But for all the lyrical tumult, "May It Last" mostly finds the brothers content — Seth has come out of a recent divorce into a new relationship that colors his songwriting, and Scott is married with a third child on the way. Crawford is shown caring for a daughter still recovering from a serious illness, and although the band's stories behind that struggle point to familial dynamics that reach beyond the brothers, there's not a lot of discussion about where the Avetts' heart-wrenching narratives come from. But given the heartfelt facility with songwriting in "Make It Last," they may not be able to fully answer that question, either.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 29, 2018 13:02 UTC