I and Love and You

Perfect folk. Emotive, inventive, musically sound, glorious

Is the only reason this gets nominated is because of Rick Rubin? I'm not really into it, but it's listenable. I am a breathing time machine is a good line and Laundry Room is a legit song.

Yes, that for sure was an Americana album from the late 2000's

Solid easy listening indie folk. Perfect for a nice sunny day of boiling down maple syrup.

Favourite songs: I and Love and You, Tin Man, January Wedding, Head Full of Doubt/Road Full of Promise, Ten Thousand Words, Ill With Want, Kick Drum Heart

Least favourite songs: Goes On and On

4/5

Definitely one of the albums of all time. It's inoffensive but doesn't really offer me much to grab onto. It's just kind of there.

The Avett Brothers are such a strange band in my life. They are my parents' favorite band of all time. Have been for nearly two decades. That means when I was younger this album had just been released I heard each song probably literally 100s of times. You'd think that'd make me despise these songs, especially when my music taste doesn't match theirs all too exactly. Yet, call it some form of Stockholm Syndrome, but I don't hate, dislike, or even think any of these are boring. Too safe? Maybe... but I still liked this little trip down memory lane, and while they certainly have better albums, I think this album has charm, and far exceeds similar music from the era. The biggest crime this album commits is no "Pretty Girl from..." songs like the other albums had. Those were always the best.

It's dipping a toe in the same waters that brought us music like Mumford & Sons, and a little bit of The Lumineers. 2010s well-produced folky throwback kind of thing

One of these tracks sounds like the melody of "I'm My Own Grandpa".

Dull modern folk rock, didn’t really have an impact on me.

Fun effervescent Americana, with lovely lyrics and interesting musical arrangements. A real treat on a cold winter's day

I'm an alienated cyborg filled with existential dread, and I'm mildly allergic to modern folk music. This one started off all earthy and vulnerable, but ended up transitioning somewhere in the middle into what sounds like TV show theme songs.