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Summary:
Recorded and produced by Rick Rubin at the same sessions as 2012's The Carpenter, the eighth release for the folk rock band is said to be more of a "youthful wonder" feel.
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- Record Label: Republic
- Genre(s): Folk, Alt-Country, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Folk
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Morning Song | |
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Hurt so bad You don't come around here anymore Worse than that Nothing's really helping I've been thinking 'bout drinking again It's alright If you... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 11 out of 18
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Mixed: 7 out of 18
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Negative: 0 out of 18
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MojoDec 18, 2013Filled with tearful ballads and ragged-trousered country, the Avetts' playing may not be the most technically accomplished but the feel they bring to Never Been Alive and Another Is Waiting is alone worth wading through their previously misfiring albums. [Jan 2014, p.96]
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Oct 31, 2013Magpie is chock full of tracks that show the Avett Brothers are (very wisely) growing their sound, while remaining true to their core principles and what listeners like about them to begin with.
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Nov 14, 2013North Carolina's Avett Brothers have filled Magpie and the Dandelion with taut, unaffected verses that dredge the past, weigh damage against possibility, and seek emergence through selflessness and emotional responsibility.
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Oct 14, 2013Perhaps the Avetts are best when they run a little bit loose and ragged, letting the tempos push a little bit hard, allowing their harmonies to clash and happy to have their loose ends remain untied. Often, this means that the ballads are just a shade too tidy.
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Q MagazineJan 7, 2014Not quite as organic as they seem, their perfection lacks taste despite its polish. [Jan 2014, p.117]
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Oct 14, 2013Too many edges have been sanded off the brothers' music, and whether the blame lies with Rubin's influence or the accelerated writing pace, the result is an album devoid of the band's usual charming lyrics and adroit melodies.
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Nov 25, 2013There are too many plodding ballads, sentimental on the piano and heavy on the cymbals.
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Positive: 1 out of 2
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Mixed: 1 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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