The Avett Brothers album I and Love and You is already out as a vinyl. CD and Digital download will follow on 29.09.09. However, you can now stream the whole album at npr.org in case you don’t have a record player or don’t want to wait for a week. I think the album is just marvellous and I don’t mind that it’s very piano-driven. Surely I would also like to hear more of that bluegrass side of the band, but this new material is equally stunning. Easily my favourite album of the year and yet I still feel that The Avett Brothers might be able to make even a greater album than I and Love and You. Nevertheless, you can expect one of those way-too-emotional five heart reviews in a few weeks time.

The Avett Brothers album at npr.org

The album of the year 2009 was released today on vinyl (CD / Digital / Deluxe box set will be released 29.9.2009). I bought my copy from 8raita record store today and I’m already completely in love with the new album. It’s just as stunning as I expected. It’s the first one on a major label, so obviously there were minor worries, but the band and producer Rick Rubin have done an excellent job. It just sounds brilliant and it’s not overproduced or overpolished. It’s The Avett Brothers. The greatest band in the world at the moment. A full review will follow later, but you already know the thrill. This is worth all the hearts in the world and if anything extraordinary doesn’t happen it will be my album of the year, if not the album of the decade.

The Avett Brothers Website
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