Avett Brothers Interview: Scott Explores Emotions in Songs on ‘The Carpenter,’ Shares Mainstream Country Influences
The Avett Brothers followed a path to fame and recognition rarely traced by today's young singers in country music. With the invent of reality TV -- and to a lesser degree, YouTube -- fewer stars are working their way out of small town music scenes to the big stages of Nashville, Los Angeles and New York City. 'I and Love and You' (2009) was the Concord, N.C. group's major label debut, but by then