The Avett Brothers will return with their first album in three years, True Sadness, on June 24th via American/Republic Records. The folk rockers’ follow-up to 2013’s Magpie and the Dandelion is once again produced by Rick Rubin and is said to be “more musically coherent and better executed and sonically more pleasing than the ones that came before it” according to bassist Bob Crawford. As a first listen to just how pleasing, the band has today premiered lead single “Ain’t No Man”.

A stomping cry of confidence, “Ain’t No Man” combines the rousing alt-folk energy the Avett’s are known for with a douse of soulful gospel. Crawford’s bass paves the path for an echoing chorus of claps and choir melodies that defy your chest not to swell with confidence. “I think of ‘Ain’t No Man’ as a self-motivating anthem,” explained Seth Avett in a press release, “a kind of currency to buy a little courage when you’re having trouble feeling courageous on your own.”



Take a listen below.

Fans can snag a copy of “Ain’t No Man” as an instagrat download when they order a copy of True Sadness in advance. Pre-orders launch today via Republic Records, and the LP drops June 24th. Find the full tracklist and album artwork below, and catch The Avett Brothers on tour this spring and summer.

True Sadness Artwork:

True Sadness Tracklist:

01. Ain’t No Man

02. Mama, I Don’t Believe

03. No Hard Feelings

04. Smithsonian

05. You Are Mine

06. Satan Pulls The Strings

07. True Sadness

08. I Wish I Was

09. Fisher Road To Hollywood

10. Victims Of Life

11. Divorce Separation Blues

12. May It Last