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SXSW Music Festival

SXSW 2009: The Avett Brothers

March 18, 2009 • Hailing from North Carolina, the band takes Southern music traditions and merges them into a uniquely catchy musical sensibility. Hear The Avett Brothers premiere songs from a forthcoming album.

The Avett Brothers in Concert at SXSW 2009 - 03/19/2009

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Song Of The Day

The Avett Brothers: Fate And Consequences

October 24, 2008 • For guys at the epicenter of so much music-world chatter, Seth and Scott Avett sure spend a lot of time ruminating gently on the nature of memory. About halfway through "Tear Down the House," their unsentimental bravado is revealed as a desperate plea for escape from the past.

Tear Down the House

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Listen While You Work

Songs For Ill-Advised Office Romances

October 2, 2008 • Maybe your relationship will mark the beginning of a lifetime in which you alternate bliss and contentment. Perhaps it'll lead to a ruinous, humiliating spectacle in which vicious rumors give way to desktop knickknacks being stuffed hastily into boxes and hauled out by security. Either way, you need these five songs to guide you through your exciting and unpredictable new life.

All Songs Considered

Eno And Byrne: Together Again After 27 Years

August 11, 2008 • We've got a Brian Eno and David Byrne sneak preview. Also, Lee "Scratch" Perry and Andrew W.K., Van Dyke Parks and Inara George, Earlimart, The Avett Brothers and more.

Eno And Byrne: Together Again After 27 Years

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Favorite Sessions

The Avett Brothers: Beyond Blood

KEXP

May 20, 2008 • The Avett Brothers' members aren't all brothers, but it's hard to tell from their close musical kinship. In a session on KEXP, the band talks about breaking out on its seventh album and growing up in punk and hardcore bands. It also performs two new songs.

The Avett Brothers in Studio on KEXP 4/11/08

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Best Music of 2007

Songs of the Year: 2007's Best Music

December 24, 2007 • Best-ofs tend to be most effective when the selections are purely a matter of personal taste — "favorites" rather than "best."

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Song Of The Day

'The Weight of Lies' and an Unforgettable Past

November 29, 2007 • The Avett Brothers' reputation has been staked on its unhinged live shows, which mix a rock band's power with the frenetic speed of bluegrass. But the North Carolina trio's best songs, like "The Weight of Lies," are nuanced and incisive, showcasing uncommon wisdom.

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Turning the Past Into a Pile of Ash

September 27, 2007 • At first, The Avett Brothers' "Yardsale" unfolds as a fairly straightforward study of the mundane items at a neighborhood yard sale. But then, three-quarters of the way through, the North Carolina brothers shift gears radically, speculating about how nice it would be to burn the whole lot of it.

Music Interviews

Long Route to Bluegrass: The Avett Brothers

June 2, 2007 • NPR's John Ydstie speaks with members of the Avett Brothers band about their new album, Emotionalism. The three Avett Brothers, Seth Avett, Scott Avett and Bob Crawford, combine their early love of pop music and heavy metal with their newfound interest in bluegrass; the results are quite unique.

Long Route to Bluegrass: The Avett Brothers

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World Cafe

The Avett Brothers: 'Four Thieves Gone'

XPN

February 15, 2006 • As a band, the Avett Brothers hasn't been around for long. But for brothers Scott and Seth Avett, the project has been a long time coming. From the group's earliest days in 1998, when Scott Avett started playing on porches and sidewalks with friends, their approach to country and bluegrass has continued to evolve.

The Avett Brothers in Studio on World Cafe - 02/15/2006

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