2016 studio album by The Avett Brothers
True Sadness Released June 24, 2016 Genre Length 50 :59 Label Producer Rick Rubin
"Ain't No Man" "Satan Pulls the Strings[ 3]
True Sadness folk rock band The Avett Brothers . Produced by Rick Rubin , the album was released on June 24, 2016, through American Recordings and Republic Records .[ 1] [ 4] 59th Annual Grammy Awards , the album was nominated for Best Americana Album , and the first track "Ain't No Man" was nominated for Best American Roots Performance .[ 5] [ 6] Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio documentary May It Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers .[ 7]
Reviews
True Sadness received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic , which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 68, based on seventeen reviews.[ 8]
Sarah Brooks of Consequence of Sound gave a positive review stating "With True Sadness, The Avett Brothers open up to their audience, sharing their dark depths with tenacity and bravado, all while inspiring to see struggles as strength."[ 10] Rolling Stone [ 13] AllMusic gave a review a 7/10 "Far from being an album for wallowing in the depths of grief, True Sadness is a record about the emergence of hope."[ 1]
The Avett Brothers promoted the album by performing on the Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon [ 15]
In its home country of the United States, True Sadness debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200equivalent album units , behind Drake 's Views Lemonade Beyoncé .[ 16] [ 16]
Track listing
Title 1. "Ain't No Man" 3:32 2. "Mama, I Don't Believe" 4:16 3. "No Hard Feelings" 5:14 4. "Smithsonian" 4:33 5. "You Are Mine" 3:28 6. "Satan Pulls the Strings" 3:08 7. "True Sadness" 4:35 8. "I Wish I Was" 5:16 9. "Fisher Road to Hollywood" 4:23 10. "Victims of Life" 2:59 11. "Divorce Separation Blues" 4:56 12. "May It Last" 4:39
Target bonus tracks[ 17] Title 13. "I Wish I Was" (Full band version) 4:47 14. "Rejects in the Attic" 5:22
Personnel
from Allmusic[ 18]
Scott Avett – lead vocals, background vocals, banjo , acoustic guitar , harmonica , percussion , synthesizer Seth Avett – lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar , bass guitar , keyboards Bob Crawford – bass guitar, upright bass , guitarron , percussion, viola , background vocals
Paul Defiglia – Hammond B-3 organ , piano , Wurlitzer , upright bass, percussion, background vocals
Tania Elizabeth – violin , percussion, background vocals
Joe Kwon – cello , percussion, background vocals
Mike Marsh – drums , percussion, background vocals
Charts
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Year-end charts
References
^ a b c d e Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved June 26, 2016 . ^ a b "The Avett Brothers' True Sadness: EW review" . Entertainment Weekly Time Inc. June 24, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016 .^ "The Avett Brothers Premiere New Song 'Satan Pulls the Strings': Exclusive" . Billboard . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .^ "avettbrothers.shop.musictoday.com/product/5ULPAV02" . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .^ "Here Is the Complete List of Nominees for the 2017 Grammys" . Billboard . Retrieved December 6, 2016 .^ "The Avett Brothers" . The Recording Academy . Retrieved July 7, 2019 .^ "They were 'self-centered hillbillies.' Now, the Avett Brothers are movie stars" . charlotteobserver . Retrieved September 13, 2017 .^ a b c "Reviews for True Sadness by The Avett Brothers" . Metacritic . Retrieved August 18, 2016 .^ Ken, Capobianco (June 22, 2016). "On 'True Sadness,' the Avett Brothers outgrow their rustic roots" . Boston Globe . Retrieved June 27, 2016 . ^ a b Brooks, Sarah (June 22, 2016). "Album Review: The Avett Brothers – True Sadness" . Consequence of Sound . Retrieved June 26, 2016 . ^ Harriet, Gibsone (June 23, 2016). "The Avett Brothers: True Sadness review – minor digressions from rootsy rockers" . The Guardian . Retrieved June 27, 2016 . ^ Frahm, Jonathan (July 15, 2016). "The Avett Brothers:True Sadness" . PopMatters. Retrieved July 18, 2016 . ^ a b Hermes, Will (June 24, 2016). "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers" . Rolling Stone . Retrieved June 27, 2016 . ^ Winograd, Jeremy (June 3, 2016). "The Avett Brothers - True Sadness" . Slant. Retrieved June 27, 2016 . ^ NBC.com. "The Avett Brothers Guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon - NBC.com" . Retrieved September 19, 2016 . ^ a b "Drake's 'Views' No. 1 for Ninth Week on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard. July 3, 2016. Retrieved July 4, 2016 .^ "The Avett Brothers - True Sadness – Target Exclusive : Target" . Target . June 28, 2016. Retrieved June 24, 2016 .^ "True Sadness - The Avett Brothers - Credits - AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved September 19, 2016 .^ "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Canadian Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Drake's 'Views' No. 1 for Ninth Week on Billboard 200 Chart" . Billboard . Retrieved July 4, 2016 .^ "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Top Americana/Folk Albums)" . Billboard ^ "The Avett Brothers Chart History (Top Rock Albums)" . Billboard ^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2016" . Billboard . Retrieved October 4, 2020 .
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