Avett Brothers add pop emphasis on latest
By Gena Rieger | Sep. 27, 2009I and Love and You is the Avett Brothers' 10th full album release, but their first on a major label. This type of jump for an established band can be a difficult change, and not so surprisingly, a theme of letting go and adjusting is woven throughout their latest record. I and Love and You's title track also happens to be one of its strongest. In it, the Avetts tell us their bags are packed and they are ready to leave, instructing us to ""inform the ones that need to know."" Who are these ones? Perhaps the old fans they are hoping will follow them to a major label, or maybe the new ones they are hoping to find there.