Who knew?!  We are constantly amazed to learn that 100% of the world’s populace do not agree 100% with our musical choices and preferences.  Get in line world!

A recent example of musical subjectivity involves the musical tastes of two good friends.  While these friends share acres of musical-landscape appreciation, one (so far) doesn’t care much for The National (I know!–said with Craig Ferguson-ish inflection), and the other (so far) doesn’t hear justification for the avid Avett Brothers accolades (I know!).  Realizing that life is short, people are bustling and a song or two may not give a proper feel for the AMAZINGLY TALENTED (with all due objectivity) musicians that WE love, we’re going to try this again (and again, if we have to!).

Without further adieu, please give proper due to The National’s live rendering of their new Vanderlyle Cry Baby,  and the Avett Brothers’ Perfect Space (a near-perfect ode to true friends and well-lived lives–in our objective, but humble, opinion) and January Wedding (as sanguine and joy-filled a paean to love and marriage as you will ever hear).

The National–Vanderlyle Cry Baby

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The Avett Brothers–Perfect Space (whoever doesn’t love the chorus of “Will you understand when I am too old of a man? And will you forget when we have paid our debt who did we borrow from? Who did we borrow from?” is simply without a soul)

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The Avett Brothers–January Wedding

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