USA Today Music — The band's Bob Crawford shares his summertime favorites.             more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Deerhoof's The Magic and Lisa Prank's Adult Teen are two albums I can recommend this week. Neil Young's Earth, The Avett Brothers' True Sadness, and The Felice Brothers' Life In The Dark are also available to stream, download, and... more info

JamBase — New albums out today from The Avett Brothers, Rich Robinson, The Felice Brothers and Jerry Garcia & Merl Saunders make up this week's Release Day Picks. more info

Guardian Music — (American/Island/Republic)The Avett Brothers’ ninth album arrives with an open letter by Seth Avett, in which many words are written but very little is said: True Sadness, he explains, is a patchwork quilt, both thematically and stylistically,... more info

Consequence of Sound — Siblings molding Americana sadness into something more palatable, and a little less brooding. more info

JamBase — The Avett Brothers have shared a stream of their ninth studio album 'True Sadness' ahead of its release on Friday. more info

Consequence of Sound — Rick Rubin-produced record inspired by Nine Inch Nails, Queen, and Tom Petty. more info

JamBase — North Carolina Americana act The Avett Brothers have announced details including the lineup for The Avett Brothers At The Beach. more info

Consequence of Sound — Our second preview of the group's upcoming album, True Sadness. more info

MSN Music — The Avett Brothers have been releasing music since 2000, but with their ninth LP they decided to do things a little differently. "We agreed to meet at a studio in Asheville, North Carolina called Echo Mountain Studios," vocalist and banjoist Scott Av... more info