Grizzly Bear's newest full-length, Shields, is one of a heaping handful of exciting new rock albums out this month. Tom Hines/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Avett Brothers
The Avett Brothers' new album, The Carpenter, will be released on Sept. 11. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
The Once and Future Carpenter
The Avett Brothers are real-life siblings Scott (left) and Seth Avett (right), and bass player Bob Crawford. The band's newest album is The Carpenter. Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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The Avett Brothers perform at the 2010 Newport Folk Festival. Shantel Mitchell hide caption
Listen Now: The Avett Brothers In Concert
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