnership. The Avetts and Patton, longtime mutual fans, found themselves trading songs and ideas across coasts, with each sketch evolving as it passed through the trio’s hands. “This is what art is,” Scott reflects. “This is what making is supposed to be: in secret and with no ambition.”

For the Avetts, working with Patton was more than just a new collaboration — it was a full-circle moment. “Mike’s part of our DNA, like the fabric of our youth,” says Scott. “Literally, we studied him. He’s a dear friend now, but when we were younger, I was imitating him.” Patton adds, “My peculiar challenge in this was to become a long-distance cousin. A brother who was orphaned. Maybe they kept him in the chicken coop or some ****. They brought him out years and years later.”

The album opens with the gentle acoustic guitar of “Dark Night of My Soul,” where Patton’s seasoned croon merges with the Avetts’ voices for a rich three-part harmony. Elsewhere, the scuzzy stomp of the folk classic “The Ox Driver’s Song” and the driving fuzz of “Heaven’s Breath” push the Avetts into new sonic terrain, while showcasing Patton’s trademark dynamic range. Each track reflects the unusual way the record was built — songs sketched by Scott, reshaped by Patton, and then reimagined again with Seth — a process that gave the music its distinct character and balance.

What emerged from this partnership is more than just a side project— it’s a collision of worlds. AVTT/PTTN is Scott, Seth, and Mike at their most adventurous, writing and singing together without boundaries, and carving out a space that’s entirely their own.

1. Dark Night of My Soul
2. To Be Known
3. Heaven’s Breath
4. Too Awesome
5. Disappearing
6. Eternal Love
7. The Ox Driver’s Song
8. The Things I Do
9. Received

As a fan of neither, this seems a bit like mixing stinging nettles with malt-o-meal.

as a fan of both I remain intrigued

i was an early Avetts fan but have fallen off in the last 5-10yrs. Always have time for a new Mike Patton project tho!

Was Avett bros a lot of people’s first rootsy band? I remember when the generation below me was all hopped up about them and it did nothing for me.