I was poking around the S:I archives from March trying to see what to repost for this “most deserving artists” thing I’m doing. Well, it seems that March was one happening month with new releases from Arthur Dodge, Sonny Smith, Devon Sproule, David Olney and many more so it was hard to pick just one band to feature. But once I saw my post on The Avett Brothers things became clearer. If I were to do a “best of” list I’d say Die Die Die would have to be right there at the top. So here’s the title track but first some videos that weren’t available at the time of my original post.
Avett Brothers sing “For Today”
“Shame” in NYC
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One of the pluses about writing about music that generally now one has ever heard of is that their are few experts to correct you. Sure, people have heard about the Avett Brothers but on the whole they’re a very new and as yet undiscovered band. So when I say that I hear shades of Buddy Holly and Roy Orbison on their new record there are few around who can disagree.
At least iTunes agrees with me and instead of filing them under indie or country or folk they get the more obtuse genre tag of “unclassifiable”. I like the new album title too, the new record is called Emotionalism. Like a combo of emo and turntablism, strange. The first track, “Die Die Die”, is a fine example of the sound that I’m trying to describe. Layered yet simple. Romantic yet somehow down to earth. On first (and second) listen this sounds like a slight departure/evolution for the band. I can’t find a pre-order link yet but you can get this new release at the band’s upcoming shows.
PS Seth Avett Solo: