Watch: The Avett Brothers Preview New Song
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Scott and Seth Avett
Recently SPIN declared the Avett Brothers a "Breaking Out" artist after hearing the southern trio's modern revitalization of traditional folk and bluegrass sounds. Their banjo beat caught the ear of Rick Rubin, as well; the producer extraordinaire helmed their major-label debut, and we've got an appetite-whetting preview video for one of the new songs. Watch below!
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The exclusive 90-second "January Wedding" clip shows brothers Seth and Scott Avett and bassist Bob Crawford discussing their eight-year journey as a band and their desire to stay close to their country-folk roots as their profile rises. In live clips of them performing "January Wedding," the traditional instrumentation emphasizes their loyalty to the back-porch aesthetic. This is the sound of a band doing what they know best.
"'January Wedding' is pretty straight-forward…as far as staying true to the banjo, the acoustic guitar, the stand-up bass and the sensitivity of those things," Scott says in the clip. "It's a song that's not really relying on anything but its most primitive make-up."
Watch the video below. I and Love and You is out September 29 via American Recordings.
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09.11.09 11:20 PM
I loved the Jamuary Wedding song and cannot wait to have the whole thing. It is so cool to get to watch and listen to them talking about the song and what they are doing. It feels very intimate and creates a deeper bond for me to them and their music. Its so fun to listen to a new song everyday. I look forward to it. I am 54 years old and they make me feel like a kid that is so excited about Christmas they cannot hardly stand it! I cannot wait until the Baltimore show!!!I Thank you, Avett Brothers!!!!!I love yal!