Listening to these guys in such an early stage of their development is a rare and special treat. This EP is rough hewn--and all the better for it. The songs on this record simply exude life, each in its own battered, flawed fashion, and, set as a collection, allow the listenter access to the unbridled enthusiasm which clearly lies at the heart of who the Avett Brothers are as human beings, and certianly as artists. The record sounds like it was plucked up from some time capsule buried in the corn fields of Nebraska in 1927. Odd, dusty, somehow simultaneously familiar and vague. Ultimately, it's damn near impossible to resist the blissful nostalgia and good old-fashioned Americana that abounds on The Avett Brothers' debut EP, The Avett Bros. So, grab a smoke, grab a beer, and sit beside the fire as the Bros. spin their sepia tinged yarns of love, life, and loss.
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