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The Avett Brothers

The Avett Brothers​ made mainstream waves with their 2009 major label debut, I And Love And You​, landing at #16 on the ​Billboard​ Top 200 & garnering critical acclaim. In 2012, ​The Carpenter hit #4 on the ​Billboard ​Top 200 & was followed by Magpie And The Dandelion (2013) which debuted at #5 on ​Billboard’s ​Top 200 & led to 2 appearances on ​Jimmy Kimmel Live! True Sadness​ (2016) achieved The Avett Brothers’ highest career debut to date hitting #1 on ​Billboard’s​ Top Albums Chart, #1 Top Rock Albums Chart, #1 Digital Albums Chart, #3 on ​Billboard​ Top 200 & scoring 2 GRAMMY​® ​noms. That same year, the band was inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. In 2017, documentary ​May It Last: A Portrait of The Avett Brothers​ (co-directed by Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio) was released. The film followed the band as they wrote their GRAMMY​®​ nominated album True Sadness. The film was released theatrically & on HBO to rave reviews & is now available on DVD/Blu-Ray/VOD. In November 2018, the band headlined the concert for Hurricane Florence Relief in Greenville, North Carolina, raising $325,000 to help those affected by Hurricane Florence. Last year, the band released their 10th studio album Closer Than Together ​feat. single High Steppin' which reached #1 on the Americana Radio Chart. New album The Third Gleam is out now. Coming in 2021:​ Swept Away​ - a musical inspired by & featuring the music of The Avett Brothers.

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