Magpie and the Dandelion
by The Avett Brothers
  • Record Label: Republic
  • Release Date: Oct 15, 2013
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. BKM
    Oct 18, 2013
    6
    While it's certainly a pleasant and listenable effort, Magpie and the Dandelion suffers from production that is too slick and songs that have been done before and better. If the Avetts are to ever regain the anguished howl of their best work, Rick Rubin may have to go.

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Q Magazine
    Jan 7, 2014
    60
    Not quite as organic as they seem, their perfection lacks taste despite its polish. [Jan 2014, p.117]
  2. Mojo
    Dec 18, 2013
    80
    Filled 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]
  3. Magnet
    Nov 27, 2013
    80
    The Avett Brothers are thankfully more interested in contemporary relevance than lockstep allegiance to dusty history. [No. 104, p.52]
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