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  • First Listen: The Avett Brothers, ‘The Carpenter’

First Listen: The Avett Brothers, ‘The Carpenter’

August 30, 2012 by Gini Mascorro

Because everyone loves a First Listen.  Right?  Right!

Tags: gini mascorro, NPR Music, the avett brothers

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