driving back from a spectacular if parching 20m run in the santa monica mountains this morning, this came on and for some reason, it was exactly what i needed. then again every time i hear the avett bros they are exactly what i need. i could be, i dunno, driving in awkward silence through the shenandoahs on a 5-day trip to my parents house in DC with 4 friends including a girl i’d been dating up until about 12 hours before, for example, and these guys could come on and capture the moment perfectly. they’re unassuming, open-faced, and unafraid to to punch you or anybody else right in the throat, emotionally speaking or otherwise. it’s honest music. and honestly so good. -d