As you’d expect from great old-fashioned tunesmiths, the Avett Brothers’ real strength lies in the interplay of their storytelling and musicality. Neither the lyrics nor the music ever seem to force their way into your attention span; rather, their effects are almost subliminal, catching you before intentional comprehension can set in. Such creative dexterity allows narrative tracks like “Shame” and “Will You Return?” to be as jaunty and introspective as anything off of Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music.
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