On Tuesday, The Avett Brothers shared “Back Into The Light”, the third and final single from their forthcoming The Third Gleam album. The song joins previously-release singles “Victory” and “I Go To My Heart“.
On The Third Gleam, The Avett Brothers have scaled down operations and reverted to their original acoustic format. Featuring brothers Seth and Scott Avett, occasionally joined by bassist Bob Crawford, The Avett Brothers return to their roots in the third installment of the Gleam series, available on August 28th. The following day, August 29th, the (presumably) full band will perform at the Charlotte Motor Speedway in the Avett’s hometown of Concord, NC.
The music video for “Back Into The Light” follows the same basic format as the visual accompaniments for “Victory” and “I Go To My Heart”. Filmed in black and white, The Avett Brothers are once again confined to a small wood shed, adding to the renewed sense of acoustic roots music that brought them to prominence over a decade ago.
“Back Into The Light” hits on many familiar themes of The Avett Brothers including family, sadness, and the search for happiness. The initial announcement of The Third Gleam was met with widespread approval by longstanding fans of the group, whom many felt had taken a mainstream tilt in recent years since topping the charts with “Ain’t No Man” in 2015. “Back Into The Light”, however, is an instantly familiar Avett’s song about fathers and sons, stepping out of the darkness “Back Into The Light”, and just the simple harmony between the two brothers.
Watch the video for “Back Into The Light” by The Avett Brothers below.
The Avett Brothers – “Back Into The Light”
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