Magpie and the Dandelion
Think of *Magpie and the Dandelion* not as a sequel to its predecessor, *The Carpenter*, but as that album\'s other half—both records were drawn from the same batch of sessions with legendary producer Rick Rubin. Here, Rubin again makes certain nothing gets in the way of the Avetts\' ample, unpretentious musical virtues: an earthy, inviting mix of alt-country and folk-rock and straightforward, introspective songwriting. Whether they\'re offering a stately, piano-led love letter like \"Good to You\" or celebrating the joys of a gypsy soul in the gamboling \"Open Ended Life,\" The Avett Brothers deliver a handful of irresistible charmers on *Magpie and the Dandelion*.
When The Avett Brothers’ The Carpenter came out in September of 2012, it did pretty well. Critics liked it for the most part, and the record hit no. 4 on the increasingly anemic Billboard album charts. The Avetts liked The Carpenter a whole lot, too—enough, as it turns out, to have written and recorded a whole other…
When The Avett Brothers’ The Carpenter came out in September of 2012, it did pretty well. Critics liked it for the most part, and the record hit no. 4 on the increasingly anemic Billboard album charts. The Avetts liked The Carpenter a whole lot, too—enough, as it turns out, to have written and recorded a whole other…
Like on previous records The Carpenter and I and Love and You, The Avett Brothers open Magpie and the Dandelion with a song…
Like on previous records The Carpenter and I and Love and You, The Avett Brothers open Magpie and the Dandelion with a song…
Check out our album review of Artist's Magpie and the Dandelion on Rolling Stone.com.
Check out our album review of Artist's Magpie and the Dandelion on Rolling Stone.com.
"I've got somethin' to say/But it's all vanity," sings Scott Avett on "Vanity." While that may be the case in another context, it's certainly not true of any of the 11 songs on this outstanding release.
"I've got somethin' to say/But it's all vanity," sings Scott Avett on "Vanity." While that may be the case in another context, it's certainly not true of any of the 11 songs on this outstanding release.
The new Avett Brothers album kicks off with “Open-Ended Life”, a knockout country rocker that features Scott Avett’s banjo burples, Seth Avett’s...
The new Avett Brothers album kicks off with “Open-Ended Life”, a knockout country rocker that features Scott Avett’s banjo burples, Seth Avett’s...
The Avett Brothers' outtakes album is unfortunately too heavy on the self-help cliches, but improves when an element of uncertainty sets in, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>
The Avett Brothers' outtakes album is unfortunately too heavy on the self-help cliches, but improves when an element of uncertainty sets in, writes <strong>Maddy Costa</strong>