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9.0
10171
9.0 |
musicOMH
I And Love And You is nothing short of a masterpiece, and that rarest achievement: an instant classic
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9.0
11541
9.0 |
Independent on Sunday
A glorious, happy-sad, poppy-country thing full of brotherly harmonies, banjo, cello and great, great songs. In an ideal world this would shift millions
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8.5
11495
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The Irish Times
Located somewhere in between Waylon Jennings and The Band, this is too good to just call alt.Americana. There’s a rare depth and skilful use of musical atmosphere here. Acquaint yourself with this gem of an album
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8.0
7288
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
For a roots music outfit, there’s a fair degree of rock adrenalin in this band of brothers, as choruses rise in sunny harmony and drums punctuate proceedings with a satisfying “thwack”
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8.0
11527
8.0 |
The Sunday Times
This is a beautiful and brave record, full of yearning and shadows, its rare up-tempo moments deepening the sense of stunned humility that surrounds them
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8.0
11267
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The List
An example of Americana hitmaking par excellence
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8.0
1962
8.0 |
PopMatters
I and Love and You is the Avetts’ best record yet, as Rubin has gotten hold of the Brothers at the right time, when they are peaking as songwriters and morphing into a different band, one that is realizing the limitations of their previous stage arrangement
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8.0
10527
8.0 |
Q
Print edition only
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7.0
1960
7.0 |
Spin
You do miss those moments of raucous, redemptive release, the explosion that I and Love and You implies without ever quite delivering.
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7.0
1961
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Producer Rick Rubin has turned the group into a lush chamber-folk outfit.
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7.0
11344
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A heart-bearing, emotional ride that takes in country, folk and pop
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6.0
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The Guardian
Sounds like a band suddenly doing what they want to, rather than what they think they should
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6.0
11526
6.0 |
Evening Standard
They still do the ballads best — the title track and January Wedding are blissful, stripped-down strums that would enhance any campfire
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6.0
10538
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
10568
6.0 |
FasterLouder
The bulk of the thirteen tracks breeze by like an easy listening radio station in the office background. They’d be best served to concentrate on the darker and slower songs where the blend is richer and ultimately more rewarding
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6.0
10614
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
10849
6.0 |
The Observer
This is a series of brash mainstream hits rather than an album to cherish
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6.0
10892
6.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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5.8
1963
5.8 |
Pitchfork
There's a refinement to I and Love and You that seems slightly out of step for a group that has built an audience on performances and recordings that sound rawly spontaneous and heartfelt;
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