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At a time when Mumford & Sons were making banjos, hearty singalongs and rootsy folk pop all the rage, The Avett Brothers follow a similar path, using bluegrass and country traditions to create Americana pop that happily crossed into the mainstream. Formed by North Carolina siblings Scott and Seth Avett, the group came together in 2002 with the addition of Bob Crawford and later Joe Kwon, and they released the albums Mignonette (2004) and Four Thieves Gone (2007) through small independent label Ramseur Records. They attracted the attention of legendary producer Rick Rubin when Emotionalism (2007) became a cult favourite, receiving widespread critical acclaim. Rubin signed them to his American Recordings label and produced their breakthrough album I And Love And You (2009). Praised for their rich, heartfelt, acoustic harmonies and modern take on old time Southern folk, the band went on to perform at the Grammy Awards with Bob Dylan in 2011. The following year the band released the album The Carpenter which reached number five in the charts. Still under the mentorship of Rubin, in 2013 the band issued Magpie And The Dandelion, a collection of songs recorded during the original studio sessions for The Carpenter. In 2015 Seth Avett took a break from the band to record material with Jessica Lea Mayfield before returning to the studio to record The Avett Brothers' ninth studio album True Sadness, released in 2016.
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