AVETT BROTHERS The Second Gleam LP RARE NM vinyl Gleam II
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Here is a Near Mint copy of the Avett Brothers Second Gleam LP. Very Limited edition!
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Album Features UPC: 718122784240 Artist: Avett Brothers (The) Format: Vinyl Release Year: 2008 Record Label: Ramseur Records Genre: Alt Country, Rock & PopDetails Distributor: RED Distribution Recording Type: Studio Recording Mode: Stereo SPAR Code: DDD
Album Notes
In 2006, North Carolina alt-country act the Avett Brothers released an EP called THE GLEAM featuring a considerably more stripped-down feel than their earlier records had. Recorded simply and quickly by Seth and Scott Avett (without bassist Bob Crawford, the third member of the band's official lineup), THE GLEAM felt closer to vintage country duos like the Louvin Brothers than to the sometimes manic punk-infused spirit of albums like A CAROLINA JUBILEE. Two years later, THE SECOND GLEAM is another EP's worth of stark acoustic tunes, and is even packaged in a similarly plain sleeve. Featuring little more than the brothers' plaintive close harmonies, acoustic guitar, and banjo, ballads such as "Murder in the City" and "Tear Down the House" have the plainspoken grace of traditional country favorites. THE SECOND GLEAM is available as a digital download, a standard CD, and a vinyl LP.
With its full-bodied sound and rustic energy, 2007's Emotionalism helped transform the Avett Brothers into new icons of the progressive folk scene. The album also reached some highly influential ears -- most notably those of veteran producer Rick Rubin, who signed the trio to his own American Recordings label in mid-2008. Before jumping to the big leagues, however, the Avett Brothers issued one last recording with Ramseur Records. The Second Gleam is a short and sober affair, dominated by the Avett siblings' songs about family, childhood, and death. Bassist Bob Crawford is nowhere to be found, which draws a deep line between this sparse, poignant effort and Emotionalism's sonic swell. But The Second Gleam doesn't try to be the official follow-up to Emotionalism, nor does it align itself with the ramshackle sound of the band's earliest work. Clocking in at 21 minutes, the six-song EP takes the Avett Brothers' most basic elements -- banjo, acoustic guitar, melody -- and dresses them up with warm, simple production. Had it arrived several years earlier, The Second Gleam would've been rife with mistakes and imperfect vocals, the product of a young band whose collective talents had yet to fully ripen. In 2008, however, it serves a nice reminder that the Avett Brothers do, indeed, deserve all the hype. Perhaps this is what Mr. Rick Rubin heard all along. [The Second Gleam was also released in a vinyl edition with two bonus cuts.] ~ Andrew Leahey
Editorial Reviews
[T]he Avett Brothers scale down to an acoustic duo....Scott and Seth Avett deliver a half dozen sparsely produced, but heartfelt tunes.
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