Very intriguing! Can't wait to hear more about it....

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I gave to you my ugly brown coat, you made it pretty when you put it on....

Scott is a great artist in my opinion, but this picture is kind of scary to me. Cannot wait until the new album though! Counting the days.

I can't think of anything else to say other than I'm intrigued to know more about the significance of this painting. It's definitely Scott's work (the news page says so), and, obviously, he's a fantastic artist. Seeing this just sparks my curiosity about it's importance..."Julianne in Vain."

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~Megan

"Life's too short, just be nice."

well this surely wasn't what I expected, but am delighted nonetheless. Very curious about this artwork. I absolutely can't wait for september.

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-KAY

HOLY SALVADOR DALI!!! When I first locked eyes with it I gasped. What are the Avett Bros up to? Scott, you're inscrutable and breathtaking. I love this painting. I wish I'd bought his prints when they were $300 - who knows what they are now..... or what they will be.
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Erin by the side of the road, New London, North Carolina

Obviously I am back from the era of album art. Back in the day album art sold albums and now are considered classic art. A lot of time the album art had nothing to do with the music. I know I am old and in the way but why not wait to hear the music before making judgments, eh? I'm just looking forward to 8/8 to see the brothers live in Charlotte. I thinks it's cool no matter what it's supposed to mean. Peace

for some reason this picture seems very shakespearish to me

the woman is Mrs. Blackburn - this is how i know her. She was an art teacher at my high school in Greenville NC a few years back. She gave Scott a picture of her and this is how he altered it. Im not quite sure as to how she knows him but that is her. my two best friends are very good friends with her and they told me that it was her on the cover and i plan to talk to her about it more sometime soon. Fantastic job.