True Sadness
Reuniting with Rick Rubin, the brothers explore the beauty of heartbreak. Gorgeous acoustic ballads like “I Wish I Was” and “Fisher Road to Hollywood” are wrought with emotion, while the crunchy distortion of “Satan Pulls the String” and stomping beat of “Ain’t No Man” are celebratory anthems of survival and rebellion. Yet, the most memorable moments on *True Sadness*—like “Mama, I Don’t Believe” and “No Hard Feelings”—are somewhere between the highs and lows, when the Avetts channel Tom Petty’s bittersweet, *Wildflowers*-era Americana.
It’s fitting that the Avett Brothers’ most disappointing record yet bears the title of True Sadness. Is this some kind of play for the Top 40, or just instrumental bloat and trite sentiment?
It’s fitting that the Avett Brothers’ most disappointing record yet bears the title of True Sadness. Is this some kind of play for the Top 40, or just instrumental bloat and trite sentiment?
North Carolina folk band experiment with new genres on their ninth studio album, which serves as a refreshing change of pace from much of the bland folk-pop we've gotten recently.
North Carolina folk band experiment with new genres on their ninth studio album, which serves as a refreshing change of pace from much of the bland folk-pop we've gotten recently.
Three years after Magpie, The Avett Brothers return with another Rubin-produced collection, one that expands the band’s…
Three years after Magpie, The Avett Brothers return with another Rubin-produced collection, one that expands the band’s…
The Avett Brothers' ninth studio album, True Sadness, is a 51-minute collection of a dozen beautifully and brilliantly crafted tracks.
The Avett Brothers' ninth studio album, True Sadness, is a 51-minute collection of a dozen beautifully and brilliantly crafted tracks.
The album is full of squiggly synths, bubblegum melodies, drum machines, and syrupy Hollywood strings.
The album is full of squiggly synths, bubblegum melodies, drum machines, and syrupy Hollywood strings.