The Avett Brothers - Emotionalism

180-gram LP double album

Though the banjo might seem to relegate this decidedly non-bluegrass trio to the alt-country fringes, the buoyant melodies and heart-tugging harmonies on the album-opening "Die Die Die" and "Will You Return?" owe more to the early Beatles. Despite the stripped-down, largely acoustic arrangements, the 14 cuts here cover an impressively expansive musical terrain, with "Pretty Girl From Chile" and "Pretty Girl From San Diego" full of twists and surprises. Elsewhere there are echoes of influence from the Band, the Burritos, the Everlys and beyond, but the music of this North Carolina family band refuses to be pigeonholed.

 

Side 1

Die Die Die

Shame

Paranoia in B Major

The Weight of Lies

Side 2

Will You Return

The Ballad of Love and Hate

Salina

Side 3

Pretty Girl from Chile

All My Mistakes

Living of Love

Side 4

I Would Be Sad

Pretty Girl from San Diego

Go to Sleep

Hand-Me-Down Tune

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