By: Will HastingsMoody, serious, and more sophisticated are all words that were used to describe “I and Love and You” the new album released on September 29, 2009 by the Avett Brothers. You know what its possible that the Avett Brothers have earned the right to have become more matured. After thirteen studio albums and a decade of self-promoting their shows and albums, the recognition they have been searching for has finally begun to arrive. The album has been hailed by fans as “an album of the year”, which isn’t to far off. The album has a slow start with ballad tunes such as “I and Love and You”; the album progress onto tunes such as “Head Full Of Doubt/Road Full Of Promise” with lyrics that do more than please the ear, they make you stop and think about the meaning.
There's a darkness upon me that's flooded in light
In the fine print they tell me what's wrong and what's right
And it comes in black and it comes in white
And I'm frightened by those that don't see it
When nothing is owed or deserved or expected
And your life doesn't change by the man that's elected
If you're loved by someone, you're never rejected
Decide what to be and go be it.
By the end the song tempo picks up and songs such as “Kick Drum Heart” and “Slight Figure Of Speech” live up to the bands folk-punk and grunge grass categorizations. Overall the album is fantastic, most certainly worth taking a look at regardless of your musical tastes.
