The Avett Brothers "Magpie & the Dandelion" goth the band changed it's image

the band changed it's image by adding guitarist James Valentine and pursuing a new direction under the name Maroon 5

and co-produced by Matt Hyde (Deftones) and is the follow-up to 2013's Burials

For a band who carried the torch of the alt-country movement back in the 90's and helped pave the way for what is now called Americana

featuring Matt Smith (drums)

Lead singer Papa Emeritus II has been 'let go' and will be replaced by the younger

The Avett Brothers "Magpie & the Dandelion" goth the band changed it's imageThe eighth studio album from the Alt Folk rockers. The album was produced by Rick Rubin who produced their previous two full length studio albums, I and Love and You and the Carpenter. The album was recorded during the same recording sessions as the Carpenter and in an open letter to fans published in August band says the album conveys a feeling on "youthful wonder"