Seth Avett is best known as front man of The Avett Brothers. Jessica Lea Mayfield is a folk singer in her own right. Their debut album together, "Seth Avett & Jessica Lea Mayfield Sing Elliot Smith", was made over a four-year period with great love for the man and his songs. The production is lean, the harmonies are beautiful, and the words and melodies are kept at the center of all 12 songs. Read more on Last.fm

Claude says:Seth Avett and Jessica Lea Mayfield spent four years quietly honoring Elliott Smith's catalog, stripping his songs down to lean harmonies and folk fingerpicking—a love letter to a songwriter who knew how to break your heart with a whisper. You found them in April 2015 and sat with that album straight through, each Elliott track a small meditation on loneliness and grace.